Activating MS Office 365

How to Activate MS Office 365

1. Go to www.office.com and click sign in

2. Type your Office User ID: username@student.wis.edu.hk

Note: Your office username is different from your school email address.

3. Select "Work or school account" if given the option to choose the type of Office account

4. Type your password and click Sign in.

5. You will be required to provide an email address or mobile phone number in case you forget your password.

Please use your school email address eg. username@wis.edu.hk.

6. You will be redirected to your Office Home page if login was successful. You can download applications from here. You can use the same user ID and password to activate Office 365 on your computer.

Reset Your Password

1. Click "Forgotten my password" on the sign in page

2. Type your User ID (username@student.wis.edu.hk) for Office. Enter the characters in the picture or words on screen.

3. Select available verification method (eg. recovery email, sms or call). You will receive a temporary password depending on your chosen verification method. Proceed to Office.com and try to sign in using the temporary password.

If you do not see the verification page below, proceed to Step 4.

4. If you see the error page below, send an email to helpdesk@wis.edu.hk to request a password reset. A temporary password will be emailed to you. Proceed to Step 1 after receiving a temporary password by email.

10. Sign in to Word using your user ID and password. This will activate your copy of Office.