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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...
    Telephones

    Guides to University telephones:

  • University SIP telephones - overview and how to (including logging on / off)
  • Setting up your voicemail and message notification
  • Customising your voicemail
  • Listening to voicemail messages and managing messages
  • Telephone user...
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    Sharing email folders in Outlook

    You may want to share an email folder with someone. Once you have set up the necessary permissions the user will see the individual folder or folders you have given them access to and not your full mailbox.

    (Please note: if you want another user to manage your mailbox including inbox,...
    Accessing email via the Outlook client (staff)
  • Run 'Outlook' from the startmenu
  • Your email address will be pre-populated, therefore just click 'Connect'
  • When the 'Account setup is complete' message appears click 'Ok' to load your inbox
    • SIZ equipment loans

    The SIZ has a range of equipment that is available for current students and staff to borrow (you will need to show your campus card). This includes:

    Assistive equipment
  • Digital voice recorders
  • High contrast keyboards
    • General equipment
  • Laptops
  • Netbooks
  • Laptop...
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    High contrast in Chrome

    Both Microsoft and Apple have built in accessibility options that include altering the screen display contrast.

    However, if you only want to use high contrast while web browsing you can install an extension to Chrome.

    Installing the High Contrast extension in Chrome

    1. In Chrome,...
    Using headphones and dvds on open access computers
    Headphones

    The headphone socket on the open access PCs  is at the back of the screen at the bottom, near to the USB ports

    DVD

    The DVD drive on the open access PCs is on the right-hand side of the screen (from the front)  
    Creating a contact group from an email in Outlook

    You can create a contact group from an email you have sent or received by copying the email addresses in the To or Cc box and pasting these into a new contact group.

    Step by step instructions are available from Microsoft.

    Think privacy...when naming your contact group, think about...
    Equipment instructions by room

    This page now redirects to https://help.chi.ac.uk/rooms
    How to use IT provisioning online
    Submitting an IT provisioning request

    Any staff member can submit a request for IT provisioning, however, the departmental budget holder will need to authorise the request before it can be progressed.

    1. From the Self Service Portal click on Log a Request  

    2. Search...
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