Technology
Microsoft 365
Last modified 2/21/2024
Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365) is a collection of apps and communication tools, including Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), available to all current students, faculty, and staff at Illinois State University. Information on logging into the Microsoft 365 portal is available in Logging in to Microsoft 365
Warning
Office 365 access will be revoked 12 months after a University member officially leaves the University. It is strongly recommended that students who graduate or cease active enrollment in classes, and faculty/staff who leave the University’s employ, transfer any important emails and files from their ISU Office 365 accounts into a personal account prior to losing access. Additional information is listed in Technology Access After Leaving Illinois State University.
Note
Illinois State University retirees will retain their access to Microsoft 365 however, they will be unable to utilize Office apps downloaded from the Microsoft 365 portal. Web versions of Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint will remain available. Other apps including Teams and Power BI are also unavailable.
The following apps can be found in the Microsoft 365 portal. Some apps as well as the Office Suite may be downloaded from the online portal. Assistance with accessing these apps is available in Launching Apps in Microsoft 365.
- Microsoft 365 Group
- Microsoft Bookings
- Microsoft Forms
- Microsoft OneNote
- Microsoft OneNote Class Notebook
- Microsoft Planner
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Stream
- Microsoft Teams
- Adding and Deleting Users in Microsoft Teams
- Channels in Microsoft Teams
- Create a Shared Channel in Microsoft Teams
- How to Customize Notifications in Microsoft Teams
- How to Resubscribe to a Group in Teams
- Install Adobe Creative Cloud Connector for Microsoft Teams
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
- Linking OneDrive Files in Microsoft Teams
- Managing Channels in Microsoft Teams
- Managing External Users in Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Teams Grid v. List View
- Microsoft Teams OneNote after Leaving or Deleting a Team
- Request the Creation of a Team for Microsoft Teams
- Shared Channels in Microsoft Teams
- Switching from Old Microsoft (MS) Teams to New MS Teams
- Unable to join Private Teams Channel(s)
- Unable to Remove Members from Microsoft Teams Using the Search Feature
- Microsoft To Do
- Office Online
- Microsoft Whiteboard
Additional Information
The Microsoft 365 portal also allows you to perform administrative functions around your account, including: