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Tagged: Microsoft 365

  • Will Deletion of Inactive Microsoft Accounts Affect You?

    The Email and Storage Transformation project is currently underway in response to changes in Microsoft's pricing model. One aspect of this project is to actively delete inactive user accounts in Microsoft 365 including but not limited to services like Outlook and OneDrive. Last fall we let you know this change was coming(link is external), and we are now putting it into place.
  • Enhancing Microsoft 365 Integration Between the University and Medical Center

    In the continued effort to enhance collaboration and security, The Ohio State University and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are taking steps to enhance Microsoft 365 integrations. University users who collaborate with medical center users will notice this change. Specifically, any Microsoft 365 resources shared by medical center employees with university employees will now require BuckeyePass (Duo) authentication.
  • Teaching and Learning Tool Updates for Spring 2025

    Explore new AI-powered features in CarmenCanvas and CarmenZoom; meet the new and improved Mediasite; peruse sample syllabus statements on GenAI; and so much more!
  • Microsoft 365 Authentication Changes

    At 9 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2024, OTDI will be removing certain authentication options to log in to Microsoft 365. This will not affect any BuckeyePass registered options. Users who have registered via Microsoft 365 to authenticate with Text, Phone, Microsoft Authenticator, etc may experience a brief outage if they attempt to log in during the maintenance as we remove these as options to authenticate.

  • Change to Timeout Default Settings in Microsoft Web Apps

    Beginning February 9, 2024, Microsoft is changing how Microsoft 365 web apps ‘timeout’ in your browser.

  • Mastering Microsoft 365: Explore Training Resources for Your Team

    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.

  • Microsoft 365 to Prompt Sign-in Beginning July 31

    The OTDI team works regularly to enhance IT services at the university. One of the most recent enhancements includes moving to a new policy for Microsoft 365. This new policy will allow faculty, staff, and students to access more Microsoft 365 applications and features in the future. 

  • Learn to Use Microsoft 365 at Instructor-Led Training in June

    Need to learn more about using Microsoft 365? Then mark your calendars for June 13-14! Microsoft will be presenting Microsoft Academy, an instructor-led online training. The training is open only to university employees and is a free to attend. Attendees must register for both days.

  • Upcoming Enhancements and Changes for Microsoft 365

    This post summarizes enhancements and changes that Microsoft is making to Microsoft 365, mostly within the next 90 days, which will include changes to Outlook and Microsoft Teams.

     

    Outlook for Windows: Signature cloud syncing, rollout will be complete by April

  • New Features Help You do More in Microsoft 365

    Over the next several weeks, Microsoft is making some changes to Microsoft 365, which include changes to Viva Briefings and Office Mobile and feature enhancements and retirements in Microsoft Teams.