Office 365
Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud based office suite. It provides access to Web App versions and depending on licensing can also offer Office on demand and a download of the full desktop version of the Microsoft Office Pro suite.
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鶹Ƶ Office 365
鶹Ƶ Office 365 is only available to current active students and faculty.
Access 鶹Ƶ Office 365
- Go to
- Enter your gustavus e-mail address (you@gustavus.edu) password
- This will bring you to the Office 365 getting Started page
Download Full Microsoft Office Pro suite
This Office 365 feature allows current active students the ability to download and install the full desktop version of Microsoft Office Pro on their personal computer.
This feature of Office 365 is only available to current active students.
- Login to Office 365 using the instructions above
- On the Getting started with Office 365 page, Select PC & Mac
- Click Install to download the latest version of Microsoft Office Pro for your computer
Office 365 Web apps
The Office 365 Web apps are limited versions of the Microsoft office suite that do not contain all the features of the full desktop versions.
Create a New Document
- Login to Office 365 using the instructions above
- On the Getting started with Office 365 page, Select SkyDrive
- To start a new document click New Document and enter select the type of document you would like to work on.
Edit a existing Document
- Login to Office 365 using the instructions above
- On the Getting started with Office 365' page, Select SkyDrive
- To start a new document click New Document and enter select the type of document you would like to work on.
- Click on the document you want to edit
- On the top menu click Edit Document and select Edit in Word Web App to open the web version of the application or Edit in Word to open the full desktop version.
Office 365 Office on demand
The Office on demand feature of Office 365 allows the full version of Microsoft Office Pro to be streamed to the computer when the desktop version of Office Pro is not already installed on the computer. This allows instant access to the full desktop version of office without the need to install it on the computer.
This feature of Office 365 is only available to current active students
- Login to Office 365 using the instructions above
- On the Getting started with Office 365 page, Select SkyDrive
- In the left navigation bar select Use Office on demand
- Accept the prompt to install a plugin in your browser and run the application.
- You will be asked to sign into Office 365 when the document opens.
This feature can also be accessed when editing a current document:
- Login to Office 365 using the instructions above
- On the Getting started with Office 365 page, Select SkyDrive
- Click on the document you want to edit
- On the top menu click Edit Document and select Edit in Word
- Accept the prompt to install a plugin in your browser and run the application.
- You will be asked to sign into Office 365 when the document opens.
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