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  • Get Organized with Microsoft 365 Features Coming this Summer

    Enhancements to Teams and Outlook will enable you to streamline your experience to work more efficiently. Enhancements include new controls for meeting organizers, new functionality for the presenter toolbar in Teams meetings, options for streamlining your Team and Channel listings and more. Read on for more details about upcoming enhancements. 

  • New Microsoft 365 Features Coming in May

    Enhancements to Teams and Outlook will enable you to do more and to improve your workflow when using these tools.

  • Enhance Your Workflow: Discover the Latest Microsoft 365 Features

    Enhancements to Teams, Outlook, OneDrive and Microsoft Lists will enable you to do more and to improve your workflow when using these tools. Enhancements include a better remote experience when sharing content remotely during Teams meetings,  easier access to media in the Microsoft OneDrive for Mobile, the ability to create a form in Microsoft Lists, and more. Read on for more details about upcoming enhancements.

  • New Microsoft Teams Available February 1

    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 Teams beginning February 1, simply locate the toggle option in the top banner of your current Teams application. 

  • Review Shared Content Permissions for External Guests

    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 appropriate access to Ohio State data.

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

    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.

  • Mastering Microsoft 365: New Features for Fall

    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 included below.

  • 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.

  • Mastering Microsoft 365: New Features Add New Collaboration Options

    Microsoft has added features to Microsoft 365. Now you can create Shared Channels in Teams for users outside the team, use Bookings on the web instead of via the mobile app and display your work location in Teams and Outlook.

  • 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.