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Adding an audio file to your presentation

There are two ways to add audio to a presentation: 

1. Adding Audio already on your PC (saved)

2. Record Audio (record live)

To add a clip from your computer

Have the audio file saved to the computer locally as an MP3 file - (if you have...
Text box
How to create a text box

PowerPoint will generally create placeholders for text and images on each new slide unless you choose a blank slide specifically. However, sometimes you will want to create your own. The insert text-box tool is available for this situation.

In the 'Insert' tab of...
Zoom Slides
PowerPoint - Zoom Slides

PowerPoint has a new feature which mimics the style of presentation of Prezzi, using one large slide to place all of the subsequent slides on. Throughout the presentation, these slides will be zoomed into when that slide is reached, giving the impression that the whole...
Locating Office documents that have been autosaved

Please note: this example uses Microsoft Word. The process is similar for other Office apps (Excel etc).

Microsoft Word automatically saves your documents every 10 minutes (approximately). You can check how frequently the save is running by opening Word and selecting the File tab >...
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...
    How to update or change your Office 365 account’s time zone
  • To change time zone for your office 365 account, you must first access your emails via mail.chi.ac.uk (otherwise known as the Office 365 portal). 
  • From your emails, click on the settings cog. This is found of the top right of the screen on the menu bar and then select "view all Outlook...
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    How to send protected emails using message permission rules

    In the past when sending emails containing personal data or sensitive information to recipients both inside and outside of the University from your staff or generic email account (@chi.ac.uk), there were no controls regarding where this email could go. It could be forwarded and the contents...
    Changing the default reply setting in Office 365

    The default reply method in Office 365 is reply all (which is different to the Outlook desktop client installed on University computers).

    This guide will show you how change the setting from 'reply all' to 'reply' in Office 365.

  • Click on the settings cog in the top right hand corner...
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    Access your university email via the Microsoft Outlook mobile app
    Accessing your university email on a mobile device

    Firstly, download the Microsoft Outlook app from one of the following app stores:

  • Outlook for Android
  • Outlook for iPhone & iPad

    • Then, after running the app, log on using your university email address and password.

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    Footnotes and Endnotes
    Footnotes and Endnotes in Microsoft Word

    Footnotes and endnotes are useful tools for adding citations, comments, or explanations to your text.

    This guide will walk you through the steps to insert and manage footnotes and endnotes in Microsoft Word.

    Footnotes and...
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