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Level up your Teams meetings: make them more inclusive and effective

By Sarah Fisher | 25 March 2021

From turning on live captions for your meetings to video recording and sharing, find out below how to level up your Teams meetings by making … Read more

Presenting slides in a meeting in Microsoft Teams

By Sarah Fisher | 16 March 2021

Present slides, see notes, see attendees and chat on one screen To see your slides, slide deck and notes on your screen, alongside a view … Read more

Give someone a thumbs up in Microsoft Teams!

By Sarah Fisher | 10 March 2021

‘Reactions’ have been added to Teams Participants of Microsoft Teams meetings can now use emoji such as thumbs up, heart, applause, laugh or hands up. … Read more

Microsoft Teams breakout rooms for meetings and online teaching

By Fran Williams | 02 November 2020

Breakout rooms are now available to use in Microsoft Teams during meetings and online classes. Meeting organisers can separate participants into smaller working groups and … Read more

IT and Library website improvements

By Sarah Fisher | 23 October 2020

This September we published our new IT and Library website. This is a summary of what we’ve done, what we’re working on, and why your … Read more

Make IT work for you

By Sarah Fisher | 13 October 2020

No matter where you’re working from, whether from home or on campus, these top 10 tips will help you make the most of Kent IT … Read more

Library account renewal email is fake

By Sarah Fisher | 05 October 2020

If you get an email asking you to renew your LIbrary account to continue accessing Library systems, please delete it. It is fake. If you … Read more

Changes to student name display in Microsoft 365, Active Directory and LDAP directories

By Julia Crompton | 25 September 2020

To support the rapid move to blended learning at the University, Information Services are making the following changes to student name display within Microsoft 365, Active Directory … Read more

Changes to Teams meeting settings

By Julia Crompton | 25 September 2020

Teams meeting settings related to who can present or share their screen have changed  Only the organiser can present initially (you can change this) The … Read more

Software and apps: updates and tips for staff this term

By Sarah Fisher | 21 September 2020

New service: software finder To help staff and students find out what software and apps are provided and recommended at Kent, please use our software … Read more

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