Microsoft Office 365 for Students
What is Office 365?
Your BC e-mail account is a Web-based e-mail service, provided by Microsoft's Office 365, for undergraduate, graduate, and nondegree students enrolled for courses. This service is the building-block in providing a more feature-rich set of tools for collaboration using cloud-based Microsoft product offerings, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Additional services in the future will include chat and presence, video collaboration, and more to compliment the previous additions of a shared calendar, address book, and IM.
What are the benefits to Office 365?
Your BC e-mail account is running on the Microsoft® Office 365 platform. This platform delivers the tools you need to prepare coursework, create sophisticated reports and presentations, and collaborate over the Web, including e-mail, instant messaging, online document viewing, and editing.
Features also include:
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Cloud-based e-mail and calendars
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50 GB storage per user for e-mail and calendars
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Office Web Apps—Create and edit with these Microsoft applications in your favorite browser: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft OneNote
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File and document sharing with classmates
How to install Microsoft® Office 365
Check the minimum system requirements by visiting Microsoft's support page. Before you start, uninstall previous versions of Microsoft® Office. Refer to the installation guide for instructions.
Experiencing Issues Activating Office 365?
Verify that your password had been synced to Microsoft. Log in with your full e-mail address.
For some incoming freshmen and newly incoming transfer students, you may need to wait three to five business days after the semester has started to access your BC e-mail account and access the Microsoft® Office 365.
Where do I go for help?
Contact the ITS Help Desk at 718.951.4357 or via e-mail.
