Microsoft 365

Current TU students, faculty and staff get Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Forms, To Do, etc.)
at no cost. Faculty/staff use Outlook for email and calendaring and students will use Outlook by the end of the spring 2023 term. To see all apps available through your TU account, sign in and click the “Apps” icon
on the sidebar.

Students must have a valid NetID to access these apps. NetIDs remain active until 18 months
after the last semester attended. 

Microsoft Projects

Student move to Microsoft 365

Student email, calendar and storage accounts are moving from Google to Microsoft 365.
You can start using OneDrive for storage now. Learn more about the project at towson.edu/M365forStudents. 

How to access

Microsoft 365 allow you to access and share documents from any computer or mobile
device with an Internet connection.  You must have an active TU NetID, and you may
have to perform Duo Multi-Factor Authentication when accessing Microsoft 365 services. 

Self-Help Resources

Get an overview of Microsoft 365.  

Excel

Excel is a spreadsheet software program, and a powerful documentation, data visualization
and analysis tool.

Forms

Create a form or quiz with questions, define settings, share your form, and check
the results. Learn more about using Forms. 

If you are collecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or need a form for
the University website, see Requesting Electronic Forms.

Lists

Track information and organize work. Create a list from scratch, from Excel, from
an existing list, or from a template. Learn more about using Microsoft Lists. 

OneDrive

This cloud service stores and protects files and allows you to share them from anywhere
on any device.

OneNote

OneNote is a digital note-taking app that provides a single place for keeping all of your notes, research, plans, and information. Learn more about using OneNote.

Outlook

Outlook on the Web is TU’s email and calendar service for faculty and staff. Send
and receive email messages, manage calendars, store contact names and numbers and
track tasks. Students will use Outlook for email and calendar starting in spring/summer
2023. Learn more about the project and see migration schedule.

PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a slideshow presentation tool.

SharePoint

SharePoint serves as a single source for storing, viewing, and updating documents
within an organization while providing additional features such as a calendar, task
list, announcements and more. 

Word

Word is a text processing and visual document creation tool that allows for collaboration,
sharing and editing. 

Support

Access Microsoft’s searchable help articles. Explore LinkedIn for additional ways to use Microsoft 365. If you have trouble logging in with your NetID, contact the OTS Faculty/Staff Help Center or Student Computing Services.