Installing Microsoft Office 365 Education
Microsoft Office 365 Education for Adams State University Students and Employees
Computing Services is excited to announce that Microsoft Office 365 Education is available to Adams State University students and employees to install on their personal devices for free! Office 365 Education can be installed on any of your personal devices.
You will need a valid username@adams.edu email address to qualify.
Office 365 for Education includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, Teams, and Visio plus more.
Downloading and Installing Microsoft Office 365 Education
Sign up for Office 365 for Education at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office
Enter your email address and click "Get Started" You must register with your Adams State University @adams.edu email address.
Please note your Office 365 account is separate from your main Adams student account. Password resets on your main Adams account will not be reflected in your Office 365 Education account.
3. Follow the steps until you get to the page below:
On the right side, click "Install and more" to proceed to download the Office 365 apps for Windows, Mac, or mobile devices.
4. After selecting Install Microsoft 365 apps, you should be redirected to your Microsoft account page.
You will then see the Office apps & devices section.
Select Install Office
5. Once you do that go to your downloads shown on your browser, select the Microsoft application and allow it to install on your device.
Faculty/Staff members may need an admin username and login to download this.
Extra step for Mac users:
After following the instructions above your mac device will have extra steps.
The Microsoft 365 and Office for Mac Installer will pop up.
Select continue
2. Agree with the terms of the software license agreement
3. Select a Destination
Install for all users of this computer
Continue
4. Select 'Install'
5. Once Installation is done you should see that the installation was successful
If after installing the Office apps you are still unable to edit documents, in the Office app you're using click "Activate" in the bottom left and then sign in with your student email address.
You'll then select "Work or school account" and enter the password for your student email one last time to be able to edit and save Office documents.
Mobile Device Downloads and Microsoft Resources
Office 365 Education for Android Devices
Install Office Mobile from the Google Play Store.
Search Office on the Google Play Store
Tap Office (Microsoft 365) to open it. Click the Install button and swipe through the introduction, and then tap Get Started.
Type your Password, and then tap Sign in.
Office 365 Education for Apple iOS Devices
To edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote files on your iPhone or iPad, you need to install the apps and sign in with your school account.
If you don't have any of the Office Apps on iPhone or iPad installed, download the apps from the Apple App Store.
Tap any Office app to open it. Swipe through the introduction, and tap Sign In.
To use the premium features in the app, on the Sign in page, type in your Microsoft Office 365 school account associated with your Office 365 subscription, and then tap Next.
Type your Password, and then tap Sign in.
Office 365 Learning Center
Visit the Office 365 learning center to learn how to install, setup, and use Office applications on all your devices.
Troubleshooting Office 365 Installation
Office 365 Education Troubleshooting Guide
Forgot your Office 365 Education Password
If you are having trouble logging into your Adams State University Gmail account please contact the Computing Services Helpdesk at 719-587-7741 or computingservices@adams.edu