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Insights

IT for schools & colleges: 5 questions to ask about in-house vs outsourcing

Is an in-house or an outsourced IT team best for your school or college? Whichever you choose, your goal should be to get the best from your investment and approach your IT strategically, rather than fire-fighting.

How to

How to set up multi-factor authentication for your Google Account

Many of us still use only a basic, password based authentication for our online accounts, despite plenty of evidence that passwords are easily and regularly hacked. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) takes moments to set up and makes it much harder for hackers to again access.

How to

How to add headings and subheadings in Word

If you want to structure and format your document so it looks professional and is consistent with your branding, using the Styles feature in Microsoft Word is an efficient way to do it.

How to

How to add a header or footer in Word

If you are working with long, multi-page documents you can use headers and footers to display information that you want to keep consistent from page to page, for example document titles, author names, logos and page numbers.

Insights

Microsoft PowerPoint – your questions answered

Whether you’re a seasoned PowerPoint professional or a beginner there’s always more to learn, especially as new features are always being added. In this How-To guide for the M365 version of PowerPoint we’ll help you to save time while creating even better presentations.

Insights

Bespoke apps vs off-the-shelf software

How to decide whether you should invest in made-to-measure software or use something off-the-shelf.

How to

How to completely close Microsoft Teams

How to close down Teams so it actually quits – and so you can open it up again afterwards.

Digital Wellbeing, Industry News, Productivity

Microsoft Viva – an introduction

We explore what Microsoft Viva is and how it could benefit your organisation.

How to

How to link emails and tasks in Outlook

Work more efficiently and keep your inbox clearer by using tasks to manage your emails.

Company News

Notice anything different?

We’ve given our branding and website an exciting new look.

Digital Wellbeing, Insights, Productivity

Increase productivity and decrease stress – 21 ways to manage your email inbox

We explore 21 ways to manage your emails so you can get more done with less stress.

Insights

Ecards or traditional Christmas cards – which is greener?

Christmas is fast approaching. Will you be sending ecards or traditional cards this year? We look at the pros and cons of each from an environmental perspective.

Security

How to manage employees who cause cybersecurity issues

We explore how to mitigate the risk of employees causing cybersecurity incidents and how to manage any which do occur.

Security

How to protect your business from ransomware

An estimated 304.7 million ransomware attacks occurred in the first half of 2021. We look at what you can do to prevent an attack and protect your business.

Industry News

Windows 365

Discover how Windows 365 could transform your organisation’s ability to work productively in a hybrid world.

How to

How to find archived emails in Outlook

Why you should archive emails in Outlook and how to find them afterwards.

Insights, Productivity

Using Microsoft Teams Rooms to support hybrid meetings

How Microsoft Teams Rooms are supporting the move to hybrid meetings.

Industry News

Windows 11 – your questions answered

Windows 11 is due to launch on the 5th October 2021. We look at what to expect and how you can upgrade to this new operating system.