Did you know that you can record a video with audio and a picture-in-picture webcam right in PowerPoint? This lesser-known feature is a really easy way to create video presentations without leaving PowerPoint. In just a few minutes you can create an online video presentation that you can share with your class in Microsoft Teams, […]
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Writing in OneNote on Microsoft Surface doesn’t work and the screen flickers
Writing on the screen in OneNote with the Microsoft Pen doesn’t work, or only writes occasionally. The screen also flickers repeatedly, sometimes until the machine has been restarted or a blue screen of death (BSOD) occurs. We’ve found the same on Surface Pro 5, 6 & 7 running Windows 10 1909 or 2004 with the […]
Which URLs does Microsoft Autopilot need to work?
In order for your school devices to be provisioned using Microsoft Autopilot, the following URLs need to be accessible. https://go.microsoft.com download.windowsupdate.com https://login.microsoftonline.com https://login.live.com https://ztd.dds.microsoft.com https://account.live.com https://signup.live.com https://licensing.mp.microsoft.com https://licensing.md.mp.microsoft.com https://cs.dds.microsoft.com ctldl.windowsupdate.com The following firewall ports also need to be accessible: Firewall access through port 80 (for HTTP), port 443 (for HTTPS) and port 123 (for UDP […]
Access denied to private channel files in Microsoft Teams
When setting up a private channel in a Microsoft Team, some users get the following message when accessing the Files tab: “Something went wrong. Access denied. You do not have permission to perform this action or access this resource.” In Teams the correct channel members and owners have been added, and they can access everything […]
How to create a school SharePoint landing page in Microsoft Teams
If your school has been using Microsoft 365 for a while there’s a good chance that you’ve already got a lot of pages and files stored in SharePoint. Until now there hasn’t been an easy way to present everyone using Microsoft Teams in your school with a consistent landing page. Microsoft has solved this problem […]