Office 365

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to outline the available resources included in the Office 365 suite.

Target Audience

  • Vanderbilt University Community

    • Faculty and Staff

    • Undergraduate Students

    • Graduate and Professional Students

  • VUIT Internal Knowledge

Prerequisites

  • Being an active faculty, staff, or student member of Vanderbilt University.

Description

Microsoft 365 is Microsoft's Software as a Service (SaaS) suite of productivity software and subscriptions. Software options include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Planner, Teams, and Office Online. Services include Exchange Online OneDrive file storage and sharing, SharePoint Online, Active Directory integration, Office mobile apps, and Power BI. Microsoft 365 is available to Vanderbilt University faculty, staff, and students.

Procedure Steps

How do I get the service? 

  • Access is provisioned automatically to current Vanderbilt University faculty, staff and students. 

Microsoft 365 includes but is not limited to: 

  • Bookings (Exchange Online only) 

  • Stream 

  • Teams 

  • PowerApps / PowerAutomate 

  • Forms 

  • Planner 

  • Loop 

  • Visio Online 

  • Sway 

  • OneDrive for Business 

  • M365 Desktop Apps for Enterprise 

  • Microsoft 365 Online 

  • SharePoint Online 

  • Exchange Online 

  • Advanced Threat Protection 

  • Power BI Pro (faculty/staff only) 

  • Intune 

Students/Faculty/Staff - How to get Office 365 ProPlus:

  • You must be a current Vanderbilt student, faculty or staff member

  • Login to office.com

  • Enter your Vanderbilt email address and ePassword

  • Select your preferred download and follow the onscreen directions

  • Once you have installed the preferred software you will be required to activate the software within 30 days of installation 

Additional Information

As part of an ongoing licensing agreement with Microsoft, Vanderbilt is offering Office 365 ProPlus to all active students through the Microsoft Student Advantage program. The Office 365 ProPlus  program allows you to use the latest version of Office on up to 5 PC's or Macs and your mobile devices.

For help and tutorials on VU Office 365 please see the following: 

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