Important: Activate your Microsoft for Education Account using your Ateneo Email

Before you choose how to join the Finance Officers Hub below, please make sure you activate your free Microsoft Account using your Ateneo email.

Interesting Fact: Did you know that your Ateneo email (username@student.ateneo.edu) comes with free MS Office 365 Education (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.) suite that you can download on your PC, Mac, and other devices (tablets and phones included)? 

• If you are today years old (like most of us in OSA) and only learning about this now, don't worry!   Follow the steps below to activate your Microsoft for Education account:

Step 1: Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-ph/education/products/office

Step 2: Type in your student email account on the "Enter your school email address" box.

Step 3: Select "I'm a student" and follow the steps to activate your Microsoft Account, then proceed using the to Join Option A or Join Option B.

Step 4/Pro tip: Once your Microsoft - OBF account is ready to use, you can actually download other Office 365 on your devices for free!

• If you have downloaded other MS Office apps before like Word and Excel for free using your OBF account, then you are all set! You just need to:

Step 1: Download MS Teams (the web app also works, but we recommend that you download the app on your PC or mac).

Step 2: Login using your student account. If you forgot your password, and can't reset it for some reason, please drop an email to the Ateneo IT Resource Management Office: itrmo@ateneo.edu.

Step 3: When prompted, choose "Work or School Account".

Step 4: Please choose on your device then proceed to either Join Option A or Join Option B.

If your Microsoft - Ateneo Account is already activated, please disregard these steps and proceed to the steps below.