The latest version of Microsoft Office – Office 2013 - will soon be made available for local install by faculty and staff on Northeastern-owned computers. This version is only compatible with Windows 7 and Windows 8. Faculty and staff will be able to request software media for local installs on university-owned machines by contacting the Help Desk. Information Services is [...]
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Coming soon – Office 2013 for local install
Faculty/Staff Email Upgrade
Information Services is in the process of moving faculty and staff user mailboxes, shared mailboxes, conference rooms and distribution lists to Microsoft Exchange 2010 over the next several weeks, as part of our faculty and staff email system upgrade. Microsoft Exchange 2010 provides a significantly improved and consistent web interface over the previous version, for [...]
Faculty and Staff Email System Upgrade
Early next year, Information Services will be upgrading our faculty and staff email system to Exchange 2010. Exchange 2010 brings notably significant improvements to Outlook Web Access, now called Outlook Web App, and infrastructure updates that enable it to more tightly integrate with the latest versions of Office, SharePoint and Lync. In preparation for this [...]
New and Improved Advisor Calendar – now called Appointment Calendar
The Office of the Provost, Enrollment Management & Student Affairs, and Information Services are delighted to announce the release of a new advisor calendar application. The new version was built on a different platform to make it more reliable to better serve the needs of advisors and students. The project team addressed both the issues [...]
How to set up your mobile device to access your Microsoft Exchange enterprise e-mail and calendar
To set up Outlook on your BlackBerry, iPhone or Droid, search myKnowledge for “Outlook on [name of device]” and click “Search”. Directions are specific for each device and include screenshots to guide you in the step-by-step installation for your unit. You may access myKnowledge via the link at the top of any page on this website, or [...]
Spam Protection on the PC using Microsoft Outlook’s Junk E-Mail Filter
Microsoft Outlook’s Junk E-Mail Filter uses several factors to identify spam, including analysis of the content and how the mail is routed to you. You can further add your own local settings, as mentioned below. It’s a good idea to check your Junk Mail folder regularly to make sure no legitimate messages are ending up [...]