Email & Office 365
Your University email / Office 365 account is accessed via mail.chi.ac.uk or from the link on Moodle / Staff intranet.
The Office 365 suite includes the following services which can be accessed via the 'Apps' icon in the corner
Outlook email
OneDrive file storage
Teams - communication & collaboration platform that combines persistent chat, video meetings etc
OneNote - collaboration app for notes, drawings, screen clippings, & audio commentaries
Office apps - including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Calendar
Your University calendar can be accessed from email via the 'Calendar' icon.
The 'People' icon allows you to add someone to your contacts list from the University directory.
Students will likely receive calendar invites to online lectures or webinars via technologies such as Microsoft Teams, in most cases this can be accessed via a browser without needing to install any software.
Timetables for students
Timetabled sessions for students will automatically appear in your Office 365 calendar.
Teaching timetables can also be accessed via links in Moodle
or ChiView.
Mobile Outlook app
Your University email & calendar can also be accessed via the Microsoft Outlook mobile app for iPhone, iPad & Android.
Once installed your mobile device can be setup to receive notifications for emails & calendar events via options within the app.
Note: do not use the built-in email apps e.g. iOS mail or Gmail app, to access your University email account.
Microsoft Office for personal devices
You can install Microsoft Office on up to 5 personal devices.
If installing on Windows or Mac - this will be the full desktop version of Microsoft Office.