Office 365 for Students

麻豆影视 provides Office 365 to students free-of-charge. This offer applies to students who are currently taking curriculum (credit) classes.

Eligible students can download and install the latest version of the full Microsoft Office suite 鈥 free-of-charge 鈥 on up to five computers (PCs or Macs). As long as you鈥檙e a current student at 麻豆影视 and the Office 365 offer continues, you鈥檒l be able to use this software for free.

What鈥檚 included?

  • Microsoft Office 365 for Windows
    • Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access
    • Windows 10 or later is required
  • Microsoft Office 365 for Macs
    • Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
    • Mac OS 10.13 or higher is required

Additional benefits:

  • Students receive 1 terabyte of file storage space on OneDrive.
  • Students may access online versions of Office products and use them via a web browser. The online versions are similar to the Windows/Mac versions, but with some limitations.
  • Students can download free Office mobile apps to smartphones or tablets from their device鈥檚 app store 鈥 and then sign in to the apps with their ConnectMail accounts to get full editing capabilities.

How to install:

For Chromebook users - .

All other users, follow these instructions:

  1. Visit 
  2. Sign in with your full ConnectMail address and password (same way you log in to ConnectMail)

    Office 365 sign in screen with username and password fields
     
  3. Click 鈥淚nstall Apps鈥 in the upper right corner.


     
  4. A screen appears that says 鈥淎lmost there.鈥 Click START to continue.
  5. You鈥檙e now on the 鈥淚nstall Office鈥 screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to download and install Office 365. (If an alert box pops up in the upper right corner, you can simply close it.)

    Windows users: If you need Microsoft Access (required for CIS-110, CIS-113, and DBA-110), do NOT click the red 鈥淚nstall now鈥 button! Instead, click Other installs (just below it) to install Office 365 ProPlus, which includes Access, Publisher, and more.

    If you need only Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, you can click Install now and follow the prompts to download and install those applications. (But first, you may want to un-check the boxes about making Bing your search engine and MSN your homepage.)

    If you have trouble installing Office, Microsoft鈥檚  may resolve your issue.
     

How long does it last?

You can download and use this software as long as you are enrolled as a student at 麻豆影视. If you don鈥檛 enroll for a semester, your free Office 365 subscription will end after 100 days and you will no longer be able to use the software or access any files you saved to OneDrive through this account.

Upgrades

Upgrades are handled automatically by Microsoft. Users will receive a notification within the Office applications when an upgrade is available to install.

Help information

If you have problems signing in to the Office 365 portal site, .

  • IMPORTANT: After resetting your 麻豆影视 password, it may take up to 30 minutes before you will be able to sign in to the Office 365 portal with your new 麻豆影视 password.

If you鈥檝e reset your password, waited 30 minutes, and still can鈥檛 sign in, contact 麻豆影视鈥檚 ITS Help Desk at 919-536-7200, ext. 6111 or helpdesk@durhamtech.edu.

Because the software is offered through Microsoft, 麻豆影视 cannot provide installation assistance or software support. If you have trouble installing Office, Microsoft鈥檚  may resolve your issue.