For Austin Community College Students, Faculty, and Staff
Get Microsoft Office 365
If you are a current student or employee of ACC, you can get free access to Microsoft Office 365 (online/web version).
To set up an Office 365 account, follow these steps:
- Get a Microsoft Office 365 account by clicking on the “Get Office 365 account” button below.
- Follow the instructions in the link though step 9. (Note: in step 3 of the instructions, select “I am a Teacher”, if you are Faculty or Staff)
If you need the desktop version of Office 365
This option is only available for ACC employees who need it for their jobs, or for students who need it for a course. AFTER setting up an Office 365 account, open a Help Desk ticket by clicking on either button below (Student Affairs Help Desk or Faculty/Staff Tech Support).- In the ticket you will need to explain why the downloaded version is required.
If you are having technical issues, go here:
(Includes resetting passwords and sign-up difficulties)
Step-by-step instructions:
1. Enter your ACC email address on Microsoft’s Office 365 Education page
Navigate in your browser to this link:
https://signup.microsoft.com/signup?sku=Education
Type in your ACC email address, then click on the “Sign up” button.
2. Identify as a student
Choose “I am a student” (even if you are ACC staff).
3. Create your MS Office 365 account
To create your account, enter your information in the form. You will be asked to go to your ACC email account to get your Verification code. Paste the code in this form, then click “Start.”
4. Confirmation of account setup
After clicking “Start”, a popup will appear confirming your account setup and giving you the option to read several orientation slides. Click off the popup to close it and view your dashboard.
5. Microsoft Office 365 dashboard
From the Office 365 online dashboard, you can access apps (such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), and create and save files (such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentations).
Any files you create will autosave in this online environment. You can also “save as” and download a copy to your computer. To access your files later, come back to the dashboard and click on the app you used to create your file. (Stop here if you only want to use the online version of Office 365)
6. Install Office 365 on your computer
- From the Office 365 dashboard, click on the “Install apps” button in the upper right corner.
- Choose “Microsoft 365 apps” from the dropdown menu.
- A popup will appear. Follow the prompts to install Microsoft Office 365 on your computer.
Note: Downloading Microsoft 365 allows you to work anytime without an internet connection. However, you are only give the choice of downloading ALL the apps – make sure you have room on your computer to do this, as well as a stable internet connection while downloading. The downloading process can take 5 to 20 minutes, depending on the speed of your internet connection and your computer.
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