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  • New Microsoft Teams Available February 1

    Sydney Kuehn | January 26, 2024
    A new version of Microsoft Teams is now available to all university faculty, staff, and students. This version allows Teams to operate faster and simpler than before with various updates. You may see the option to upgrade to the new teams now. On March 13, 2024 this version will become the default for all university users. Familiarize yourself with the changes below.To install the new versions of...

  • Review Shared Content Permissions for External Guests

    Bethany Varcho | October 18, 2023
    Ohio State’s Access Review policy requires all Microsoft 365 Teams and Group owners to perform an annual review of any External Guest members.Each year, an email is sent to owners who have shared content with external guests to confirm their access is updated on a regular basis. This ensures users external to the university who have worked or are working with the university have the appropri...

  • Mastering Microsoft 365: Should I store files in Teams or OneDrive?

    Beth Varcho | October 13, 2023
    We often get questions about when to use Teams and when to use OneDrive for Business. In general, it is best to use OneDrive for Business for storage of files that are not shared or may need to be shared temporarily. Microsoft Teams is great for sharing files and long-term collaborations with other users.Both OneDrive and Teams help secure your files and let you access them from any device. Both ...

  • Mastering Microsoft 365: New Features for Fall

    Bethany Varcho | October 10, 2023
    Microsoft continues to roll out new features and enhancements to its most popular apps. In the coming months, you will see changes that improve your ability to meet with teams, present materials and share files and information. In addition, OTDI will be updating our interface to enable Business Titles to be displayed in all Microsoft 365 applications. More details about upcoming enhancements are ...

  • Mastering Microsoft 365: Explore Training Resources for Your Team

    Beth Varcho | September 21, 2023
    Many within the university community are still trying to adapt to the sharing and collaboration features in Microsoft 365. To help everyone to feel comfortable enough with these tools to fully take advantage of them, the university has been offering training sessions over the last few years to help everyone learn about M365 applications. OTDI has engaged two outside vendors that you can cont...

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