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Tips #4–E-Mail Groups

Email groups are a useful way of  managing lists of users who you mail on a regular basis. In this video Evan Archilla talks about how you can set up email groups using Outlook Live.  If you're not...

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Tips #5–Rules

Finding your inbox is getting a little unruly and wild? In email, as in life, it’s possible to set some rules. In the video below Evan Archilla talks about how to set up some inbox rules to make...

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Tips #6–Categories & Tasks

Outlook Live is more than just email; in the video below Evan Archilla talks about how you can use categories and tasks in Outlook Live to help get organised.If you're not already using Live@edu and...

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Tips #7–Manage All Your Communications

You can use Outlook Live to bring together all of your communications – from IM & Presence, through to connecting external email accounts. The video below sees Evan Arcihlla talk about some of...

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Tips #8–Connecting to Microsoft Office Outlook

The Outlook Web App that is included as part of Live@edu is a fantastic way to access your mail from any computer, anywhere; but what if you’re a power user?Connecting your Live@edu account to a...

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School’s OOF for summer!

Most (if not all!) schools across the United Kingdom are now off for the summer break and won’t be back until the first week of September. Apart from the most committed students and teachers most...

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OneNote now available for iPhone!

Live@edu users may be familiar with Microsoft OneNote in its Web App form, and how you can use OneNote 2010 as part of the Microsoft Office suite to synchronise your notes to SkyDrive. The great news...

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To delete, or not to delete?

Summer’s here!At least, that’s what I’m told – I just wish the weather would show it… I also know that for many IT administrators the next few weeks can be the busiest of the year. One of the processes...

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FREE Live@edu Deployment Webcast

Who likes free stuff?I know I do! Well, I’d like to take this opportunity to invite you to join our FREE deployment webcast where you can hear about some of the many ways in which you can get the most...

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Configuring regional settings automatically

Hello! Hej! હેલ્લો Ciao! Tere! नमस्ते Hallo!No matter where you are in the world it seems there’s a word for “hello”. Of course, it’s not always spelled the same way!  The same can be said for many...

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Using more than 1 Windows Live ID at a time…

Hotmail users, rejoice!A comment that I get quite often is that it’s “not possible to user more than one Live ID at a time”; that is to say that you can’t be logged into Live@edu at the same time as...

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Three new UK universities adopting Microsoft Live@edu

Heading to Brighton, Plymouth or Huddersfield this year?Then you’re in for a treat at these three universities as well as many other academic institutions will be rolling out Microsoft Live@edu to...

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Dynamic Distribution Groups

Mass MailDynamic distribution groups (DDGs) are a great way to manage groups in Live@edu, especially ones where the recipient list might change frequently or unpredictably. For example, you might want...

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FREE Activation Webcast

Missed this webcast? You can watch and listen again on demand!Session 1 – 14th SeptemberSession 2 – 27th SeptemberBack to schoolSome of you will already be back to school – others will be dreading...

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Calendar Publishing in Live@edu

So, you want to publish your calendar?In my last post I talked about how you could set up sharing free/busy information between two Live@edu environments but what about sharing your whole calendar with...

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Resource mailboxes are the best way to handle room bookings!

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get rid of that pile of paper, that book or binder, that holds all the bookings for a particular room or piece of equipment? Well, with Live@edu you can because...

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FREE Webcast Series

Between now and Christmas 2011 we’ll be running a free webcast series that we’d like you to be a part of! Over three sessions we’ll be talking about what Microsoft Live@edu is, how you can deploy and...

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Using Live@edu with a Windows Phone

Windows Phone rocks!Wouldn’t it be cool if you could sign into your Windows Phone using your Live@edu Windows Live ID? If you've already got a phone, or you’re lucky enough to be getting one over the...

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Read twice, send once… Delaying outgoing mail with rules.

Measure twice, cut once…“Keep it as long as you can, as long as you can”, the 6 Ps* – whichever adage you use to prevent making a mistake there’ll always be that time when you let one little thing...

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Banish Attachments Forever!

Please see attached…Ok, put your hands up. Who still sends files as attachments in their email?Come on, be honest! I’m guilty of it myself – just ask my boss, after I dropped a 7MB “email bomb” on him...

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Full Directory Synchronisation… Suits You…

Guest post by Office 365 Consultant, Tony Ison.If you have just jumped on-board with Office 365, or are looking to migrate over once general availability has been announced, then here is a little gem...

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Automatic Replies & MailTips

“Did you get my last email?”Have you ever sent an email to someone and wondered why you haven’t had a response? Is that distribution group you asked a question to ignoring you? Chances are you’ve...

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Using SharePoint Online & OneNote Web App for better notes, everywhere!

I have always been meticulous awful when it comes to keeping notes; whether it’s actions from meetings, shopping lists, things to do, I just seem unable to get it right. I’ve tried it all – sticky...

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Snow Day? Try Office 365 for education on for size!

If you’re in the UK (other countries are available) you’ll probably look out of your window this morning and see something like this:Teachers and pupils up and down the country tune into their local...

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Assessment for Learning with Lync Online!

As a technical guy, I spend most of my days talking to customers about how they can deploy Office 365 for education, or answering questions about what the service can do. In this guest post, our...

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