What is Office 365?

Office 365 is a service that is available to all University of Southampton staff and students.

Office 365 encompasses a range of different services, including email for students.

Office 365 provides you with a suite of useful applications including cloud storage via OneDrive for Business, Office Online applications and the ability to download copies of Office products to your computer or mobile device.

Key Points

It’s free!

You can use Office in the “Cloud” where you can use Office apps through a web browser.

You can install Office on your own computer.

You can install Office on your IOS (iPhone/iPad) or Android device.

For Windows, users can download and install: Word 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, OneNote 2016, Access 2016, Publisher 2016, Outlook 2016, Skype for Business, Delve 2016 and more

For Mac, users can download and install: Word 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Skype for Business, Outlook 2016 and more

Important Links

Main page for all Office 365 apps – www.southampton.ac.uk/365

How to install office FOR FREE whilst you are a member of the University – elearn.southampton.ac.uk/office365/install365/

Email access for students: www.southampton.ac.uk/365/mail or alternatively go.soton.ac.uk/mail

Further Direct Links

www.southampton.ac.uk/365/onedrive – Direct access to your OneDrive

www.southampton.ac.uk/365/word – Direct access to Word Online

www.southampton.ac.uk/365/excel – Direct access to Excel Online