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Welcome to Bits and Tips, a series where you can learn a bit or a tip about an application, such as Outlook, Teams, O365 Forms, Zoom, and more. We'll be rolling out more bits and tips in the coming months, so please bookmark this site for future reference.
Each episode is recorded as a short video clip --- about 5 to 15 minutes long. Some resources that are mentioned in an episode may be listed after the episode title.
BITS and Tips
- Welcome and Introduction (1:39)
- Bits and Tips: Suggestions for Topics (If you would like to suggest a topic, please complete this one-question survey.)
For New Employees
As a new employee, you need to set up your system/software in order to use OneDrive and the Office 365 applications.
Sign into Office 365
OneDrive
- Set Up OneDrive for New Employees (6:13)
- Set Up OneDrive Instructions (PDF | Word)
- Note: Two-factor authentication (2FA) has changed since this video and document were created. MFA has replaced 2FA. The steps for setting up OneDrive remain the same.
Teams
- Sync a Teams Channel to Access Files via Windows File Explorer - This is helpful to do if you belong to a Team and want to access the Team's files via File Explorer.
File Explorer and OneDrive
- File Explorer, OneDrive, and Saving Files (47:36) - Beneath the video, click on "See More" to view the time stamps. You can click on a time stamp to go directly to a topic.
- Learn the basics:
- Overview of File Explorer: Organize and manage your files; create, rename, and delete folders; formation of folder and file names.
- OneDrive - The Pennsylvania State University: Cloud storage for saving your work files
- Saving Files: Best practices; default file locations; save files to OneDrive; save new or existing files; Autosave feature
- Resources:
- Working with File Explorer in Windows 10
- Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows
- Create Folder
- AutoSave - In Word/Excel/PPT, go to Help menu, select Help, and search for “autosave”. Or, use web browser to search for "office 365 autosave".
- Version History
Outlook
Podium Controls
- Podium Overview (3:11)
- NetSupport- Software is used by Faculty for classroom management in our computer labs.