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Manage participants (Teams)

If you hover over a participant and click the Ellipses that appear, you have a number of options, such as:

  • Lower their hand (if they have it up)
  • Mute them (if they are unmuted)
  • Pin - this will put them in the main teams window rather than the group being tiled across it,...
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    Raise hand functionality (Teams)

    If your participants wish to say something or ask a question in a Teams meeting, you can advise them at the beginning to unmute themselves if you want them to be able to speak as and when they choose, or if you don't want to be interrupted, you can ask them to submit questions in the chat window...
    Breakout rooms in Teams

    There are two ways to set up Breakout roomsIn Teams meetings, you can either create them on the moodle page in advance, or use the Microsoft breakout rooms feature, so which should you use?

    Setting them up on the Moodle page in advance

  • can give you more peace of mind if you are not...
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    Check audio and video (Teams)

    There are a number of ways you can check and test your audio and video device settings

  • When you are not in a meeting
  • Just before you join a meeting
  • During a meeting
    • Checking your device settings when you are not in a meeting

    click on the account icon at the top of...
    Downloads folder and recycle bin

    How many times have you clicked to download a zip file, image, or document to find that your computer has automatically saved the file to a folder called “Downloads”… and how many times have you deleted the files in this folder?

    Many of us will have a Downloads folder that is full of files...
    Live Captions in Teams

    To use live captions in a meeting, go to your meeting controls and click the ellipses (...) then choose Turn on live captions. 

    To stop using live captions, go to the meeting controls and click the ellipses (...) then choose Turn off live captions. 

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    Microsoft To Do
    Microsoft To Do overview

  • A smart daily planner
  • Set yourself up for success with My Day, intelligent and personalised suggestions to update your daily or weekly to do list. With both a Microsoft to do desktop app and mobile app available, it is easy to stay on task all day long.
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    Grouping
    What is Grouping?

    Objects in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc) can be grouped together to perform as a singular object. This includes; images, textboxes, shapes and SmartArt.

    Once grouped, the layout of each object relative to one another will stay the same even if you move or...
    Presenter View (notes/slide preview)
    How to Add Notes to your Presentation (Presenter View)

    While giving a PowerPoint Presentation you can make use of something called Presenter view, this mode allows the projector* to display your presentation full screen without your notes showing to the audience. The second monitor* will show a ...
    Animation Pane
    Animation Pane

    The Animation pane allows you to change the order objects animate in, without needing to remove and reapply animations.

    The Animation pane can be found in the Animations tab of the ribbon: 

    When selected the animation pane open in the sidebar and will...
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