Overview This article provides recommendations for presenters to get the most out of Zoom remote meetings. Best Practices Control who has access to your meetings/classes - Prevent unwanted guests from interrupting your meetings and classes Scheduling Meetings Mute your mic if others are speaking - As the host you can also mute the mics of your attendees if they are distracting the other participants. Use the gallery view for smaller meetings (up to 25 people) - This will allow you to see all of the participants in equally sized windows. Share your screen - Use this to show your attendees…

Recommendations for Password Security In IT, a “Brute Force” password attack is a method used by hackers to steal a password by trying every possible combination of characters very quickly via machinery or software. Using a long and complex password is a great way to help protect your valuable information that cyber criminals seek to steal. The longer and more complex your password is, the more difficult it is to “crack” your password. Your passwords must always follow the guidelines listed on the Password Reset page. Create long passwords – The longer the better. The more characters there are…

Overview This article outlines best practices for setting up and scheduling Zoom meetings and classes. Best Practices It is best to schedule your meetings in Zoom rather than to use a personal meeting room. When scheduling a meeting you can configure your meeting to restrict or allow features that may prevent unwanted interruptions. Give your meeting an appropriate Topic and Description - Students and meeting attendies are probably participating in several meetings and classes per day. Providing a descriptive topic will help them navigate their day. Set your scheduled meetings as recurring if…

Overview This article contains navigation and use recommendations for budget managers using Colleague Self Service. Recommendations Budget managers should use the “Finance Query” view (Financial Management>Finance Query) to view budget information. In this view managers can see all of their accounts, line by line, similar to how they have become used to seeing them in the Portal. The “Budgets to Actuals” view can be more challenging to work with, as the data is summarized for overview purposes and in a way that may not be intuitive or relevant for most budget managers. (The “Budgets to Actuals…