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Outlook
How-To

How To Set Your Default Font in Outlook

If you find yourself wanting to change the default font for your Microsoft Outlook emails or perhaps want to unify the style as a part of a broader branding effort, there is a quick way to do it.

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Teams Phone
Microsoft 365 Apps

How To Configure Your Teams Phone Settings

If you use Teams for your phone system, you get quite a lot of control over your own account to set up things like voicemail and forwarding. This is particularly useful if you are going on leave and want to either set all your calls to go to voicemail or redirect them to someone else. You can customise your voicemail greeting in much the same way as you set an Out Of Office auto reply on your emails.

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Outlook
How-To

How To Free Up Space In Your Mailbox

If you’ve ever struggled with your mailbox storage filling up, this guide is here to assist you. We’ll provide you with easy steps and tips to declutter your Outlook, manage attachments, and create more space. By following our easy-to-understand instructions, you’ll be able to optimise your Outlook experience and enjoy a cleaner, more organized mailbox.

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Outlook
How-To

How To Run an Advanced Search in Outlook Web

If you need to search for emails, Outlook is pretty good, but it has its limits. Not least of all, it only goes back so far. When you search in Outlook desktop it’s looking through the emails that it has downloaded and cached on your computer, which is usually no more than 2 years worth, maybe less. If you need to search further back, you’ll need to get into the webmail version, which will display all results from your mailbox.

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Outlook
How-To

How To Change Outlook Settings: Teams Meetings

Have you noticed that every time you create a meeting in Outlook and invite someone else it always creates a Teams meeting as well? This can be 1) useful if you use Teams a lot, 2) a bit annoying if you don’t, it’s just a reminder or an in-person meeting or 3) inconvenient if you use Zoom or other meeting plugins because Teams gets primacy and attendees may join the wrong meeting.

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Outlook
Browsers

How To Change Outlook Settings: Default Browser

Everyone has their own preferred browser, but if that’s not Edge then Outlook may have started opening links in emails in Edge regardless of your preferred choice. Setting another browser as default does not override this behaviour.

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Video Connectors
How-To

How To Identify Computer Display Ports and Cables

Choosing the right monitor for your PC, especially if you have multiple screens, can be problematic because unfortunately not all PCs and Monitors have the same port options. Some types of ports come in different sizes. If you have a multi-screen setup you might have multiple ports, but only 1 port of each of a certain type. Older PCs or laptops might also have ports that not available on newer monitors.

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Bookings
How-To

How To Use Personal Bookings In Microsoft 365

Bookings in Microsoft 365 has had a little update recently. Now, in addition to having your own company bookings page, you can create one just for yourself, allowing you to send out a link to people to book an appointment with you at their convenience but using your own availability.

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Windows 11
How-To

How To Personalise Windows 11

Windows 11 has been out for a while and it’s a great update (in our opinion) to Windows 10. But as with any operating system, getting the most out of it requires a little bit of effort to make it work for you. This could be as simple as changing the colour scheme to make it more pleasing on your eyes, or going further by customising the start menu or Explorer to put the things you use most within a few clicks.

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Outlook
How-To

How To Change Outlook Settings: View Settings

Whether you want to sort emails by date, categorize them, or filter them by sender, changing your view settings can enhance your productivity. With just a few simple steps, you can easily configure your view settings in Outlook to optimize your email workflow and stay organised.

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Browsers
Browsers

How to Remove Saved Passwords From Web Browsers

Web browsers make it convenient to save passwords for easier online access. However, there may be times when you want to remove saved passwords for security or privacy reasons, or perhaps simply because they have expired. This guide will show you how to do that in three popular web browsers: Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. By following these steps, you can keep your sensitive information secure and up to date.

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Outlook
How-To

How To Make Outlook Your Default Mail Application

Outlook is a popular email client developed by Microsoft, known for its robust features and user-friendly interface. By setting Outlook as your default mail application, you can enjoy a seamless email experience and easily manage your emails, contacts, and calendar events.

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recycle bin
How-To

How To Recover Files From The SharePoint Recycle Bin

If you accidentally delete files from SharePoint or OneDrive, it’s not immediately obvious where you would go to recover them, especially if you are used to accessing them as synced files on your computer, as they do not get sent to the normal recycle bin. Here, we’ll quickly show you how to you can easily recover them.

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OneDrive
Microsoft 365 Apps

What Do The OneDrive Sync Icons Mean?

The OneDrive app is a great tool to sync your files from OneDrive and SharePoint, but it can occasionally run into problems. Luckily, it’s very good at telling you if you know what to look for! Here, we’ll look at the most commonly seen icons and what they mean.

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Microsoft Authenticator
How-To

How To Transfer Microsoft Authenticator To A New Device

Great news! You have upgraded to a new phone or tablet and you’re keen to get set up and put your old device to bed. In the rush, one very important step that can be missed is transferring your 2FA accounts from the Microsoft Authenticator app to your new device. This guide will show you how to back up Microsoft Authenticator and restore it on to your new device.

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Previous Versions
How-To

How To Use Versions In Office

The modern Office apps come with all sorts of great features not previously available, and Versioning (alongside AutoSave) is one of those. If your files are saved in OneDrive or SharePoint it’s a great way of rolling back changes or comparing different iterations of your documents, spreadsheets or presentations.

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Mobile Gold
How-To

How To Change Your 2FA Mobile Number In Your Microsoft 365 Account

We all know that 2FA is a great feature that helps to stop unauthorised people accessing your accounts. But it can be frustrating when you are locked out yourself. One common way that you can be locked out is if your mobile number changes but isn’t updated in your Microsoft account’s security information. Here are some useful steps to keep your security information up to date.

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Best practices

How to Configure Your Display and Monitor Settings

Are you tired of straining your eyes and feeling uncomfortable while working on your computer? In today’s digital age, we spend a significant amount of time in front of computer screens. Configuring your display monitor settings can greatly enhance your computing experience and improve your work comfort.

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Google Authenticator
How-To

How to transfer Google Authenticator to a new device

In the excitement of setting up a new device it can be easy to forget to copy across your 2FA accounts from Google Authenticator. Luckily there are some easy steps that will show you how to transfer this data across to the application on your new device.

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