Office 365 Guide

Elon University offers students, faculty and staff access to the full suite of Microsoft Office 365 applications, including the option to install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote on up to five (5) PCs or Macs, and Office applications on other mobile devices. With Office 365, you can seamlessly share and work together with others across Microsoft products. 

Other features include:

1. Convenient, cloud-based access to Outlook Email, Calendar, and other products anytime, anywhere, and from any device
2. 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage
3. A platform to collaborate on documents and other projects in real-time

This guide offers details about Office 365 features, step-by-step instructions for installing software to your devices and more. 

Getting Started

To access Office 365 tools, log in using your Elon email username and password. 

Using Outlook for Email & Adding Outlook to Mobile Devices

All Elon University students send and receive email via Microsoft Outlook. The articles below offer guidance related to Outlook setup on mobile devices and managing settings within the application. 

Using Outlook Email & Calendaring

How To's

• Creating Rules in Email With Mac Mail
• Checking Your Junk Mail Folder via O365 Online Web Access
• How to Show an Outlook Calendar in Google Calendar
• How to Show a Google Calendar in Outlook
• Adding Emails as Attachments
• Change Reply All by Default in Outlook Web App (OWA)

Information

• Office 365 Message & Recipient Limits
• Mailbox Quotas
• Re-Enabled Email Account Security Verification

Adding Outlook to Mobile Devices

• Add Office 365 Email on a Mobile Device - Gmail client
• Add Office 365 Email on a Mobile Device - Microsoft Outlook Client
• Add Office 365 Email on an iOS Device - Apple Mail Client
• How to Setup Office 365 Email Using Apple Mail
• How to Set the Default Mail and Calendar on iOS Devices

Installing Office 365 Applications

Access to Microsoft Office 365 applications is available to all Elon students. The articles below offer guidance related to the access and installation of these applications. 

• How to Upgrade or Install Microsoft Office 365
• Advanced Email Threat Protection

Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently Asked Questions about O365 Email Through Online Web Access