Instructions for getting Microsoft Office 365

How to Obtain Office 365.

• Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/students

• Enter your education email address, (VUXUsername)@myvu.vinu.edu, and click get started.
  • This email address cannot be logged into, instead it will send any emails sent to it to your preferred email address.
    * Most K12 emails block our redirects, which makes the code inaccessible. Make sure that your preferred email address is not a       K12 email.
  • The preferred email address can be changed upon request and verification with the ithelpdesk@vinu.edu.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• Click on the I'm a student link as shown below.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• You will need a Microsoft account to finish this setup. To complete the form, fill in the name and password fields. At this point, you will see that you need a verification code. This code should have been sent to your preferred email that was entered earlier. This code often goes to the spam/junk folder. Which can be viewed by navigating to it from the menu on the left-hand side.
  • The code will expire within an hour. However, if it has not appeared within 20-30 minutes, please call our desk between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. We will try to help you acquire this code, and can be contacted at 812.888.4332.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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• Once you have entered the code you should be redirected to the Microsoft site. You may now view the tutorial if you wish, or get started with MS Office.​​​​​​​

• This is only the Office 365 web version however, there is an option to install desktop apps as shown below.

• Run the installer as your browser prompts and the software will be downloaded to your computer.​​​​​​​
• If you have trouble finding these applications, please use the search function included with your computer to look for the software titled Office.
   
• 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.