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Instructions for syncing a Handshake account with a Bowdoin Microsoft 365 calendar so that Handshake appointments appear alongside other calendar events. Covers authorizing the calendar sync, linking the Office 365 account, and selecting which calendar to synchronize.

How to add events from the Bowdoin College event calendar to your personal Outlook, Apple, or Google calendar using a downloadable calendar file.

Instructions for adding a holiday calendar — such as US holidays — to your Outlook calendar view in Outlook Online and Outlook for Windows.

Explains the difference between Microsoft 365 Groups and Microsoft 365 Distribution Groups at Bowdoin, including what each type can do, who can be a member, and how to request or create one.

How to add or remove members from a Microsoft 365 Distribution Group you own in Outlook Online, using the Microsoft 365 admin portal for distribution groups.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a new Microsoft 365 Group in Outlook for Windows, including setting the group name, email address, privacy level, and adding initial members.

How to add members, assign owners, remove members, and add external guests to a Microsoft 365 Group in Outlook for Windows and Outlook Online.

How to send an email to a Microsoft 365 Group at Bowdoin, including how to find the group's email address and what to do if you receive a message rejection.

Beginning in June we will be making some adjustments to the security around Microsoft 365 for employees.

Explains the two most common ways to sign in to Microsoft 365 at Bowdoin — through the Bowdoin login portal and directly at the Microsoft 365 portal — and why desktop and mobile Microsoft apps redirect to a Microsoft page and then back to Bowdoin's sign-in page.

Explains how Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students install the Microsoft 365 (Office) apps — including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — on a Bowdoin-issued device using Self Service or Company Portal, or on a personal Mac or Windows computer from the Microsoft 365 portal.

Explains the two layers of Microsoft 365 email protection at Bowdoin — Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Covers how spam, phishing, malware, and suspicious links are filtered, what users will see when protection is active, and what to do if a legitimate message is blocked.

Explains how to fix Microsoft 365 (Office) apps such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote that will not open on a Bowdoin-issued Mac, often after an update. The fix is to reinstall Microsoft Office 365 from Self Service, which does not delete any of your data.

How to leave a Microsoft 365 Group in Outlook for Windows, Outlook Online, and the Outlook mobile app, including what to do if you cannot leave a group or want to stop receiving emails without fully leaving.

This article explains how to administer a Microsoft 365 Group at Bowdoin College, including how to change group settings, and control who can send email to the group. It is intended for group owners who need to maintain their group using Outlook on the web..