How do I access Office 365 software through Carthage?
Answer
Carthage faculty, staff, and students may obtain an Office 365 account for free through the College.
FOR STUDENTS
- Log in to the OneLogin portal with your Carthage username and password (https://carthage.onelogin.com/).
- Click on the Office 365 icon (it may be under the "Carthage: Everything" tab).
- Once inside the Office 365 portal, click on "Apps" on the left-side navigation.
- Click the "Install apps" button in the top right. Choose "Install Microsoft Office 365 apps."
- You may get another page that says "My Account." Click "Install Office" under "Office apps & devices.
- The software will be downloaded onto your computer. Find the "Downloads" folder and the OfficeSetup.exe file (for Windows) or the .dmg file (for Mac). Click on this file to begin the installation.
- Follow the instructions to finish the installation. You may install the current version of Office on up to five devices.
Once that is finished, open Word in your "All Programs" folder (for Windows) or your "Applications" folder (for Mac). You should find Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. Open one of the programs. You may be asked to log in. Do so with your Carthage email address and password.
PLEASE NOTE:
- If you already have a version of Office on your device, you may need to uninstall that version before installing this one.
- Microsoft Access is not included in the free Office 365 package that Carthage offers.
FOR STAFF/FACULTY
Faculty and staff are not automatically provided a software license in the same way students are. If you are interested in the software, please email help@carthage.edu and we will assign you a license. Then you will follow the steps above in the "For Students" section.
QUESTIONS?
Email help@carthage.edu