Office 365

The University subscribes to Office 365 for all students, faculty and staff on five devices. This service includes access to Office applications over the Internet, as well as offering the desktop version of the latest Office applications, which users can install across multiple computers and devices.

The fully installed applications include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access (Publisher and Access are available on PC only). 

New: The Division of Information Technology have gathered various Microsoft 365 Resources for your review.

Download Instructions

Computer Download Instructions

To download Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher and Access:

  1. Log into my.scranton.edu
  2. In the portal, click the waffle icon in the top right corner
  3. Select Office 365
  4. Select Install Office (top right corner)
  5. Select Office 365 apps
  6. Follow the onscreen prompts

To download OneNote, visit https://www.onenote.com/download.

iPad and iPhone Download Instructions

  1. Go to the App Store
  2. Search for Office 365
  3. Download the Microsoft applications that you require
  4. After installation, select to open the app
  5. You will be prompted to enter an email and password
    (use firstname.lastname@scranton.edu with your my.Scranton password)

Benefits

  • Seamless coordination with the Office tools you already know
  • Accessibility: You can use it anytime and across multiple devices
  • Simple to learn, straightforward to use
  • Email, collaboration, and online meeting solutions (Skype)
  • Safety and security

Microsoft Application Lifecycles

The following documents review the lifecycle for how O365 applications are managed through the Division of Information Technology.

Training Resources

  • Microsoft 365 Learning Resources (authentication required) has been customized by the University's Division of Information Technology team. This resource is curated to provide our campus with updated training information for the products that are available on our campus. This includes Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, 365 Basics, Planner, Forms, Sway, Accessibility, Office for the web, Lists and Bookings.

  • Power Automate is available on our campus. For resources, visit Microsoft Power Automate documentation.

  • The Microsoft 365 Training website combines video and step-by-step training with template, quick starts and easy handouts.

  •  Teams Beginner Training for Faculty and Staff: Through Bookings, you can reserve Microsoft Teams training to review Teams and answer any other M365 program questions. Feel free to bring a colleague. This one-hour session is in-person in AMH 109. This is a beginner session. 

  •  IT staff and guests presented various Microsoft 365 products on Wednesday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m.

    Video Topics:

    • Bookings starts at (1:20)
    • Forms at (7:30)
    • SharePoint at (17:38)
    • Power Automate at (26:45)
    • Teams at (38:09)
  • You can access the Outlook Web App directly by going to http://outlook.scranton.edu
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