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How to sign up for Microsoft 365
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Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office in a web browser and click "Get Started for Institutions".
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This will take you to a new page where you will need to enter your educational email address in the following format: (VUXusername@myvu.vinu.edu). You are unable to access this email address since it only functions as a forwarding address to your preferred email address on file. An example of an email address is as follows: (jdoe167@myvu.vinu.edu).
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Click on "I'm a student".
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Fill in the requested information.
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Towards the bottom of the information page you will see a box to input a verification code. This verification code will go to your preferred email address on file, so check your personal email address for this verification code and provide it into the input field. After you have filled in the information and provided the verification code you can click "Next".
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Continue through the prompts to complete the creation of your Microsoft 365 account. Once your account has been created, you can sign in at office.com to access cloud-based applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Please note that we only provide access to the web-based versions of these applications for students. As a result, you will not be able to download and install Word, Excel, or PowerPoint directly onto your personal device.
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Any further questions can be answered by contacting the IT Service Desk via either of the below options.
ithelpdesk@vinu.edu
812-888-4332
*Note: If you have any trouble with this process you can use Google Docs as a substitute in most use cases. Simply select “File” in the top-left corner, then select “Download,” then select the appropriate file type. The most common file types asked for by teachers are available in .docx (Microsoft Word) format and .pdf (PDF) format. Please ask your teacher if you are unsure which file format to use.