Microsoft has rebranded the Microsoft Office product family as Microsoft 365. The product family has previously been widely known as O365, Office365, Microsoft Office, etc.

Microsoft 365 allows you to use Office applications regardless of time, place or device. Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based service that includes familiar tools like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. In addition, the same service includes Exchange Online, a staff email service, which is accessed via Outlook. OneDrive cloud storage and Teams messaging service are also part of Microsoft 365. Through Microsoft 365, it is possible to access these numerous applications in a web browser, or download them to your own computer or mobile device.

Microsoft365- services are available to degree students and staff.

Access the service by activating Microsoft 365 Cloud Services in the OMA- service, see instructions: How to active M365 account?

Staff can install Microsoft desktop applications on their workstations via the Software Center.

Students can install desktop applications on their home computers at: https://aka.ms/office-install 

Instructions for installing the Office package can be found here.

Microsoft365 instructions in a collection:

• The ABC of using Microsoft 365 services
• Microsoft Teams- guide
• Outlook ABC
  • Outlook electronic calendar
• OneDrive
  • Forms instructions
• Bookings instructions
• Learn how to use Microsoft 365 applications!: Eduhouse

 

Find out the common rules:

• NOTE! The cloud service managed by JY must comply with data protection regulations. You may NOT process classified material such as sensitive personal data or classified documents in the cloud. Read the instructions in the Cloud Service Guide for more details.
• A graded or assessed credit cannot be stored in Microsoft 365 services, as a graded credit must be stored for 6 months. If the performance is only on the student's own Microsoft account, it cannot be prevented from being deleted. If it is on the teacher's Microsoft account, there is no guarantee that the service will still be available after 6 months.
• The Office 365 service must comply with copyright laws and the University of Jyväskylä's rules of use.