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All Microsoft Office 365 productivity apps have the same functionality when shared by teachers and students through Canvas.
See the M365 No Prep/Low Prep guide for tips on using the productivity apps.
Word
Word
Word is a word processing tool in the Microsoft 365 suite that allows users to create, edit, and collaborate on documents in real time.
What Word is good for:
What Word is good for:
Word processing
Book Reports/Response
Brochure
Curation & Note Taking
Narratives
Newsletter/Newspaper
Accessibility features:
Accessibility features:
Key features:
Key features:
Web‑based access
Automatic cloud saving
Real‑time collaboration
Comments and suggestions
Basic formatting and layout tools
Insert Images
Templates for common tasks
Sharing and permission controls
Version history
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint is a presentation tool in the Microsoft 365 suite that allows users to create, edit, and collaborate on slideshows in real time.
What PowerPoint is good for:
What PowerPoint is good for:
Book Covers
Brochure
Collage/Scrapbook
Comic Strip
Graphic Organizer
Infographic
Narratives
Postcard/Trading Card
Posters
Accessibility features:
Accessibility features:
Key features:
Key features:
Web‑based access
Automatic cloud saving
Real‑time collaboration
Built‑in design templates and themes
Themed slide creation
Text formatting tools
Insert images and video
Comments and suggestions
Sharing and permission controls
Presentation and slideshow mode
Excel
Excel
Excel is a spreadsheet application in the Microsoft 365 suite that allows users to create, edit, and collaborate on spreadsheets in real time.
What Excel is good for:
What Excel is good for:
Spreadsheets
Tables
Calculations
Graphing
Accessibility features:
Accessibility features:
Key features:
Key features:
Web‑based access
Automatic cloud saving
Real‑time collaboration
Create tables, format cells, adjust columns and rows, and organize data clearly.
Formulas and basic functions
Charts and data visualization
Comments and suggestions
Sharing and permission controls
Forms
Forms
Microsoft Forms is a web‑based tool in the Microsoft 365 suite used to create surveys, quizzes, polls, and forms with automatic data collection and analysis.
What Forms is good for:
What Forms is good for:
Polls
Surveys
Self-Grading Quizzes
Accessibility features:
Accessibility features:
Key features:
Key features:
Easy poll, survey, quizz creation
Multiple question types supported
Quiz features for assessment
Branching (conditional logic)
Real-time response collection
Analytics
Integration with Excel for graphs and charts
OneNote
OneNote
A digital notebook tool in the Microsoft 365 suite that allows users to organize, create, and collaborate on notes in a flexible, multimedia‑rich environment.
What OneNote is good for:
What OneNote is good for:
Personal organization
Portfolios
Accessibility features:
Accessibility features:
Key features:
Key features:
Notebook–Section–Page Organization
Free‑Form Notes & Flexible Layout
Supports text, images, video, file embeds and more
Digital Ink, Drawing, and Handwriting
Real-time Collaboration
Comments and suggestions
Sharing and permission controls
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