What is Office365?
Office365 is a subscription service the university provides for students. It gives you access to Microsoft Office programmes including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote online and you can download it to your computer. You'll need to use these programmes to create your assignments.
How to I get Office365?
Newman provides Office365 on up to 5 devices free-of-charge whilst you are a student. It is a cloud-based service bringing you access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. You can also download it to your device. You can find instructions for installing Office here, on our self-service portal.
Where can I get help?
There are guides to using the Microsoft 365 programmes here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365
Microsoft Word is word processing software. It's where you will create written work, including essays. Click here for a guide to using Word.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation programme, which can also be used to create posters. Click here for a guide to using PowerPoint.
Microsoft Excel is a programme for making spreadsheets. It is useful for laying out data and organising research. Click here for a guide to using Excel.
Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking programme, useful for collaboration. Click here for a guide to using OneNote.
See here a series of Microsoft guides to help you make your content more accessible when using these programmes.
Find here answers to frequently asked questions about Microsoft 365.