Office 365 for Faculty-Staff

Think of it as your familiar Microsoft Office, only better. Office 365 is the same Office you already know and use every day. And then some. Because Office 365 is powered by the cloud, you can get to your applications and files from virtually anywhere—PC, Mac, and tablets—and they're always up to date. Same goes for updates to features—you get them automatically.

Office 365 includes online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote plus Skype for Business (instant messaging) and OneDrive (cloud-based storage). In addition to the online versions you have the option to download these applications on up to five different devices. See the Office 365 applications section below for more information.

Faculty and Staff have access to the following features:

• 1 Terabyte of OneDrive space: Easy-to-use cloud storage.  Drag files from your computer, tablet, or phone directly into your browser to store them safely in the cloud
• Online versions of Microsoft web apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Skype for Business, OneDrive, OneNote). These can be access from any computer, anywhere.
• Option to install Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Skype for Business) on five different devices for FREE.

Additional Capabilities Include:

• Office Mobile including both iPhone & Android (subscriptions for up to 5 devices),
• Web Conferencing
• Audio Calls (Skype/Lync-to-phone)

Things to note:

• When you depart from Lawrence you will no longer have access to your Lawrence email account.
• When you depart from Lawrence you will no longer have access to the Office 365 apps or the OneDrive cloud storage.
• To check your OneDrive quota go to the Gear (top right corner), click on Site Settings, click on Storage Metrics from the Site Collection Administration
• a maximum of 2GB files can be uploaded at a time
• Think of the OneDrive space as another storage space for your use.
• Sensitive Lawrence University information such as student names, ID numbers, social security number should NOT be stored in the OneDrive.

Accessing Office 365

1.     From your favorite browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome) go to: https://webmail.lawrence.edu/
2.     Enter your Lawrence username@lawrence.edu (ie. smithj@lawrence.edu) and password, click Login

Office 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, One Drive, Outlook,Skype for Business) are now available for free to the Lawrence University Community.  Note, the availability of these applications and the OneDrive storage space is contingent on your student enrollment or your employment with Lawrence. When you graduate from Lawrence or end your employment with Lawrence these applications will automatically be removed from your devices AND you will no longer have access to your online Office 365 or the OneDrive cloud storage.

These applications can be installed on up to five devices. To download follow the below steps:

From your computer go to https://webmail.lawrence.edu

Login to Office 365. Note your username is different here. you must add the "@lawrence.edu" to your username. For example smithj@lawrence.edu.

Click the gear icon from the top right corner

Select Office 365 settings from the drop down list

Choose Software form the list

Click Install. This will install the entire Office Suite on your computer.

Click Run when prompted and follow on screen instructions for setting up your applications.

OneDrive for Business is a personal library intended for storing and organizing your work documents. As an integral part of Office 365 or SharePoint Server 2013, OneDrive for Business lets you work within the context of your organization, with features such as direct access to your organization’s address book.

Note:  OneDrive for Business is different from OneDrive, which is intended for personal storage separate from your workplace. OneDrive for Business is also different from your team site, which is intended for storing team or project-related documents.

Lync: Is a hosted service that lets you connect with others through instant messaging (IM), video calls, and online meetings. Check out Microsoft's Basics for getting started with Lync.

Skype for Business (formaly called Lync): Is a hosted service that lets you connect with others through instant messaging (IM), video calls, and online meetings. Check out Microsoft's Basics for getting started with Skype for Business

Microsoft's  - Getting Started with Office 365

Quick HOW-TO-Guides for Work with Email:

Office 365 - Email on Desktop Guide (PDF)

Quick HOW-TO-Guides for Office 365 on Mobile Devices

How-to-Use Office 365 on Android (PDF)

How-to-Use Office 365 on iPad-iPhone (PDF)

How-to-Use Office 365 on your Windows Phone (PDF)