Microsoft 365

Brainstorming with fellow students, video calling with a lecturer, chatting, making videos and presentations, or handy questionnaires for your thesis research. For almost everything you want to do for your studies, Microsoft 365 offers a convenient solution.

Working online with Microsoft 365

With Microsoft 365, you work together easily and securely online in the cloud. You can:

  • Video call, chat and collaborate online with fellow students share files and work in them at the same time
  • Access your files anytime, anywhere: on your phone, tablet, laptop or PC

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft 365 consists of various online applications and Office. Office is the collective name for Word, PowerPoint and Excel; these apps can also be used offline.

You can use useful apps, such as:

  • Microsoft Teams: video calling, collaboration
  • OneDrive: personal file storage
  • OneNote: digital notepad
  • Forms: creating questionnaires
  • Visio: create diagrams and flow charts
  • Lists: organize data
  • Bookings: schedule appointments
  • Planner: plan group tasks
  • To Do: make to-do lists
  • Sway: designing reports
  • Whiteboard: online brainstorming
  • Stream: record and manage videos
  • Power platform: Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate

Installing Microsoft 365

After you install two-step verification, you can download and install Microsoft 365 apps.

Microsoft 365 apps

Follow these steps to download the Microsoft 365 apps.

  • Check for updates to your operating system and, if necessary, run them first
  • Uninstall the old Microsoft packages
  • Go to microsoft365.com
  • Log in with your HvA ID and password
  • Click on the 'Install Apps' button
  • Follow the instructions on your screen

Need help?

You can find all information about the different Microsoft 365 apps on the general Microsoft 365 support page. Or contact the ICT Services Service Desk.

Published by  ICT Services 25 October 2024