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Send automatic out of office replies from Outlook. How to Set Up an Automatic Out of Office Reply in Outlook If you’re going away on vacation, it’s very useful to set an automatic “out of office” reply for your emails. These automatic replies let people who email you know that you are not available to reply to their messages. Here’s...

New features in Microsoft Teams let you meet with anyone inside or outside your organization. For nine tips to host more productive meetings with attendees in or outside your organization, check out this blog post:...

SharePoint Document Libraries vs. Network Sharing Are you thinking of moving your company documents away from a network file share and into a SharePoint Document Center? If so, it’s important to understand what to expect from the transition. Setting up an effective document management strategy within SharePoint takes a considerable amount of time and work. You probably don’t want to...

By setting up MFA, you add an extra layer of security to your Microsoft 365 account sign-in. For example, you first specify your password and, when prompted, you also type averification code sent to your phone. To start the MFA setup process close and re-open Outlook. (if you use the web portal toaccess email simply logout and log back in...

The Report Message add-in works with Outlook 2016 to allow you to report suspicious messages to Microsoft aswell as manage how your Microsoft 365 email account treats these messages. Messages that your Microsoft 365 email account marks as junk are automatically moved to your Junk Emailfolder. However, spammers and phishing attempts are continually evolving. If you receive a junk email...

Moving to SharePoint has many advantages but there are a few things to take note of to ensure a smooth transition from your on-premise filer server to SharePoint. One of key elements to follow is a good naming convention. General Issue we face file or folder name are too long URLs have a limit of 256 characters. Folder and File...

When uploading multiple files and folders to OneDrive, you are more or less bound to run into problems with file names containing unsupported characters. This script will search the selected folder, and sub folders, for files and folders containing these characters. Background: When uploading multiple files and folders to OneDrive, you are more or less bound to run into problems...

If you use MS Teams to make outgoing calls on a regular basis you will understand the pain of copying and pasting telephone numbers on a regular basis. I found this very helpful and free tool to resolve this problem. You can use the following link to download the tool: Teams Wizard Download For more information about the tool see...

Split Tunnel VPNs Improve Performance of Cloud Apps for Remote Workers Virtual private networks (VPN) are still the mainstay for providing users with remote access to corporate resources when working from home. But with remote access networks under more strain due to the global health pandemic, many employees are experiencing poor performance of cloud-based apps. Performance issues are usually caused...

With so many regular updates and features being released, there are not many features that get the attention of our support desk, however with the release of outlook signatures being saved in the cloud, this is one that has our support desk excited. Microsoft plans to release an update for the Outlook for Windows client next month that will add...

Microsoft Patches Gif Vulnerability in Teams Microsoft is incredibly proud of its Teams application and the adoption it has seen during the past few weeks. The communication tool has become a cornerstone of Office and the company continues to invest heavily in its long-term success. So when a vulnerability is discovered, the company was quick to patch the flaw. CyberArk discovered a weakness...

I found the great MS Teams tip for new users.  If you have ever tried to use a PowerPoint presentation in a MS teams meeting you will love this tip. How to use PowerPoint Presenter Mode in a Teams sharing session.     Thanks Karl Kocar for the video....