How to set up an account in Yammer?

Yammer is part of Microsoft 365 Suite. By default , M365 account allows you to register and login to Yammer.

In past when you clicked the Yammer link in SharePoint you start a configuration process to setup your new Yammer account. At present your Yammer account is separate to your SharePoint account. Remember that Yammer is still a relatively new component of SharePoint so this process may be streamlined in the future. To set up your account, follow these steps:

1. From SharePoint, click on Yammer from the suite bar
2. In the new browser tab click on Take me to Yammer
3. Click on the box with the note Enter your work email address and replace it with your own, for example testS@yammerbasics.com
4. Next, click on Sign Up
5. You will see a message informing you to to check your emails to complete the registration
6. Navigate to your inbox and click on the email titled Activate your Yammer account
7. In the email from Yammer, click on Complete Signup
8. You will gain another tab in the browser, navigate to this tab and update your personal information
9. Then click on Next
10. Enter in the prefix of the email addresses for the colleagues you work with
11. Click on Next
12. Click on Join to join an existing group or click Start this group to create the related group
13. Click on Next
14. To upload a profile photo click on Browse
15. Navigate to your photo and click on it once
16. Click on Open
17. Once you photo preview has appeared, click on Save & Continue
18. You will be presented with your profile page in Yammer