MS Office 365 Tutorials

Microsoft Office 365 is the cloud (web-based) version of Microsoft office that many of us are familiar with!  

The University of Maine System offers the Microsoft Office 365 Suite of programs to faculty, staff, and students for free.  

Visit office.com and "Sign in" using your maine.edu email address. Office can be installed for use on one personal computer (PC or MAC), at no cost by signing in and selecting "Install Office". The online version (Office 365) may also be used, if you are unable to download on your personal device. 


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MAC or PC, as a Student You Get MS Office for FREE!

The University of Maine System has an agreement with Microsoft that allows all of our students, faculty, and staff the personal use of certain Microsoft Office products.

The full MS Office package can be downloaded for Windows or Mac OS X on up to 5 personally owned devices. You can also access Microsoft’s online, collaborative version of the Office suite, called OneDrive on any computer with an internet connection.

OneDrive includes access to the following Microsoft tools:

Let's Look at How...


Looking to install Office on your device?

Now, if you would like to install Office on your device (the device install includes access to Microsoft Publisher), follow the additional steps:


Access Microsoft Tutorials, As You Need Them:

Troubleshooting Assignment Submission

Did you know that you can easily add your Microsoft 365 documents to a Brightspace Assignment? Let's look at how:


Troubleshooting Writing Conventions

You can use MS Office 365 Editor or Turnitin Draft Coach for Word tools to check your writing before you turn your assignments in! Here's how:

Where to Get Help

If you have technical difficulties, with downloading Microsoft Office or accessing Office 365 online, please reach out to  our UMS:IT Support team by: