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Here's a quick guide to show you how to use this . . . ## Feature: stop getting cc'd into emails from standard users Normally, when a query email is sent from a standard Warp It user to another user the admin would always be copied in. This feature stops this and gives the admin some . . . ## Feature: setting up a department private network What happens when a department in the organisation only wants to reuse their assets within that department You set up a private network within your Warp It portal. There . . . ## Feature: get a notification on external claims Many Warp It members donate items to external organisations, such as charities, schools, and community groups. To keep track of these external donations you can use this . . . ## Ellie O'Connor: the budding baker with the big heart! When Ellie (age 8.5) saw the heartbreaking bushfire images coming from Australia she wanted to do something. So she did. The news of the Australian bushfires reached a . . . ## Feature: allocate items internally This feature allows the allocation of uploaded assets directly to an internal member, or an external partner, saving a great deal of communications time in the process. . . . ## Feature: allocate items externally This feature allows admins to allocate uploaded assets directly to external partners, including charities, saving a great deal of communications time in the process. . . . ## Feature: transferring items in bulk to other users When staff from the reuse team move on what happens to their Warp it account and the items they have listed? It is the admin's responsibility to manage this. This guide . . . ## Feature: categories and sub-categories As your reuse membership grows and more items are added to the system, how they are categorised becomes increasingly important. Using the category and sub-category . . . 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Get it in your inbox ;) By entering your email you expressly consent to receive our newsletter monthly and other material related to Warp It Reuse Network. ## [Feature: mark for internal use only](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/mark-items-for-internal-use-only) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 30-Mar-2020 15:19:36 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/pexels-vlada-karpovich-4668356.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/mark-items-for-internal-use-only) **If you're set up to allow external claims, this feature will allow you to add items that are for internal use only.**   Here's a quick guide to show you how to use this feature.   [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/mark-items-for-internal-use-only) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/mark-items-for-internal-use-only#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits) ## [Feature: stop getting cc'd into emails from standard users](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-stop-getting-ccd-into-emails) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 17-Mar-2020 14:44:22 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/stop%20email%20cc.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-stop-getting-ccd-into-emails) **Normally, when a query email is sent from a standard Warp It user to another user the admin would always be copied in. This feature stops this and gives the admin some control over their email inbox.**   While some may like to see the sort of questions standard users are asking each other, others would like these sort of emails to be kept between users alone. Filtering out these types of unwanted messages gives you time for a well earned break!   Here is a guide on how to use this feature.  [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-stop-getting-ccd-into-emails) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-stop-getting-ccd-into-emails#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits) ## [Feature: setting up a department private network](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/departmentsetup) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 11-Mar-2020 15:52:41 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/jason-dent-JFk0dVyvdvw-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/departmentsetup) What happens when a department in the organisation only wants to reuse their assets within that department You set up a private network within your Warp It portal. There a various reasons for this. It could be due to the nature of the item. It could, for example, be a speciality asset such as lab equipment or high-value assets that the department would like to keep in-house. Or it might be that [space managers](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/why-should-space-or-decant-managers-be-interested-in-reuse)only want to redistribute specific items. Whatever the reasons, the ability to have a private network within the system would be highly beneficial. Here is a guide on how to set up a private network on Warp It.  [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/departmentsetup) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/departmentsetup#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits), [Sustainable Labs](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-labs), [Support](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/support) ## [Feature: get a notification on external claims](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/notification-on-external-claims) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 05-Mar-2020 15:36:52 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5706029.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/notification-on-external-claims) Many Warp It members donate items to external organisations, such as charities, schools, and community groups. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/notification-on-external-claims) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/notification-on-external-claims#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits) ## [Ellie O'Connor: the budding baker with the big heart!](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/ellie-oconnor-the-budding-baker-with-the-big-heart) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 30-Jan-2020 22:52:19 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/IMG_2264.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/ellie-oconnor-the-budding-baker-with-the-big-heart) ### When Ellie (age 8.5) saw the heartbreaking bushfire images coming from Australia she wanted to do something. So she did. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/ellie-oconnor-the-budding-baker-with-the-big-heart) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/ellie-oconnor-the-budding-baker-with-the-big-heart#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [People](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/people), [Featured](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/featured) ## [Feature: allocate items internally](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-internally) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 19-Dec-2019 11:12:12 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![bench-accounting-MGaFENpDCsw-unsplash](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/bench-accounting-MGaFENpDCsw-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-internally) This feature allows the allocation of uploaded assets directly to an internal member, or an external partner,  saving a great deal of communications time in the process. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-internally) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-internally#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits) ## [Feature: allocate items externally](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-externally) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 19-Dec-2019 11:11:23 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6334883.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-externally) This feature allows admins to allocate uploaded assets directly to external partners, including charities, saving a great deal of communications time in the process. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-externally) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-allocate-items-externally#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits) ## [Feature: transferring items in bulk to other users](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-bulk-transfer-items-to-user) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 18-Dec-2019 10:33:02 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/setting.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-bulk-transfer-items-to-user) When staff from the reuse team move on what happens to their Warp it account and the items they have listed?  [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-bulk-transfer-items-to-user) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/feature-bulk-transfer-items-to-user#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits) ## [Feature: categories and sub-categories](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/categorising-your-assets-correctly) Posted by [Becky](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/becky) on 11-Dec-2019 14:59:07 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/anne-nygard-GD6Jhx-EJTY-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/categorising-your-assets-correctly) As your reuse membership grows and more items are added to the system, how they are categorised becomes increasingly important. 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