Microsoft Office ProPlus for Students 06/04/2014 From the portal homepage you will click on the link to access your Morton College “Student
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Morton College 6/4/2014
Office 365 ProPlus now available FREE to all Morton College Students Office 365 ProPlus is available to all current registered Morton College students. MC students can download and install the Microsoft Office suite of applications for home and personal use while an active student @ Morton College – all for FREE! What is Office 365 ProPlus? Office 365 ProPlus is a subscription based service from Microsoft that allows students to download Office programs such as: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access and OneNote. In addition, students can install the Office suite of programs on five, yes 5 different devices. These devices range from Windows computers/laptops to Macs running OS X and mobile devices like the Apple iPad! Morton College is able to provide current registered students Office for free because of a newly launched program from Microsoft called “Student Advantage.” The “Student Advantage” program provides students with free access to Microsoft Office for the time you are actively enrolled in school. This gives the student the ability to work with and learn business standard software. For system requirements, please visit: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/system-requirementsfor-office-2013-and-office-365-proplus-HA102785958.aspx This sounds great! How do I get it? Visit the Panther Portal @ https://my.morton.edu and login with your portal username & password. Click “Submit.”
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From the portal homepage you will click on the link to access your Morton College “Student Email.”
You will be presented with an OWA (Outlook Web App) splash page while the email loads. Once the splash page loads the main email window with your inbox items will be shown.
In the steps below, we will begin the process of installing Microsoft Office for Windows!
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Locate the “gear” icon in the upper right hand corner of the page and click on “Office 365 Settings.”
From the “Office 365 Settings” page, click on “Software.” The software section of the settings page hosts the software that is available to download.
Continue with the installation on the following pages!
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From the “Software” page, ensure that “Office” is selected. This indicates that the latest version of Microsoft Office will be installed and includes the office suite of applications listed. Select your preferred language. By default, the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office will be installed. You can choose to have the 64-bit version installed by clicking on “Advanced” by the version section and selecting 64-bit. *Please note: 32-bit Microsoft Office is recommended. Click “install” when ready to proceed with the installation. Click “Run” or “Save” on the setup prompt.
Getting Things Ready! The introductory Microsoft Office screen is presented during the installation process.
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You may see the following in the Windows Taskbar informing the status of the Office installation. During this phase, please do not disconnect from the internet or restart your computer.
The “Welcome to your new Office” screen will open. Click “Next.”
The “First things first” screen will open. Select “Use recommended settings” or “No thanks” to help Microsoft improve the Office product. View the license agreement by clicking “View Agreement”. To accept the license and proceed with the installation, click “Accept.”
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The “Sign in” will open. When ready to proceed, click “Sign-in”
Enter your Morton College email address in the “sign in” screen. Click “Next.” Example shown:
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If presented with “We Need a Little More Help” window, please select “Organizational Account” and sign in using your complete Morton College email address and password. *The password is the same as your Panther Portal/Blackboard account.
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The “Meet OneDrive” screen will open. OneDrive allows you to save your files to the “cloud” and access them from another computer in another location. Click “Next.”
Hello…! How would you like your Office to look? Select your background preference and click “Next.”
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“Take a look at what’s new!” Take a look at the new features of Microsoft Office. Click “Take a look” for an introduction” or “No, thanks.”
Welcome to Microsoft Office! You’re good to go! Click “All done!”
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The installation process is complete! You can find your newly installed Microsoft Office applications from the Start Menu in Windows 7 or the Start Screen in Windows 8. Returning to the “Office 365 Settings>Software page will allow you to manage your installs. *Remember, you get to install Microsoft Office on up to five (5) devices. These devices can include; laptops, desktops/workstations, Word App for Apple iPad, Office App for iPhone and other smartphone & tablet devices.
What happens when I graduate or not a current student @ Morton College? The software will be installed on your home/personal computer, smartphone or tablet device. As long as you remain an active student taking courses @ Morton College your copy of Office on devices on which you have installed will remain licensed. Once you graduate or leave Morton College, you can continue using the software by purchasing a license directly from Microsoft.
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