Microsoft Office 365 for students and employees

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Microsoft Office 365 is available for UT employees and students. Microsoft Office 365 is a Cloud service that consists of several applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint which can be used both in the Cloud as well as on your own device. It also includes data storage (Microsoft OneDrive for Business).

Data storage within OneDrive for Business is not a replacement for the data storage of the UT, but is offered as an additional service. For a list of the advantages and disadvantages of OneDrive refer to the FAQ below.

  • Description

    We offer the following Office365 applications to employees and students:


    Application

    employees

    students

    Microsoft Forms

    x

    x

    Microsoft Planner

    x

     

    Microsoft Teams

    x

    x

    Office365 ProPlus (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

    x

    x

    Office Online (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote)

    x

     

    OneDrive for Business

    x

    x

    Power BI

    x

     

    Power BI Pro

    (x)

     

    Stream for Office365

    x

     

    Sway

    x

    x

    Visio

    x

     

    Yammer

    x

     

     For more information on the various applications, see the FAQ's down below.

  • Portal and Log on

    UT employees and students can log on using the UT email address. 
    https://portal.office.com

  • Requests

    Office 365 is available for all. There is no need to make a request, except for Microsoft Project. Only employees can order it at the Self-service Portal

  • Costs

    This service is offered free of charge to staff and students. This applies to all applications, with the exception of Power BI Pro and Visio, which require a single-user licence, available against payment.

  • Conditions

    To use this service, you must work at one of the UT departments or study at UT, and you need an active network connection.

  • Supply

    Office 365 is available immediately.

  • Support

    Should you require any support, we refer to our FAQ's. If you have any further questions or you would like to report a fault, please contact the Service Desk ICT.

FAQ

  • FAQ Employees
    • Where do I find Office 365?

      NOTE: Office 365 is only available if you are employed by the UT.

      1. Go to portal.office.com
        A login screen appears, fill out your UT email address.
        You will be transferred to a login screen of the University of Twente.
      2. Fill out your password that belongs to your UT email address.
      3. After you are logged in, you can use the different applications of Microsoft Office 365 Office 365 ProPlus can be downloaded locally by pressing the button on the right and follow the steps.
    • How can I setup the e-mail with Office 365?

      Click here for the manual.

    • Applications in the Office 365 environment

      A list of van applications which can be used in the Office 365 environment:

      OneDrive for Business

      OneDrive is the online storage service of Microsoft. It can be compared to services like Google Drive and Dropbox. Microsoft gives 1TB storage space per user for OneDrive for Business.
      In comparison with OneDrive (for private use), OneDrive for Business is not scanned by Microsoft for commercial purposes.

      Keep in mind when you store data in OneDrive, that this is a Cloud service of an American company, so the Patriot act is applicable.

    • Office 365 ProPlus

      Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus contains the desktop version of Microsoft Office with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Outlook in one package. With Office 365 ProPlus you can use the newest versions of the Office applications. Office 365 ProPlus can be installed on 5 devices, both on Mac and Windows. Besides that, the Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps can be used on 5 different mobile devices. You can access your data from all your devices, regardless if you are on- or offline.

      Office Online

      This is the online web browser based version of Microsoft Office. It contains the lite versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

      Microsoft Teams

      Microsoft Teams is the new chat service of Microsoft that is integrated with Office 365. This service enables more efficient collaborations in teams.

      Microsoft Planner

      With Planner your team can easily make new plans, organize and allocate tasks, share files, chat about work and receive updates about the team progress.

      Stream for Office 365

      A video service for the business market to share video’s internally. It can be compared to the possibilities and flexibility of YouTube for example, but with the security level that a business user may expect with a document management system.  

      Sway

      Sway is a new app of Microsoft Office which you can use to make and share interactive reports, personal stories, presentations and more.

      Microsoft Forms

      Microsoft Forms can be used for making questionnaires, tests and surveys and quickly see the incoming results. When making a test or a form, others can be invited to fill this out through a web browser, even on mobile devices. As soon as the answers are given, you can use the build-in analysis for evaluating the answers. Form data, like test results, can be easily exported to Excel for extra analysis or rating.

      PowerBI

      Power BI converts data from your organization to rich analyses and clear visual reports. Give decision makers on any level insights in relevant info, anytime, anyplace and via any device. Sending on future goals will become more easy this way.

      Yammer

      Yammer is a closed social network for organizations and is based on open communication. For example, you can solve support issues, collect project and document feedback, and send out recommended procedures. Yammer groups are a place where members can start a project faster, engage in discussion lines and customers and involve suppliers in conversations

      Office 365 offers more applications, but these are not provided via the cloud. The reason for this is that the UT provides alternative solutions for these applications. Also, it is possible that Microsoft provides new services.

      Applications not provided via Office 365: 

      • Microsoft Projects (employees can order it at the Self-service portal).
      • SharePoint. Instead, use sharepoint.utwente.nl.
    • What do I have to keep in mind with data storage in OneDrive for Business?

      As said, an important service of Microsoft 365 is OneDrive for Business. OneDrive can be used for storage of data in the Microsoft Cloud. Microsoft provides 1TB storage per user in OneDrive for Business.

    • What are the (dis)advantages of the use of OneDrive?

      Advantages:

      • You can reach your data from any place, any time, from every device with all kind of operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux), as long as you have an internet-connection.
      • Data can easily be shared with others. You decide who can approach your data.
      • High reliability and availability.
      • No costs until 1Tb storage.
      • Data on which you are working are copied to your local computer (cached), so you still can work on your documents when you are offline. As soon as you reconnect to the internet, the newest versions will be synchronized.

      Disadvantages:

      • Your data is stored in the Cloud of an American company and your data can be searched by the American government under the Patriot Act.
      • 1TB is the maximum storage capacity, without exceptions.
      • Dependence of Microsoft
      • To reach actual data on OneDrive you need to have a network connection.
      • When you are no longer an employee, your right to use this version of Office ends. Collaboration documents which you created will not be approached by others, unless you take care of a good transfer. 
    • What are the consequences of storing my data in OneDrive?

      The data you save in OneDrive is in the cloud. That means the data are in an environment that is not physically on the UT. However, that does not mean that the data storage is not safe. For many data this is not a problem and the cloud can be used as storage.

      But data saved in an American cloud like Microsoft OneDrive can be examined by the American government in the context of the Patriot Act, to prevent terrorism.

      The official UT guidelines about privacy and security can be found here.

    • What kind of data can I put in the cloud, or not?

      LISA ICT advises to decide for yourself which data are suitable for storing in the cloud. For personal information we advise you to store the data ‘within the UT’.

    • What are the other options for data storage?

      SURFdrive

      When you want to store data in the cloud but don’t want to use a non-European cloud, SURFdrive can be used.

      SURF is a Dutch institution that services a cloud with a datacenter in the Netherlands. The Patriot Act is not applicable on this cloud. For more info or use of SURFdrive, go to www.surfdrive.nl/en.

      Local data storage

      When you think your data are not suitable for cloud storage, it is possible to store data within the UT domain, on premise. Several options are possible:

      • For personal data/ small amount of data, use the M, P or U partition. Click here
      • For large amounts of data, other solutions are possible, click here.

      Besides this standard solutions it is also possible to get a customized solution. For more information please contact a LISA account manager or the LISA ICT Servicedesk at 5577 or Servicedesk-ict@utwente.nl.

    • How do I see the difference between the UT OneDrive and my private OneDrive?

      In OneDrive, click on the Cloud icon. If you are logged in via your UT account, you will see ‘University of Twente’. You can also see the way you are logged in by clicking the gear-icon with the right mouse-button.

    • Does Office365 work under Wine?

      No. Unfortunately Office365 does not work under Wine.

  • FAQ Students
    • Where do I find Office 365?
      1. Go to portal.office.com.
      2. A login screen appears, fill out your UT e-mail address.
      3. You will be transferred to a login screen of the University of Twente.
      4. Fill out your password that belongs to your s-number.
      5. After you are logged in, you can use the different applications of Microsoft Office 365. You can download Office 365 ProPlus locally by pressing the button on the right and follow the steps.

      NOTE: after you installed Office 365 locally please log on again.  

    • Already installed Office 365?

      For students who already installed Office 365 (for example via SURFspot) please follow this procedure:

      Start MS Word and navigate to File --> Account --> Sign in. Fill out your UT e-mail address.

    • Applications in the Office 365 environment

      A list of applications which can be used in the Office 365 environment:

      OneDrive for Business

      OneDrive is the online storage service of Microsoft. It can be compared to services like Google Drive and Dropbox. Microsoft gives 1TB storage space per user for OneDrive for Business.
      In comparison with OneDrive (for private use), OneDrive for Business is not scanned by Microsoft for commercial purposes.

      Keep in mind when you store data in OneDrive, that this is a Cloud service of an American company, so the Patriot act is applicable.

      More info/ tutorials:  

       Office 365 ProPlus

      Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus provides locally all programs you are used to of Microsoft Office. Think Word, Excel and PowerPoint in one package. With Office 365 ProPlus you can use the newest versions of the Office applications for your device. Office 365 ProPlus can be installed on 5 devices, both on Mac as Windows devices. Besides that, the apps for Word, Excel and PowerPoint can be used on 5 different mobile devices. You can get to your data from all your devices, regardless if you are on- or offline.

      More info/ tutorials:  

      https://support.office.com 

      Sway

      Sway is a new app of Microsoft Office which you can use to make and share interactive reports, personal stories, presentations and more.

      More info/ tutorials:  

      https://support.office.com/en-us/sway

      Microsoft Forms

      Microsoft Forms can be used for making questionnaires, tests and surveys and quickly see  the incoming results. When making a test or a form, others can be invited to fill this out through a web browser, even on mobile devices. As soon as the answers are given, you can use the build-in analysis for evaluating the answers. Form data, like test results, can be easily exported to Excel for extra analysis or rating.

      More info/ tutorials:    

      https://support.office.com/en-US/forms

    • What do I have to keep in mind with data storage in OneDrive for Business?

      As said, an important service of Microsoft 365 is OneDrive for Business. OneDrive can be used for storage of data in the Microsoft Cloud. Microsoft provides 1TB storage per user in OneDrive for Business.

    • What are the (dis)advantages of the use of OneDrive?

      Advantages:

      • You can reach your data from any place, any time, from every device with all kind of operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux), as long as you have an internet-connection.
      • Data can easily be shared with others. You decide who can approach your data.
      • High reliability and availability.
      • No costs until 1Tb storage.
      • Data on which you are working are copied to your local computer (cached), so you still can work on your documents when you are offline. As soon as you reconnect to the internet, the newest versions will be synchronized.

      Disadvantages:

      • Your data is stored in the Cloud of an American company and your data can be searched by the American government under the Patriot Act.
      • 1TB is the maximum storage capacity, without exceptions.
      • To reach actual data on OneDrive you need to have a network connection.
      • When you are no longer a student, your right to use this version of Office ends. Collaboration documents which you created will not be approached by others, unless you take care of a good transfer.  
    • How do I see the difference between the UT OneDrive and my private OneDrive?

      In OneDrive, click on the Cloud icon. If you are logged in via your student-number, you will see ‘University of Twente’. You can also see the way you are logged in by clicking the gear-icon with the right mouse-button.

    • Does Office365 work under Wine?

      No. Unfortunately Office365 does not work under Wine.

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