Employee Support

New Blackboard Content Editor

Blackboard has rolled out a new Content Editor for their system that will dramatically update the way you write content on the system. Please view the linked on this page for an explanation by one of the Blackboard designers.

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Employee Device Rollout, 2022-2023

What is the Refresh Program?

Google Workspace for Education Storage Limits

Effective January 2023, Google has implemented a paid Google Workspace subscription package for universities and will no longer be free, unlimited storage.

This storage space covers both Google Drive and Google Photos.

Setting Up OneDrive - Mac

Installing the OneDrive app (if you already have this app, go to the next section)

Open the App Store
Search for OneDrive
Install the OneDrive app from Microsoft

Copy Data to a Personal OneDrive Account

Students are eligible to copy their EKU data to a personal account.

Send automatic out of office replies from Outlook for Windows

Use automatic (Out of Office) replies from Outlook for Windows to tell people you won't be responding right away to their email messages.

New Outlook for Windows

On the View tab, select View settings.

Transfer OneDrive Data to Another Person or Group

The simplest method to copy your OneDrive data to one or many others is to create a team in Teams. Add each person who needs access as a member of the team Then move the files to the new team.

Use rules to create an out of office message

OneDrive: Transfer To A Different Storage Service

If you want to move from OneDrive storage to another service (for example Google Drive) you will need to copy the data to the other service. Once you copy over the files, you can delete the content in OneDrive.

Set up auto-reply (out of office)

How to set up auto-reply (out of office)

Select File > Automatic Replies.

Manage email messages by using rules

Rules allow you to move, flag, and respond to email messages automatically. You can also use rules to play sounds, move messages to folders, or display new item alerts.

The easiest and most common rule to create is one that allows you to move an item from a certain sender or with certain words in the subject line to another folder. You can create this rule directly from a message you've already received.

Clear Your Browser Cookies, Cache, and History

Firefox

Click Library , click History, then click Clear Recent History.
In the Time range to clear dropdown, click Everything.

Pronouns in Blackboard

You can select your pronoun values on the pronoun page. The Pronouns field is empty by default, and you can change that by clicking the Add Pronouns. You can choose from the most commonly used list via our research on inclusive and LGBTQI+ resource pages.