Past Connect+Learn Sessions

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Create an Email Template in Outlook

When sending a lot of standard emails, email templates can save you time and prevent mistakes. Join Connect+Learn for this session on Outlook email templates. Topics discussed will include:

  • How to create an email template in Outlook with two common methods.
  • How to use an email template in Outlook.
  • Tips and tricks for email templates.

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Connect+Learn: Introducing Visio

Join Connect+Learn for a brief overview of the Visio diagramming tool. Staff, students and faculty now have access to a new lightweight web-based version of this application as part of the University’s agreement with Microsoft.  

The lightweight version of Visio can be used to create basic flowcharts and other diagrams such as business matrices and process diagrams. It includes core features, over forty-five templates and hundreds of shapes to choose from. 

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Connect+Learn: Teams Q&A

Microsoft Teams has just added a new Q&A feature. This feature allows meeting attendees to submit questions to a meeting, and for the meeting organizer to moderate them. Join Connect+Learn for a brief demo.

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Connect+Learn: Create a Simple Work Location Tracker with Lists

The emerging hybrid work model means that you and your team members could be in different locations on different days of the week. But how can your team quickly reference each other’s work locations?

Join Connect+Learn for this tutorial on building a simple, visually-focused location tracker using Microsoft Lists. Topics discussed will include:

  • How to set up your work location tracker.
  • Adding your work location tracker to a Team.
  • Adding your work location tracker to a SharePoint site.
  • Collaboratively updating the tracker with your team.

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Connect+Learn: Simplify Meeting Scheduling with FindTime

With multiple stakeholders (who have multiple schedules) it can be tricky to find a meeting time that works for everyone. Fortunately, Microsoft FindTime can help! Join Connect+Learn for this introduction to Microsoft FindTime, the best Outlook tool you didn’t know about. In this session, we will discuss: 

  • What is Microsoft FindTime and how should I use it? 
  • Installing the FindTime add-in in Outlook. 
  • Using FindTime to propose selected meeting times. 
  • And more… 

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