Information Technology

Office 365 Education for Students is an Office 365 plan that is available at no additional charge to current Marshall students, which allows students to install the latest version of Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices including Android, iPad®, and Windows tablets. It includes 1 TB of OneDrive storage, managed by Marshall University, for schoolwork and homework. In addition, students can edit and collaborate using Office Online, Yammer, and SharePoint Sites.

What’s Included

Featured Products & Applications

Student Email

All currently enrolled students have a personal email account using Office 365 email, otherwise known as MUMail. This can be accessed through the myMU portal.

OneDrive

Create, edit and share documents from any device and work together with other people at the same time. OneDrive provides students with 1 TB of storage for you to manage work files, with the ability for IT to protect important data.  Visit our OneDrive page for more info.

OneNote

OneNote allows for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users’ notes (handwritten or typed), drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries. Great for keeping track of important lecture notes or quick and easy drafting of papers.

Skype for Business

Stay in touch with colleagues and students using the device you want. Skype for Business, formerly Microsoft Lync, is available on your desktop, laptop, mobile devices, and tablets. Features include unified voice and video calls, meetings, and instant messaging on a secure connection anywhere you have network connectivity.

How do I get Office 365?

Download Office 365 Products for Students

1. Sign into your myMU account using your MUNET Username and Password.
2. Select MUMail, then select the gear icon at the top right of the screen.
3. Select Office 365, located toward the bottom of the menu which appears.
4. Select Install Status on the left portion of the screen
5. Select Install Desktop Applications.
6. Follow the prompts to download and install Microsoft Office on your computer. It may take several minutes to complete.

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Login To Your Student Email

On Your Computer

1. Head to MyMU by clicking here.
2. Enter your MUNET Username & Password. Select login.
3. On the left side, under Launch Pad select your Office 365 email icon.

On Your Phone

Android

1. Select Settings
2. Select Accounts & Sync
3. Select the Add button (+) to add an account
4. Select Exchange AutoSync as the type of account
5. Select Manual Setup
6. Enter the following:
   • Email Address: username@live.marshall.edu
   • Server Address: outlook.office365.com if an error message is received after selecting Next use: m.outlook.com
   • Domain: leave blank
   • Username: username@live.marshall.edu
   • Password: MUNET Password
   • Ensure this server requires an encrypted SSL connection is checked
7. Select Next

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iPhone / iPad

1. Select Settings
2. Select Accounts & Passwords
3. Select Add Account
4. Select Microsoft Exchange as the account type
5. Enter the following:
   • Email: username@live.marshall.edu
   • Domain: leave blank
   • Username: username@live.marshall.edu
   • Password: MUNET Password
   • Description: ex: Marshall Email
6. Select Next
   • The server field should auto fill, if not use: outlook.office365.com
7. Select Next
8. If you wish to turn on Contact, turn the switch to ON. Select Save

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Windows Phone

1. Select Settings
2. Select Email & Accounts
3. Select Add An Account, select Outlook
4. Enter the following:
   • Email Address: username@live.marshall.edu
   • Password: MUNET Password
5. Select Sign In
6. Select Done

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