Exchange Online Administration: Complete Course

📚 Course 2 of 8 · Intermediate

Exchange Online

Exchange Online Administration
Complete Course

Hands-on Exchange Online administration built around the actual Exchange Admin Center — every left-navigation section covered with real portal walkthroughs, PowerShell commands, and MS-203 exam alignment.

🟡 Intermediate📦 7 Modules⏱ ~8 Hours🖥️ Portal + PowerShell🎯 MS-203 Aligned
MS-203

🎯 Aligned to MS-203: Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator Associate

Every module maps to an MS-203 exam skill area, with an exam alignment section and 5-question mock test in every module.

Manage Exchange Online Infrastructure
Manage Mail Flow & Anti-Spam Policies
Manage Recipient Objects & Resources
Implement Messaging Security
Manage Org Settings & Role-Based Permissions

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course you will be able to administer every section of the Exchange Admin Center and answer MS-203 scenario questions with confidence

Navigate the Exchange Admin Center and read every dashboard card accurately
Create and manage user, shared, room, and equipment mailboxes
Configure mailbox permissions — Full Access, Send As, Send on Behalf
Set up and manage email forwarding and Hide from Address List
Create M365 Groups, Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups
Configure resource mailboxes with auto-accept calendar processing
Configure Accepted Domains (Authoritative, Internal Relay, External Relay)
Create and manage inbound and outbound connectors with TLS enforcement
Write and manage transport rules for policy enforcement and mail routing
Run standard and extended Message Trace to troubleshoot delivery failures
Assign and audit Exchange Online RBAC role groups with least-privilege
Plan and execute Cutover, Staged, IMAP, Hybrid, and Cross-Tenant migrations
Monitor migration batch status and resolve per-user migration failures
Create and enforce Mobile Device Mailbox Policies and issue remote wipes
Read Mail Flow Reports — auto-forward, inbound TLS, spam and malware
Run all key admin tasks via Exchange Online PowerShell cmdlets

📋 Prerequisites

  • Complete the M365 Admin Center Complete Course — Exchange Online builds directly on that foundation
  • A working knowledge of what email is and how SMTP works at a high level
  • Optional: Access to a Microsoft 365 trial or developer tenant to follow along hands-on

Course Modules

Seven modules — each mapped to a section of the Exchange Admin Center, with MS-203 exam alignment and a mock test. All modules are freely accessible.

01
MS-203 Aligned · 6 Topics

EAC Overview & Navigation

The Exchange Admin Center interface, the Home dashboard cards, left navigation sections, accessing EAC, and connecting via Exchange Online PowerShell.


02
MS-203 Aligned · 7 Topics

Mailbox Management

User mailboxes, shared mailboxes, room mailboxes, equipment mailboxes — creating, editing, and deleting. Mailbox permissions, email forwarding, Hide from Address List, and mailbox size monitoring.


03
MS-203 Aligned · 6 Topics

Groups, Resources & Contacts

Microsoft 365 Groups, Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups, Dynamic Distribution Groups. Resource mailboxes with calendar processing policies. Mail contacts and mail users.


04
MS-203 Aligned · 7 Topics

Mail Flow

Accepted Domains, Remote Domains, inbound and outbound Connectors with TLS enforcement, Transport Rules for policy and routing, anti-spam policies via EOP, and Message Trace.


05
MS-203 Aligned · 6 Topics

Roles (RBAC) & Organisation Settings

Built-in Exchange Online admin role groups, creating custom role groups with scoped permissions, auditing role assignments, sharing policies, federated organisation relationships, and MailTips.


06
MS-203 Aligned · 7 Topics

Migration & Mobile Device Access

Migration types — Cutover, Staged, IMAP, Hybrid (MRS), Cross-Tenant, and Google Workspace. Creating and monitoring migration batches. Mobile Device Mailbox Policies and remote wipe.


07
MS-203 Aligned · 6 Topics

Reports, Insights & Troubleshoot

Mail flow reports (auto-forwarded messages, inbound TLS, spam and malware detections), EAC Insights, Message Trace (standard and extended), Remote Connectivity Analyzer, and Admin Audit Log.

Ready to Start?

Start with Module 1 — the Exchange Admin Center interface — and work through each section in order. Every module builds on the one before it.

Begin Module 1: EAC Overview & Navigation →