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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

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It also has back-end tools including hosted Exchange (email), SharePoint (file serving), and Lync (messaging and conferencing). It allows charities to get to your applications and files from virtually anywhere there is Internet on many kinds of devices - PCs, Macs, and mobile devices of various kinds.

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Microsoft Office vs. Office 365 vs. Office Web Apps: How Do They Differ and How Can They Work Together?

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As long as you have a browser (it is compatible with the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome), you can use Office Web Apps to view and edit files on devices that don't have Office installed on them. SkyDrive Pro also runs on the newest SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2013 on-premises.

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Office 2016 for Mac Now Available

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Cloud storage: Office applications integrate with OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint, so you can access your files across devices. Task pane: A new pane simplifies common tasks like formatting images, crafting animations, and reviewing comments. New Features in PowerPoint.

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How TechSoup Uses Box Donations

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This is our story on how we use Box, the online file-sharing, content management, and collaboration service. Sharing Files Around the World. In Box, photos can be reviewed in either list or tile (large thumbnail) view to make identification easy. TechSoup is a pretty big nonprofit with 200 staff people.

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Moving to the Cloud? Keep These 8 Security Tips in Mind

Tech Soup

For example, you can use SharePoint to host and share files instead of going with a third-party cloud storage provider like Box. Review Your Cloud Options and Security Practices Regularly! Here are a few things to keep in mind as you weigh your options. Consider If You Can Do It Yourself (and If You Should). But should you?

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Microsoft Lync 2013 Overview

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Lync also integrates with Microsoft Exchange , Office 2013 , and SharePoint , and can incorporate an entire organizational phone system. It includes instant messaging, phone-based audio, file distribution, PowerPoint sharing, and desktop sharing. IT Pro: Microsoft Lync 2013 review: First look. or remote workers.

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Advice from Grantmakers on Streamlining Your Tech Solutions

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Right before the pandemic hit, we migrated everyone to the cloud, and put all our files on SharePoint. This, along with rolling deadlines, ideally lessens the burden on grantees and expedites the internal grant review process, said Wickens—leading to a more efficient process and a quicker turnaround time to get to grant decisions.

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