A list of frequently asked questions related to Microsoft Word.
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Guest access in Teams
With guest access, you can provide access to teams, documents in channels, resources, chats, and applications to people outside of the University, while maintaining control over your data. For example, guests may include partners, research groups, suppliers, or consultants. Anyone who is not part of the University can be added as a guest in Teams. This means that anyone with an email account can participate as a guest in Teams, with access to teams and channel experiences.
Guest access in Teams (under 10 minutes).
These quick guides will get you up to speed on how to make the most of Microsoft Teams. Teams is currently being used across all aspects of the University including teaching, research and professional services. teams is primarily used for collaborative work, communication (text, voice, and video), and for sharing documents and other files.
Getting started with Microsoft Teams (about 1-2 hours).
Rocket is Newcastle University’s institution-wide HPC (high performance computing) service. Rocket is open to anyone at the University whose computations can be run on Linux and are too large, long or numerous to be accommodated on a single desktop machine.
There are many ways to connect and collaborate remotely at Newcastle University. You can use a technology-enabled venue, participate from your desk, or even connect from the comfort of your own home! Zoom and Microsoft Teams are available to all staff and students at the University to fulfil all your virtual meeting needs.
The Linux Software Mirror (FTP Mirror) service provides a local repository of popular Linux distributions and update packages.
Linux software mirror (under 10 minutes).
The Software Development Toolkit is available to all students and staff. It provides a robust and secure means to store source code and manage changes to development projects, as well as project management and Continuous Integration tools.
Your filestore is accessible via various remote network services so that you can use it from anywhere on the Internet. Some services work on all types of Computers while others are restricted to specific platforms.
Options for publishing to the internet on behalf of the university, including information on hosted Blogs.
University Staff and students have access to several software packages for their personal computers, either discounted or for free. This includes Microsoft packages, Adobe Creative Cloud, and many specialist pieces of software.