Accessing Office 365 on Personal Devices What is Office 365? Office 365 is an online office and software suite which offers access to various services and software built around Microsoft Office. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Lync and InfoPath are included in the suite.
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Access to 1TB data in OneDrive (online storage for documents, photos, music, just like DropBox or Google Drive)
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Microsoft Office in the Cloud. This means you will be able to access all your documents from any device that is connected to the internet Microsoft Office downloadable on up to 5 devices (mobile phones, tablets, laptops, PCs and Macs)!
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Installing Office on your computer/laptop/Mac Login via https://outlook.office365.com Then enter your myCentral e-‐mail account and password to log in. Please see the example below: myCentral email:
[email protected] Password: defaulted to CentDOB (ddmmyyyy). This is the same password you would login to classroom computers with. If you need your academic password reset, visit your campus Library or call the Library Helpdesk on 9427 1450.
Once logged in, look for the cog icon on the upper right hand-‐side and click on it. You will see a menu and the first item is “Office 365 Settings”. Click on this to go to your settings page.
When you open the settings page, you will see the second item on the left hand-‐side list as “Software”. Click on the Software link.
You will be taken to the Office applications installation page, where you will click on the ‘Install’ button to download “Office 365 ProPlus”. Save the file and the run it to install the applications. You will need to use your myCentral e-‐mail account and password to sign in to the applications once they are installed.
Installing OneDrive on your computer/laptop (not available for Mac) Once logged in, look for the cog icon on the upper right hand-‐side and click on it. You will see a menu and the first item is “Office 365 Settings”. Click on this to go to your settings page. When you open the settings page, you will see the second item on the left hand-‐side list as “Software”. Click on the Software link. In Software look for "OneDrive". There you will find the information you need to download OneDrive to your computer. You will see this file and you need to double click it to install it: This screen will pop up to show that the application is being installed: Once you get to the "Welcome" page, please click on "Next" to proceed installation and follow the prompts.
After installation is finalised, go to the "Start" button and look for "Microsoft Office 2013". You will find "OneDrive for Business 2013" there. Please double click it to open the application:
When you are asked for a Library address, go back to your browser, click on OneDrive tab up the top, copy the URL address and paste it into the text field on the OneDrive For Business Sync App.
To activate your OneDrive you will be asked to enter your myCentral e-‐mail address (
[email protected]). Insert your password to sign in to your account:
And you are all done! If you'd like to have the OneDrive folder on your Desktop for easy access, go to your "Start" button, look for "Microsoft Office 2013", right-‐click on it and look for "Send to". Within "Send to" you should click on "Desktop".
Changing/Resetting your password To change your password to a better, more secure one; you may do it via a Student PC on campus, or the Library Helpdesk. To change it on a Student PC, do CTRL + ALT + DEL and look for the "Change Password" option. Your new password must be a strong password. A strong password is 8 – 16 characters, does not include common words or names, combines uppercase & lowercase letters and at least one number. It's not mandatory, but symbols are good practice too. Office356 offers a facility to update passwords however passwords set in Office365 do not synchronise back to other Central systems. To avoid confusion we suggest you avoid this method. If you forget your password, or reset it incorrectly, you will not be able to access your MyCentral email. Your password will need to be reset by the Library Help Desk on 9427 1450.
Downloading on your Apple Devices To download Office 365 to your iPad or iPhone, just go to the App Store on your device and type “Microsoft” in the search field. You will then see Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, OneDrive and OWA (Outlook). Download each one separately and then log in to each using your myCentral e-‐mail account and password. Microsoft has a guide that shows you how to use Office 365 on your Apple device.
Downloading on your Android Devices To download Office 365 to your Android device, go to Google Play Store (this is the Android app store), type “Microsoft Office” in the search and click on Microsoft Office. Microsoft has a guide that shows you how to use Office 365 on your Android device.
Set up e-‐mail on your devices and computer Microsoft has guides on how to set up your e-‐mail on phones and tablets as well as on Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2013. The links are below: Set up your e-‐mail on phones and tablets Set up your e-‐mail on Apple device Set up your e-‐mail in Outlook 2010 or 2013
