Office 365 Apps update

The rollout schedule for the installation of Office 365 apps on JMU managed computers is complete and users will find the upgraded Office 365 desktop versions of their favorite Microsoft apps the next time they go to use them. This deployment brings the best of Microsoft 365 cloud connectivity paired with the familiar features and full suite of options available in a traditional Microsoft Office desktop application.

Please take the time to explore all the new features that are available within each app. These modern versions of the desktop apps bring about many integrations across the suite of Microsoft applications that can be used to streamline your work.

Below are a couple of our favorite features in Information Technology! Keep an eye on future IT Newsletters for more tips and tricks that will show all the great features these apps bring to campus.

Microsoft Teams will now give users a new option for opening their Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files in their Offie 365 desktop apps. This is a great option to avoid having to first open content in the web browser and then hop over to using the desktop app, if preferred. 

Try this new setting to open files directly in the desktop app with a single click!  Note that this setting is applied per device.

Microsoft Scheduling Poll is a scheduling tool available in the O365 desktop version of Outlook that allows you to send out voting polls for scheduling meetings.  Users can see free / busy time slots for attendees so that they can select good suggestions to send out for a vote before confirming the date and time of the meeting.

The feature can be accessed from both calendar and mail within Outlook.

For more information, check out the full article on Microsoft Scheduling Poll from the August 2024 IT Newsletter.