Microsoft 365: Online Access

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How to access Microsoft 365 applications in a browser so you don't have to install them

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Access to Microsoft 365 is only available to current Columbus State Students and Employees. When you are no longer enrolled in CSCC courses or stop receiving a CSCC paycheck, the Microsoft 365 applications installed on your device become inactive

Access Office 365

You can also install Microsoft 365 on a Personal Computer.

  1. Open a web browser, and navigate to myapps.microsoft.com
     
  2. Sign in using your email address and password (same password that you use for Workday and Blackboard)
  • Student - username@student.cscc.edu  || Employee - username@cscc.edu
  1. Click the Microsoft application icon that meets your needs. If you don't see what you're looking for, use the search bar at the top.
  • Outlook: office email and appointment scheduling
  • Teams: virtual meeting space for your team
  • Word: document creation
  • Excel: spreadsheets and calculations
  • PowerPoint: presentations
  • OneNote: create and share notes for better collaboration

View of the Microsoft 365 apps dashboard
 


Switching between Apps

  1. In any Office 365 application, click on the Waffle icon () on the top left corner of the screen:
    Office 365 Waffle button for Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive
  2. Click the Office Application link that you wish to switch to
    Menu of Office 365 applications

Additional Resources

 Pronouns:add pronouns button

Add pronouns to your profile in Microsoft 365 to let others know how to refer to you.

Learn more about Pronouns in Microsoft 365 

 


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