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Sharing your calendar

By default, all users who have a chi.ac.uk email account can see other users' free / busy calendar information.

  • Adding a calendar from the University directory

    • If you want to give other people additional rights to view your calendar, such as subject / location or full details, you...
    Setting up an automatic reply for your email

    Automatic replies are used whenever you're unable to respond to email for an extended period of time. After automatic replies are turned on, they'll be sent once to each sender.

    The process is very similar whether you are using Microsoft 365 or Outlook. You only need to set the automatic...
    Using OneDrive

    OneDrive is used to store files, folders, and photos in the 'cloud' (Online) so you can access them easily on multiple devices and share them with colleagues, or with people outside the university.

    To access OneDrive login to Email/Microsoft 365 then click OneDrive via the apps icon...
    Make Bcc available when emailing

    Bcc (Blind carbon copy) vs Cc (Carbon copy)

    The option to use Bcc rather than Cc isn’t available by default, but it’s easy to make it appear and it is sometimes more appropriate to use.

  • Any address in the Bcc field will receive a copy of your email without seeing who else has...
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    Adding a calendar from the university directory

    By default, all users who have a chi.ac.uk email account can see other users' free / busy calendar information. To view this information, follow the instructions below.

    Adding a calendar from the university directory - Microsoft 365
  • From your calendar, click on 'Import Calendar...
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    Accessing a generic account mailbox through Microsoft 365

    If you are the account manager and know the password you can access the generic account in a web browser using the following steps:

    1. Visit http://mail.chi.ac.uk, or click on any email link on the University website 

    2. Input the username and password of the resource account. The...
    Syncing a SharePoint storage area with your computer
    Accessing the SharePoint site

    SharePoint sites exist in a number of different ways and therefore accessing them for the purposes of syncing with your local PC are done differently according to their type:

  • SharePoint site -  e.g. 'UOC staff SharePoint' - Can be accessed by clicking the...
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    Word - Comments

     

    Adding a Comment

    To add a comment, first, highlight the text you want to comment on. Then, go to the "Review" tab in the ribbon and click on "New Comment." Type your comment in the box that appears:

    Type out your comment and press Ctrl + Enter or click the 'Submit...
    Collaborating on documents online

    If you have a shared document in Teams, Microsoft 365 groups, in SharePoint or in Onedrive, you can edit it at the same time as other people when it is opened online in a browser.  This enables you to work collaboratively on the same document, either in real time or at separate times, without...
    Reporting suspicious emails

    Different methods have been made available to students and staff which allow you to report emails which are considered as either Spam or Phishing.

    Spam or Junk emails are often classed as unsolicited emails which may focus on advertising and selling goods or services. You may have never...
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