Scheduling polls are a game-changer for coordinating meetings across multiple busy schedules. Start by selecting a range of potential dates and times for your meeting. Then, create a poll using your preferred scheduling tool and share the link with participants. Encourage quick responses to find the most suitable slot. Once everyone has voted, finalize the meeting time that works best for the majority. It’s a simple yet effective way to ensure your meetings are set at a time that’s convenient for all, without the back-and-forth hassle.

• Learn more about Microsoft Scheduling poll

Did you know DePaul employees can use Bookings to manage their schedules and availability? Microsoft Bookings is a collaborative scheduling tool with a web-based booking page. Creators or team members assigned as administrators can use the Bookings web-application to customize the booking page, manage staff, and set service offerings. Check out the link below to view a helpful tutorial video!

• Learn more about Microsoft Bookings

Since launching the Help Desk’s Knowledge Base back in 2019, it has received over 1,000,000 article views. We’re not bragging. We just wanted you to know. Maybe, we’re showing off a little. If you have a DePaul-based technology question, there’s a good chance you can find answers in the Knowledge Base.

• Visit the Help Desk Knowledge Base by using the search bar at helpdesk.depaul.edu. For the best experience, make sure to login to the portal first.

DePaul students, faculty, and staff have access to many Microsoft 365 apps including Office 365. Please click the link below to check out all of the apps you can use. Put an app on your phone. Take it out to lunch. Just you and the new app. Together. Forever (or at least as long you are a student or employee at DePaul).

• Visit the Microsoft 365 dashboard at microsoft365.com/apps

Did you know about all of the software benefits available to DePaul students, faculty, and staff members? Access software on the virtual lab. Download Microsoft 365 apps on personal computers and phones. Get software discounts. Take advantage of troves of professional training videos in LinkedIn Learning. You can learn just about anything. Seriously. Your brain will be exhausted. In a good way!

• Check out software benefits

DePaul University has developed a new virtual lab environment using Azure Virtual Desktop in Microsoft’s Azure Cloud for students and faculty. Connect to DePaul’s virtual computing environment for access to software and services that were previously mainly available on campus. It’s like a DePaul computer lab, but it’s on your computer. Magical!

• Learn more about DePaul’s virtual lab