Wright State faculty and staff will have free access to Microsoft Office
365 ProPlus starting on April 22, 2015.
*Important Notes*
- Software should not be installed on university-owned computers
- Uninstall any copies of Office before installing ProPlus
Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus includes
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• Lync (transitioning to Skype for Business)
• OneNote
• Publisher
• Access
Users can access all of these programs on up to five personally-owned PCs or Macs, five tablets, and up to five mobile devices.
Find complete information, including installation guides, at www.wright.edu/information-technology/services/office-365-proplus.
If you have questions about Office 365 ProPlus, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827. You can also reach us via email at helpdesk@wright.edu.
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Office 365 ProPlus Now Free for Faculty/Staff Personal Use
April 2015 Microsoft Lync Update
The recent April 14, 2015 Microsoft Update included an update for
Microsoft Lync 2013 which replaces the Lync user interface with
Microsoft’s new Skype for Business application. If you have applied the
update and use Lync with the WSU service, you will be prompted to
restart, returning the Lync user interface which Wright State currently
supports. Note: The icon for Lync will now show a S.
Office 365 Sites Training
CaTS is offering training workshops for owners and users of Office 365
Sites. Sites are built using Microsoft SharePoint Online.
• Owner sessions include instructions on how to create and maintain
Office 365 Sites.
• User sessions focus on accessing and working with data stored in Sites.
To register, visit:
https://www.wright.edu/information-technology/support-and-training/works....
If you have any questions, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937)
775-4827, or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.
Office 365 Through WINGS Available
Access to Office 365 email and calendar through WINGS single signon has
been restored.
If you have any questions, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937)
775-4827, or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.
Office 365 WINGS Sign On Issues
Currently, access to Office 365 email and calendar is not available
through WINGS single signon. CaTS is aware of the situation and is
working to resolve this issue.
If you have any questions, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937)
775-4827, or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.
O365 Online Communities to Replace WINGS Group Studio
Important Changes in WINGS Groups and O365 Online Communities
WINGS Group Studio will no longer be available after the new WINGS
Portal goes live in the near future. If you manage a WINGS group, begin
transitioning to one of our new online communities now.
There are three options for online communities with training and support
from CaTS.
· Office 365 Sites
· Office 365 Groups
· MySites
https://www.wright.edu/information-technology/services/online-communities
CaTS will be offering online community workshops to teach you the
important differences between each community. Stay tuned for details.
If you have any questions, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937)
775-4827, or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.
Announcing Office 365 Sites
On January 26, 2015, Office 365 Sites will become publicly available to all university faculty, staff, and students. Office 365 Sites are online communities supporting university organizations, projects and other Wright State-related functions. Within these Office 365 sites/communities, you can then share files, calendars, and other important information with any other members of the site, just as you may have in the past with WINGS Group Studio.
Office 365 Sites are a great choice if you want to share information for longer periods of time. For example, you may want to create an Office 365 site for your department, college, or committee.
To browse available sites for membership, or to request your own site, simply log in to your Office 365 Outlook Web App (the online version of your email, calendar, etc.) and click on the “Sites” button on the top toolbar.
To learn more about Office 365 sites, including information on how to request a site, see our documentation website available at
https://www.wright.edu/information-technology/services/office-365-sites. Also note that CaTS will be soon be offering training for Office 365
Sites. Watch your inbox for dates and more information.
If you have any questions, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827, or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.
Services Grid Now Available in Office 365 Outlook Web App
As announced in a previous message to the university, Microsoft has now updated the Office 365 Outlook Web App to include a services grid. This grid, located in the upper left corner of the Outlook Web App, provides a drop down menu list of all services available to you within Office 365.
In order to access your email, calendar or other Office 365 tools, you can click on the icon displayed in the drop-down menu. If you want to pin an icon to your toolbar, you will need to click on the three dots at the top of the icon. The pinned icon will appear on your toolbar in the upper right hand corner for one-click access.
If you have any questions about this change, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775- 4827 or email at helpdesk@wright.edu.
Current Issues with Office 365 Sites Service
Currently, the Office 365 Sites service is experiencing intermittent
access issues. Users who are members or owners of an Office 365 site may
receive an error stating "Sorry, you don't have access to this page"
when attempting to visit that site. Some users have found success by
logging out and then back in to the Office 365 Sites service. Microsoft
is aware of this issue and is working on a resolution. Please direct all
questions or concerns to the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827, or toll
free at 1-888-775-4827.
Sign Up for Microsoft Lync 2013 Training
CaTS wants to remind you that we have upcoming training sessions for
Microsoft Lync 2013. Our instructors will guide you through the Lync
software and show you how to chat, share files, and use Lync as both a
remote location meeting tool and as a way to interview prospective
employees or students.
Here is a list of upcoming sessions, along with their availability:
-Monday, February 23; 2:00 - 3:30pm - Only a few seats left!
-Wednesday, March 25; 2:00 - 3:30pm - Plenty of seats left to fill.
-Wednesday, April 15; 10:00 - 11:30am - Plenty of seats left to fill.
Sign up now and take advantage of all that Lync has to offer! To
register for a session visit this website:
https://www.wright.edu/information-technology/support-and-training/workshops
To learn more about Microsoft Lync visit
http://wright.edu/information-technology/services/microsoft-lync. If
you've got any questions about Microsoft Lync or our training sessions,
please give the Help Desk a call at (937) 775-4827 or toll free at
1-888-775-4827.
