/it/taxonomy/term/826/all en /it/channels/news/microsoft-forms-in-powerpoint <p>Exciting news for Office 365 users! Microsoft Forms is now seamlessly integrated with PowerPoint, allowing you to incorporate live polls, quizzes or surveys directly into your slides. This powerful, easy-to-use feature is free and perfect for gathering real-time feedback and boosting engagement in any setting, from lectures to group projects!</p> <p>Make your presentations dynamic, collaborative and impactful! With MS Forms, it’s easy to bring your audience into the experience, enabling instant engagement and interaction. Get started today and take your presentations to the next level!</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:15:38 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46257 at /it /it/channels/news/resolved-search-mcgillca-websites-may-be-intermittent-360684 <p>The search function on mcgill.ca websites, including Program Finder and Profiles search and browsability, may be intermittent. We are working with the vendor to resolve the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and we thank you for your patience. </p> <p> </p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:26:03 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 46182 at /it /it/channels/news/resolved-2fa-unable-set-two-factor-authentication-devices-361197 <p>Some users are experiencing issues setting up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on their devices. This is a known issue that Microsoft is aware of and is currently investigating. We are working to find a solution and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.</p> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:20:44 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46258 at /it /it/channels/news/important-keep-your-zoom-software-updated-360863 <p>On November 2, 2024, Zoom will enforce its latest quarterly minimum version requirements. If you are not using at least version 5.17.5 (for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Intune) or version 5.17.0 for Blackberry, Zoom will not work until you update your software.</p> Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:52:31 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46184 at /it /it/channels/news/secure-version-microsoft-copilot-available-mcgill-community-357835 <p>91ÉçÇø offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot that protects our data using Commercial or Enterprise Data Protection (secure). Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat or Bing Chat for Enterprise, is an AI tool built into Microsoft Edge. </p> <p>By engaging with the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can: </p> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:01:49 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 46019 at /it /it/channels/news/change-classroom-telephones-autodial-behavior-360458 <p><b>After October 18, </b>Classroom telephones <b>will no longer</b> automatically call the Audiovisual support hotline when you remove the telephone receiver from the base.</p> <p>This change will prevent accidental calls to the hotline.</p> <p>After that date, you will have to use the press the <b>AV System Support</b> button on the lower-left side of the telephone’s display screen to call the Audiovisiual support hotline. (See below)</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:14:28 +0000 stephane.boivin@mcgill.ca 46180 at /it /it/channels/news/winner-announced-beats-headphones-it-services-virtual-scavenger-hunt-contest-358271 <p>Congratulations to Emma Hogarth (Biomedical Sciences), for winning the 2024 IT Services Virtual Scavenger Hunt Contest.</p> <p>Emma scored 100% on our IT Quiz and won a pair of wireless Beats headphones in the prize draw!</p> <p>Thank you to all who entered and answered skill-testing questions about the IT services available to 91ÉçÇø students.</p> <p>We had <b>1513 entries! </b>Within those entries:</p> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:49:24 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46041 at /it /it/channels/news/updates-coming-myfuture <p class="note"><strong>Access to myFuture / Accès à myFuture</strong></p> <p>To access the new myFuture platform, use the following link / Pour accéder à la nouvelle plateforme, utilisez le lien suivant :  <a href="https://myfuture.mcgill.ca/" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://myfuture.mcgill.ca</a></p> <p>-------------</p> <p><strong>ORIGINAL Message posted June, 2024</strong></p> <p><a href="#francais"><i>La version française suit ci-dessous.La version française suit ci-dessous.</i></a></p> <p>Dear all,</p> Fri, 17 May 2024 16:16:28 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 45961 at /it /it/channels/news/changes-mcgill-alert-mobile-device-notifications-359509 <p>91ÉçÇø’s Emergency Notification System allows you to opt in your mobile device to receive alerts during time-sensitive situations and disruptions in the use of various buildings on campus.</p> <p>In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so <strong>we will switch all Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for mobile phones starting September 18</strong>.</p> <p>If your personal mobile device is configured to use text-to-speech, SMS notifications from 91ÉçÇø will be read aloud.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:45:26 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46080 at /it /it/channels/news/maintenance-scheduled-network-file-share-servers-358309 <p>Please be advised that maintenance is scheduled for Network File Share servers from <strong>Tuesday, August 13</strong><i><strong>th</strong></i><strong>, 2024 10:00 PM till Wednesday, August 14</strong><i><strong>th</strong></i><strong>, 2024 1:00 AM</strong>.</p> <p>During this period, the file shares will be shutdown and will not be accessible. The following services will be impacted</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:24:55 +0000 paul.espinosa@mcgill.ca 46042 at /it /it/channels/news/important-onedrive-and-mcgill-outlook-email-storage-space-reduction-354241 <p><b>Students! Please read carefully since the information contained in this announcement will affect your ability to store files in your OneDrive account and may affect your ability to send emails from Outlook after May 31<sup>st</sup> 2024.</b></p> <p>Microsoft is introducing changes to our service offering across our Microsoft 365 Education suite that require us to place limits on storage. <b>As of May 31<sup>st</sup>, 2024, students will have 20GB (Gigabytes) of OneDrive storage space, in addition to 20GB of Outlook email storage.</b></p> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:40:56 +0000 stephane.boivin@mcgill.ca 45821 at /it /it/channels/news/it-services-2023-annual-report-now-available-356525 <p>Take a look back at IT Services’ achievements in 2023, another busy year of providing 91ÉçÇø’s nearly 50,000 students, staff, and faculty with a unified, secure, sustainable, and strategic digital experience. We invite you to read our <a href="/it/annual-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="/it/annual-report">Annual Report</a>.</p> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:54:23 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 45932 at /it /it/channels/event/virtual-book-talk-privacy-fallacy-harm-and-power-information-economy-354150 <h2>Virtual Book talk: The Privacy Fallacy - Harm and Power in the Information Economy </h2> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:31:59 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 45815 at /it /it/channels/news/elevating-security-enhancing-2fa-327663 <p>In 91ÉçÇø’s ongoing efforts to strengthen our security, we will continue to introduce enhancements to Microsoft Authenticator, including: </p> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:45:14 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 44322 at /it /it/channels/news/important-update-retirement-wiki-feature-microsoft-teams-jan-2024-352512 <p>Are you the owner of an MS Teams workspace featuring a wiki tab, typically used for meeting notes?</p> <p>If so, we would like to inform you about a significant change concerning the wiki feature (usually used for meeting notes) in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has announced that as of <b>January 2024</b>, the wiki feature will be retired and replaced by OneNote.</p> <p>In this article:</p> <p><a href="#affect">How does this affect you?</a></p> <p><a href="#actions">Actions you will need to take</a></p> <p><a href="#export">Steps to export wiki content to OneNote</a></p> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:31:30 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 45703 at /it