As part of our ongoing commitment to your digital safety, we’d like to remind you about the importance of IT security. Recently, there has been an increased number of phishing scams targeting users. It’s crucial to stay vigilant and follow best practices to protect your personal and professional information.

Beware of Phishing Scams: Be cautious of unexpected emails, especially those requesting sensitive information or containing suspicious links. If in doubt, verify the sender’s authenticity before clicking on any links or providing personal details.

Educate Yourself: Stay informed about the latest security threats and best practices. Visit Security Education & Training for valuable resources.

For a more in-depth guide on protecting your devices, data, and accounts, visit Protect Your Device, Data, and Account.

Our OneDrive folders allow easy access to our documents wherever our work takes us. It can be easier to navigate these folders right from the File Explorer on our computers, however. This article will walk you through the process of “mapping” your OneDrive to your computer.

1. Select the white or blue OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows taskbar notification area.

   

   Note: You might need to select the Show hidden icons arrow  next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon.

2. Select  Help & Settings > Settings.

   

3. Select the Account tab, and select Choose folders.
4. In the Sync your OneDrive files to this PC dialog box, uncheck any folders you don’t want to sync to your computer and select OK.

   

You can go through the same process to map any Teams/SharePoint folders as well.

Zoom regularly provides new versions of the Zoom desktop client and mobile app to release new features and fix bugs. To make sure you have the latest, it is recommended to periodically check yours.

You will find the check for updates feature by clicking on your photo or initials inside the Zoom desktop application. Click it and Zoom will see if there is a newer version than you have installed. If there is one available, Zoom will prompt you to install it.

Find the “check for updates” feature by clicking on your photo or initials in the Zoom application.

NOTE: If you receive a notice that your administrator must update your Zoom client, please contact your departmental IT team.

If you want your Zoom meeting to feel more like you are all in the same space, give Immersive View a try.

Zoom’s Immersive View places meeting participants in a scene.

To get started, first the meeting host will need to enable it in their account. You can do this by visiting the Zoom web portal.

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Settings.
3. In the Meeting tab under the In Meeting (Advanced) section, find the Immersive View option and verify that the setting is enabled.Notes:
   • If the setting is disabled, click the Status toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog appears, choose Turn On to verify the change.
   • If the setting is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level, and needs to be changed at that level.

Then, when you are in a meeting space, the host can click View in the top right corner to select the Immersive meeting experience. You’ll be provided with different scents and the option to place participants automatically or manually.

Learn more in the Zoom Help Center.

PowerPoint is, on its surface, a program that allows us to create presentations. Many of us utilize the basic tools available to tell our story.

There are some newer additions to the software that make your point in new and more impactful ways.

Let’s take a look at three tips to make PowerPoint work even better for you in 2021.

1. Stock Images

Imagery is a useful way to share information with your audience. Did you know that a visual is more easily remembered than words after your presentation?
PowerPoint added stock images as well as “cutout people” and illustrations. Located on the Insert ribbon in the Images grouping, you can select Pictures, then Stock Images.

Stock images are available in PowerPoint.

Select from a variety of people images, each with a transparent background.

2. Morph Transition

A transition moves your presentation from one slide to the next. The morph transition creates a smooth look.

3. Design Ideas

PowerPoint realizes that not everyone is a slide designer. With that in mind, Design Ideas (called Designer in the web version of PowerPoint) was added to the program.

You’ll see Design Ideas pop up on the right side of your screen after you add an image to a slide.

Design Ideas appears to the right side of PowerPoint after you add an image.