IT skills and training

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.

How to set up call diverting in Teams

What is call diverting?

Call Diversion lets you divert your calls to almost any number, call group or mobile. It also dictates what happens should the call go unanswered and after how long. It can even be used to simultaneously ring other numbers/contacts. 

~ This feature is only available for staff that have their extension number enabled through Teams ~

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 very confident with using Teams
  • any lecturer on a module can set these up
  • needs to be pre-planned, not easy for ad hoc rooms

Breakout rooms feature within Teams: