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Office Activation Instructions

Posted on: April 4th, 2022 by Brian Hopkins

The University of Mississippi now provides Microsoft Office 365 for all faculty, staff and students at no charge. PLEASE NOTE: Office 365 is a subscription-based license.  If you have an existing perpetual license for Microsoft Office on your computer, it may make sense for you to stop here and continue using that license.  This is […]

Introducing eSignature Solutions with HelloSign – Updated

Posted on: September 9th, 2021 by Jeremy Osborn

What is HelloSign? HelloSign is an eSignature technology that allows people to sign documents virtually. Available at olemiss.edu/hellosign, teams and departments at the University will be able to upload documents, create templates that can be shared and reused amongst team members, then send those documents to users who can sign and return their legally binding […]

Calendly

Posted on: December 7th, 2020 by nr

Calendly is a service that makes your Outlook Calendar’s free time visible for people trying to schedule appointments with you.

Zoom Chat for Real-Time Collaboration

Posted on: November 3rd, 2020 by Brian Hopkins

With UM organizations of all kinds working to advance their missions while maintaining all required social distancing protocols, IT has received a number of inquiries about implementing a university-wide instant messaging solution. Fortunately, such a product is already available to all UM employees and students. The Chat feature built into Zoom has all of the […]

Security Changes to Zoom Effective 9/27/20

Posted on: September 16th, 2020 by Brian Hopkins

As part of ongoing efforts to fight “Zoom-bombing” and promote safe and secure online meeting spaces, on 27 September 2020 Zoom will require that all meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled for all accounts. Zoom users are in control of meeting security selections, and Zoom has designed the options with security and […]

Update Your Student Contact Info

Posted on: July 8th, 2020 by Robby Seitz

Update your contact information now!

Degree Audit: A Road Map Towards Degree Completion

Posted on: November 19th, 2019 by clong2

Degree Audit Documentation for Students The University of Mississippi 10/2019 Degree Audit Support: 662-915-5222 E-Mail: degreeaudit@olemiss.edu Degree audit is an advising tool – you will need to check with your Dean’s Office to confirm your audit results and remaining degree requirements Degree Audit is an advising tool for viewing a student’s progress towards fulfillment of […]

Take Charge of Your Employee Profile

Posted on: May 31st, 2019 by Robby Seitz

Take a few minutes to review your public employee profile and make any changes that might be needed.

Silence Notifications With Do Not Disturb

Posted on: March 13th, 2019 by Johnathan Taylor

Notifications from cell phones can be distracting. Whenever attempting to unwind for the evening, loud notifications from devices can become bothersome. To remedy problems with the device providing loud notification sounds, “Do Not Disturb” can be set up so that most sound and vibrations can be stopped for a period of time. To enable “Do […]

Broken Links – Part 1

Posted on: February 5th, 2019 by Robby Seitz

One of the more successful WordPress plugins we have is Broken Link Checker. It is obvious from the name that it checks for broken links, but let’s dive a little bit deeper to see what that means.