The University of West Florida Information Technology Services is providing pleased to offer Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus to eligible students at no cost via charge through the Microsoft Student Advantage program. Each eligible student may is entitled to install this software on up to five computers - PC or Mac - and five mobile devices - Apple iOS, Android and Windows Mobile.
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The subscription is free as long as you're an active student enrolled in classes. Downloading Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus for free is easy! Access is tied to your @students.uwf.edu email address. Scroll down for installation guides and a list of included applications. Microsoft may advertise Integrated or 3rd party apps with a Microsoft 365 subscription. These apps are unsupported and are not available with the UWF Microsoft 365 license. |
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IMPORTANT: When prompted to 'Allow my organization to manage my device', click the No, sign in to this app only link. If you choose the option to 'allow my organization to manage my device', recovery keys may not be available if your device is encrypted with BitLocker. If you don't have recovery keys, you may be locked out of your device.
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Installation and Troubleshooting:
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| Office Microsoft 365 ProPlus Installation Guide for Windows Before you start, uninstall previous versions of Microsoft Office. | Warning |
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| Before performing this step, ensure you have your installation files and product key if you would like to reinstall those previous versions of Office at later time. |
- Go to https://portal.microsoftonline.com/.
- Log into MyUWF.
- Search for and choose the Microsoft 365 for Education app.
- Enter your full @studentsLog in with your @students.uwf.edu UWF email address and Argonet password.Choose Softwareclick sign in.
- You will be prompted to establish multifactor authentication with Microsoft. Visit Configuring Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for Microsoft 365 to complete the setup.
- The page will default to the Office optionsthe Office installation options. Click Install. Note: The installation will default to 32-bit. You may click 'advanced' to choose 32-bit or 64-bit. If you are unsure which version of Office you should install (32-bit or 64-bit), see the Which version is best for me? article.
- Choose Run or Save.
- The streaming installation will begin. Do not go offline or restart your computer until the installation is complete.
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| Office Microsoft 365 ProPlus Installation Guide for Mac Before you start, uninstall previous versions of Microsoft Office. IMPORTANT: | Warning |
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Before performing this step, ensure you have your installation files and product key if you would like to reinstall those previous versions of Office at later time. |
- Go to https://portal.microsoftonline.com/.
- Log into MyUWF
- Search for and choose the Microsoft 365 for Education app.
- Enter your full @studentsLog in with your @students.uwf.edu UWF email address and Argonet password.Choose Softwareclick sign in.
- You will be prompted to establish multifactor authentication with Microsoft. Visit Configuring Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for Microsoft 365 to complete the setup.
- The page will default to the Office optionsthe Office installation options. Click Install. Note: If you are unsure which version of Office you should install (32-bit or 64-bit), see the Which version is best for me? article.
- Once the download completes, double-click the Microsoft Office 2011.dmg the installer file and run the installer.
- After you have completed the install process, open an Office application, such as Word, and you will be presented with the Get Started with Office 2011 screenscreen. Select Sign in to an existing Office Microsoft 365 Subscription.
- Enter your @studentsyour @students.uwf.edu UWF email address and click Next.
- If you are prompted to choose Microsoft Account or Organizational Account, choose Organizational Account.
- Enter your password and click Sign In. Your Mac may prompt you that "Microsoft Office Setup Assistant would like to access your contacts." Click OK.
- Personalize your copy of Office, select your preferred setting for updates and click Continue.
- After setup runs, you may be prompted with the Get Started with Office 2011 screen again. Quit the application and reopen to start using Office.
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| Office 365 Microsoft 365 iPad Installation Guide NOTE: Office Microsoft 365 Mobile requires iOS 7 or later and is only compatible with certain iOS devices. See this page for a complete listing of compatible devices. If you need help identifying your device see here (iPad). - Activate your 365 account. If you have already activated your account, please skip to step 8.
- To activate your 365 account, log into MyUWF.
- Search for and choose the Microsoft 365 for Education app.
- Enter your full @students.uwf.edu UWF email address and click sign up.
- Click Continue
- Enter your full @students.uwf.edu UWF email address and ArgoNet password. Click Sign in.
- You will be prompted to establish multifactor authentication with Microsoft. Visit Configuring Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for Microsoft 365 to complete the setup.
Go to the App Store- Click Start to agree to the terms and conditions. Please wait for your account to be created.
- Launch the App Store app.
- Search for
Office Mobile for Office 365
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Enter your - Apple ID credentials associated with your mobile device's Apple account. (not your
Argonet - ArgoNet username/password)
- Once downloaded and installed, open one of the
application- applications
- Swipe through the setup and
click Get Started
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your Mobile Office 365 by entering your @students- the application(s) entering your full @students.uwf.edu email address and
click Next- select Next
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@students- full @students.uwf.edu email address and
Argonet - ArgoNet password and select Sign In
- Office Mobile 365 will automatically configure
- Congratulations! Your
Office Mobile - Microsoft 365 for iPad is ready to go!
Click Continue to Office-
- You can start using Mobile Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- You can now open new files and edit documents using Mobile Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
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title | Frequently Asked Questions
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| Sometimes when logging in to Microsoft 365, you'll see this screen: Image Added If you see this screen, then be sure to uncheck the Allow my organization to manage my device box (a) and click the No, sign in to this app only link (b). |
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| title | Troubleshooting your access to the Microsoft 365 portal: |
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After signing into the Microsoft 365 for Education app in MyUWF with your UWF student Gmail address and ArgoNet password, you may see a blank white page or an error message, referring to a redirect loop.
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If you received this error, you are not eligible for the Microsoft 365 Student Advantage Program. Please see FAQ below for eligibility requirements.
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| Office 356 Microsoft 365 is available to University of West Florida students who meet the following criteria: active Argonet accountMust be registered for an official UWF courseCourse must be currently in session (today's date must be between start and end date of the course)Grace period of one semester before the Office 365 license will deactivate and Office 365 will enter reduced functionality mode |
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| title | What applications are included with Microsoft 365 for Windows? |
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Word Excel PowerPoint Access Publisher InfoPath |
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Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook |
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| title | How do I setup Outlook? |
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UWF utilizes the uses the Gmail.com web interface web interface, and the official Gmail app, to access email. The ITS Help Desk does not support Outlook. Visit Google's Check Gmail through other email platforms help article for additional details. |
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| title | Is Power BI available? |
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Power BI allows you to unify data from many sources to create interactive, immersive dashboards and reports that provide actionable insights and drive business results. With your UWF credentials, you are able to only access the free/desktop version of Power BI. The pro and premium versions are not available. While the program is not supported by ITS, you may contact the ITS Help Desk for assistance using your UWF credentials to access the software. Visit https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/desktop/ to access the software. |
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| Office Microsoft 365 system requirements |
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| title | Where can I get training |
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There is some excellent end user training on Office 2013 here. There is some You will find excellent end user training on Office for Mac 2011 here: Excel 2011 Outlook 2011 PowerPoint 2011 Word 2011 Some end user help guides on Office Mobile for iPhone here and here. Some end user help guides on Office Mobile for Android here and here.Watch this video to learn about using Office and Office Web Apps in Office 365. |
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When you open a Microsoft Office Professional Plus program, you receive the following warning message: The Office program has entered or may enter Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM). In reduced functionality mode, documents can only be viewed. This issue occurs when one or more of the following conditions are true: - Internet connectivity is lost for more than 30 days.
- The computer has not checked into Office Subscription in the last 30 days.
- The computer is not provisioned or was removed from the subscription account.
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- The system clock on client's computer differs from the Office Subscription Service clock.
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Activation requires Internet connectivity, but after thatactivation, the user only has to it is only required that you connect to the Internet at least once every 30 days to check the status of keep the subscription active on your devices. If the computer goes offline for more than 30 days, Office enters a mode with reduced functionality mode until the next time a an internet connection can be made. |
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| title | How many machines/devices can I run this subscription on? |
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Each subscription license allows you to run install Office on up to five machines being Mac or PC. You can also run computers (Mac OS X 10.6 and newer / Windows 7 and newer). Your subscription also allows Office Mobile for Android and/or Office Mobile for iPhone ios on up to 5 mobile devices. |
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| title | Is this a full version Office and available for offline use? |
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Yes, this is full Office on the PC, Mac, iPhone, and Android platform and all are available for offline use. |
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| title | What Operating Systems and devices can I install the Office products on? |
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The student Advantage Office install will work on Windows 7 or greater newer and Mac OS X 10.6 or greaternewer. What applications are included with Office 365 ProPlus for Windows? Word 2013 Excel 2013 |
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Office PowerPoint 2013 OneNote 2013 Access 2013 Publisher 2013 InfoPath 2013 What applications are included with Office 365 ProPlus for Mac? Word 2011 Excel 2011 PowerPoint 2011 Outlook 2011 What is included with Office 365 ProPlus subscription license? Office 365 ProPlus for PC (Office 2013 ProPlus base applications) Office 365 ProPlus for Mac (Office 2011 for Mac base applications) Office Mobile for iPhone Office Mobile for Android |
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Word Mobile Excel Mobile PowerPoint Mobile OneNote and Lync Mobile available as separate download.See here for more options. |
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Word Mobile Excel Mobile PowerPoint Mobile OneNote and Lync Mobile available as separate downloadSee here for more options. |
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Yes, a valid Office Microsoft 365 ProPlus license is tied to a valid Office Microsoft 365 login for students, and is required to enable any of the four Office 365 ProPlus features. How is this different from Office 2013 Professional Plus? The Office 2013 applications are exactly the same however there are some differences including patching, license sign in for usage, and Click-to-run (C2R) technology for rapid installs (2 minutes for quick usage). |
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- Click on the gear in the upper right corner of the screen and select Office Microsoft 365 settings:
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When you’re installing Office, you may get a "Something went wrong…” error. Check out Microsoft's fix for this problem. After you have Office installed, try creating a few documents. If an Office program looks blurry, displays as all black or all white, the screen flickers, or looks different on different computers, see Office 365 doesn’t look right. When you’re installing, you may get a "Something went wrong…” error. Or, if you get some other error, see General troubleshooting for installing Office 2013 and Office 365. More information: You can install the latest version of Office on up to five computers that you use. After you’ve completed the installation, make sure you have automatic updates turned on. NOTE: You can also install the latest version of Office on your Surface Pro. You’ll have all the same programs as Office on a PC. |
If you need assistance with this installation, please contact the ITS Help Desk at (850) 474-2075 or helpdesk@uwf.edu.
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