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Microsoft Office Desktop Apps, Changes for Glow Users @GlowScot

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In August 2023, Microsoft announced changes to their licence model programme that would ultimately impact the Glow Microsoft tenancy.

Since the announcement, the Glow Team have been engaging with Microsoft to discuss their planned changes to establish the exact impact to the Glow Microsoft tenancy, and what options are available in light of our contract.

We have been updating your local Glow Key Contacts periodically and have run several engagement sessions.

We would now like to share the update below that is currently planned to be rolled out by Microsoft to Glow Users from the 1st August 2024.

Regards, The Glow Team

Microsoft Desktop App Changes

  • From the 1st August 2024 users will no longer be able to download the Microsoft desktop applications through their Glow account
  • They will also not be able to activate products such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint desktop apps using their Glow M365 credentials
  • Please note that if users have previously downloaded and activated Microsoft Desktop Apps, they will no longer work with your Glow account

This is a change in Microsoft licensing that affects all Glow users, both staff and students and may impact home devices as well as in-school devices.

The alternatives to using the desktop applications is to use Microsoft 365 Web Apps and Microsoft Apps on a mobile device

Microsoft 365 Web Apps

There will be no impact to users currently accessing the Microsoft 365 Web Apps via a browser e.g. Chrome, Safari, Edge.

Glow users will still be able to use the full functionality provided via the Microsoft 365 Web Apps, that can be accessed in a browser using your Glow credentials.

  • Access https://glow.scot and log on to access RM Unify
  • Use the Microsoft Product tiles to launch M365 e.g. OneDrive tile

Further help:

https://glowconnect.org.uk/docs/desktop-apps/microsoft-office-desktop-app-august-2024-changes/#8-toc-title

Microsoft Apps on a mobile device

There will be no impact to users currently accessing the Microsoft Apps via smaller mobile devices e.g. phone or tablet

You can use mobile apps on devices smaller than 10.9 inches.

Further help:

https://glowconnect.org.uk/docs/desktop-apps/microsoft-office-desktop-app-august-2024-changes/#9-toc-title

Guidance and FAQ support

Please click on the link below to access our dedicated page on Glow Connect to find out more.

Glow Connect – Microsoft Office Desktop App – August 2024 Changes

This page includes information regarding:

  • What products are affected?
  • What products are not affected?
  • How to find out if your product is affected?
  • How you can still use M365 Apps using your Glow account
  • FAQs for Microsoft Desktop App changes

Regards, The Glow Team

 

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Microsoft tools available in Glow – Professional Learning @GlowScot

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These PL sessions are available to book now via CPD Manager!

Please see below screenshot of new CPD listings for the above course. This course is running cross five dates however, not all dates need to be attended which is why there are separate listings to avoid staff being marked as absent for a course that they are not required to attend. The ‘overview’ session taking place on 12/09/24 and ‘session 4’ taking place on 16/01/25 are the two sessions that need to be attended and have been uploaded together under course ID number: 87176. Sessions 1-3 can be applied for in addition to the ‘overview’ and ‘session 4’ based upon whether staff think they would be applicable to them and therefore, have also been uploaded as individual listings. The course ID numbers for these sessions are noted below.

Please note that some of these sessions are taking place face-to-face and others taking place online. Details of where these courses are taking place can be viewed via the respective CPD listing however, please note that the sessions that are running face-to-face do not yet have a venue and will currently show on CPD as ‘AA – to be advised at a later date’ until a venue has been arranged and CPD is updated.

‘Session 1’ taking place on 25/09/24 course ID: 87184

‘Session 2’ taking place on 24/10/24 course ID: 87186

‘Session 3’ taking place on 20/11/24 course ID: 87187

Please feel free to pass this on to your teams/colleagues who may find this course useful.

 87176

 

 

87184

87186

 

87187

 

87176

Microsoft Tools in Glow: 4.00 – 5.30 pm

Overview of Glow Microsoft Tools (face-to-face)

 

Session 1 – delving deeper into Microsoft 365 (online)

Session 2 – delving deeper into Microsoft 365 (face-to-face)

Session 3 – delving deeper into Microsoft 365 (online)

 

Session 4 – sharing what you have learned and how you have used Microsoft tools (face-to-face)

Overview: 12/09/24

 

Session 1: 25/09/24

Session 2: 24/10/24

Session 3: 20/11/24

 

Session 4: 16/01/25
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Access to New Teams in Glow

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From 26th February 2024, the Glow Team are enabling New Teams as the default within Glow. This is to allow users to continue to familiarise themselves with the New Teams interface in advance of the retiral of Classic Teams at the end of March 2024.

Please note users will still have the option to revert back to Classic Teams between 26th February 2024 and end of March 2024. Post March 2024, Classic Teams will no longer be available and all users will be utilising New Teams.

Check out this video guide on how to use.