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Option B. For current Carleton faculty, staff, and students:

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As long as you are affiliated with Carleton (i.e., have a CarlNetID

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@carleton.edu email address you can log into), use the free subscription for Office 365 Education associated with your CarlNetID

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@carleton.edu email address. No sign-up is required; in any Web browser, open https://portal.office.com and login using your CarlNetID

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@carleton.edu login and password. (This is a “Work or school account”, in case you are prompted.)

See

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article on Office 365 Education for more information on what is included, how to install the desktop version, and how to access full functionality.

Usability Notes:

  • Office 365 expects you to save all your documents in Microsoft OneDrive, which is not the same as Google Drive or Dropbox or your local computer drive. OneDrive is not supported at Carleton, so it will be your responsibility to get documents into and out of OneDrive.
  • Office 365 Outlook Online, or the Mail, People, and Calendar apps on smartphones and tablets, do not work well with our Carleton Gmail or Google Calendar.

Option C: For exiting Carleton faculty and staff (no students):

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Carleton does not administer these purchased subscriptions, so all your interactions will be directly with Microsoft.


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