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Obtaining and installing Microsoft Offi ce

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Get into Offi ce 365

GUIDE

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Your classroom resources online, anywhere at any time.This guide will cover obtaining and installing the Microsoft Offi ce freestanding application suite for students using OS X. Microsoft Offi ce is provided to students with Offi ce 365 for both PC and Mac computers at no extra charge.

Microsoft Offi ce

Microsoft Offi ce includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook on the Mac, plus OneNote, Access, Publisher and Lync on the PC. Use it to work on a document or presentation while you’re away from the network, then save straight to Offi ce 365 when you return.

ContentsAbout Offi ce 365 4Starting up 4Logging on 4

Downloading Microsoft Offi ce 6Installing Microsoft Offi ce 2011 on OS X 7Confi guring Outlook for Student email 10

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Welcome to Offi ce 365

Starting upOpen a web browser and go to the following address:http://cloud.<school name>.vic.edu.auSubstitute <school name> with your school’s domain name.

Logging onStudents

Students who have returned their parent/guardian consent form will use their eduPass (IDAM) username and password.Example username: jcsml123

About Offi ce 365Offi ce 365 is a cloud-based system offering email (Outlook), instant messaging and virtual conferencing (Lync), intranet (SharePoint) and online storage (OneDrive for Business), along with access to the Microsoft Offi ce desktop applications, offered under the DEECD-Microsoft agreement (2013–2018).

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Downloading Microsoft OfficeThe Office app suite is available to students directly from the eduSTAR cloud. Both Windows and OS X versions are available for download. There is no need to install again if you already have Microsoft Office 2011 for OS X or 2013 for PC.

1. Click the cog in the top right corner of your school site and select Office 365 settings

2. Click software

The apps available are then displayed:

3. Click Install to begin the download

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Installing Microsoft Office 2011 on OS X

1. Double click the downloaded file to open it

3. Click Continue again, then Agree

5. Enter your password and click Install Software

2. Click Continue

4. Click Install

6. Click Close when the installation completes

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7. Click Sign in to an existing Offi ce 365 subscription

9. Enter your username and password, click Sign In

11. Enter your name and school and click Continue

8. Enter the username you used to sign into Offi ce 365, then click Next

10. Click OK

12. Enter your preference here, then Continue

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13. Click Done to complete the install

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Confi guring Outlook for Student email

3. Click Exchange Account

1. Launch Microsoft Outlook by clicking it’s icon

4. Enter the student email address for both “Email address” and “User name” fi elds and their password, then click Add Account

2. Click Add Account

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5. Click Allow when prompted with the above popup. You may be asked to do this twice

6. Enter a name for the account description – note that it won’t update the name until you exit

Support

See your Specialist TechnicianShould your Specialist Technician be unable to resolve the issue they can escalate to the Department Service Desk.

Identity & Accesshttp://servicedesk.education.vic.gov.au Log a Service call > Schools Technical > With the text “Office 365 Identity” at the top of the call description.

Self Helphttp://community.office365.com/en-us/default.aspxSupport for all other areas of Office 365 can be obtained via the Office 365 Self-help community.

Non Technical Problemshttp://servicedesk.education.vic.gov.auLog a Service call > Schools Technical > Place the text “Office 365 Non-technical” at the top of the description.