Our guest contributor is Office 365 MVP Robert Crane.
Hopefully by now most users will be aware that you can launch the Office 365 App Launcher by selecting the nine squares in the top left hand side of the Office 365 web portal (also lovingly referred to as 'The Waffle').
What you may not be aware of is that you can customize what appears here. To do that select the My apps link in the lower left of the App Launcher when it appears.
You'll then be taken to a screen that allows you to view and edit what appears on the launcher.
If, for example, you want to remove the Office 365 Store tile from the App Launcher, simply hover over the top right corner of the tile and select the ellipse (three dots) that appear. This will then display a menu from which you can select to unpin the app from the launcher.
It is also possible to add custom tiles companywide for users to add to their App Launcher if they desire. The easiest way to achieve is to go into the Office 365 Company Profile area, which you access by selecting the hyperlink of your company name in the top right of the Office 365 admin portal, and then selecting the Custom tiles option from the menu on the left.
Here you can add a new tiles that are simply a link to a URL. It is also possible to add tiles that support web single sign on via the Azure AD functionality provided with all Office 365 tenants. This means that the office 365 web portal can be the single place to access all web based apps for users.
Each Office 365 user has the ability to customize their own Office 365 web experience. Part of this customization extends to the App Launcher, allowing both Office 365 and other web based applications to be added or removed as desired. Having this customization ability allows users to create an Office 365 environment that is most productive for them.
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