Microsoft Office Software

Overview

RCTC users have access to catalog of software such as Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Bookings and more through Microsoft 365.

OneDrive is a personal online storage system with 5TB of space when using Office 365, accessible anywhere a user has access to a browser and an Internet connection.

Microsoft Teams allows for collaboration in Office 365 that integrates the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective utilizing instant messaging and video conferencing.

 Users

Students, Employees

 Environment

  • Microsoft 365 

    (STUDENTS: Log in with your StarID@go.minnstate.edu account.  EMPLOYEES: Log in with your StarID@minnstate.edu account)

 Details

Students/Staff have two options for accessing Microsoft Office software:

  1. Microsoft 365 in the cloud (no installation necessary)
    (STUDENTS: Log in with your StarID@go.minnstate.edu account.  EMPLOYEES: Log in with your StarID@minnstate.edu account)
  2. Installing Microsoft 365 Apps locally

 

Advantages of Microsoft 365 in the cloud:

  • Available from any modern computer in any modern browser, as long as you have a connection to the Internet and an account to access.
  • There are no installations, no updates, and nothing required from the user other than logging into the service.
  • Automatically saves progress when working in an app such as Word.
  • Has options to recover/revert to previously saved states.

Advantages of installing Microsoft 365 Apps locally on a computer:

  • Available for off-line editing and viewing when you do not have an Internet connection available.
  • You can install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smart phones.

 

You can access Microsoft 365 in the cloud a couple different ways:

  1. Log into your RCTC E-mail account (https://outlook.office.com/mail/) with your RCTC credentials (Students: StarID@go.minnstate.edu or Employees: StarID@minnstate.edu).  Apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive will be available in the left side-menu or from the "waffle" menu in the upper left corner.
    Microsoft 365 App Launcher
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  2. Go to https://www.microsoft365.com and log in with your RCTC credentials (Students: StarID@go.minnstate.edu or Employees: StarID@minnstate.edu).  Apps such as Outlook E-mail, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others will be available in the left side-menu or from the "waffle" menu in the upper left corner.
    Microsoft 365 Install

 

You can install Office 365 locally by doing the following:

  1. Go to https://www.microsoft365.com and log in with your RCTC credentials (Students: StarID@go.minnstate.edu or Employees: StarID@minnstate.edu). Look for the "Install and more" option in the upper right corner.  Download and install Microsoft 365.  You can install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smart phones.
    Microsoft 365 Install

 

 More Information

  • You must be a current student or current employee of RCTC to access Microsoft 365 apps with a StarID@Minnstate account.
  • You will need to copy any wanted files from your OneDrive before separation, transfer, graduation, or retirement from RCTC.