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Office 365 is a subscription-based service from Microsoft intended to provide the latest versions of the Microsoft Office suite. This is provided for free while you are an active employee or student and can be accessed through a web browser (similarly to Google Docs), or installed as a suite of applications.

Getting started

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provides in depth training and instructions across the various platforms like Windows, MacOS, Android, iPhone, etc. Please see the following links for more details.

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General Office 365


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Application how-to guides


Installation guides


FAQ

Below are some quick answers for the most commonly asked questions.

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titleDo I need to buy or pay for anything?

No - the full Office 365 suite is provided for free while you are an active employee or student.

Professor Emeritus and Alumni will retain email access.

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titleWhat do I get with Office 365?

The latest versions of the Office suite such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

You are also provided with 1TB of storage via OneDrive to store your documents and files.

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titleWhat devices can I install Office 365 on?

Office 365 can be downloaded and installed on Windows PCs, Macs, tablets, and phones.

There are also web-based versions of most applications which run entirely in your web browser and require no installation (similar to Google Docs and G-Suite) but may lack some advanced features from the desktop client.

For more information, please see the following Microsoft article:

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titleWhat version of Office is Office 365?

Office 365 is a “rolling” release and is always the latest version of Office from Microsoft. It will always have the most up to date features and support of their product line.

For more details, please see the following Microsoft article:

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titleHow do I log in to Office 365?

You can sign in by going to portal.office.com in your web browser.

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titleHow do I download and install the apps?

Please see the following links for instructions:

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titleHow do I reset my password?

You will need to register for password reset first. You must have an alternative authentication method registered in order to use the password reset feature.

Please see the following article for more information:

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titleHow do I access my files or work from home?

Any files or documents that you have saved in OneDrive will be accessible anywhere you can log in to Office 365, whether at home, at school, or on the go.

Please see the following article for more information:

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titleOffice or OneDrive is the cloud, does that mean others can see my files?

No - unless you’ve explicitly shared the content with someone else, it’s private and exclusively yours.