Office 365 for students
Each Palacký University student can now download full current version of Microsoft Office Professional for free for up to five of student's devices (computers, tablets, smartphones). The licence for these products is valid until graduation (or end of studies). Students can also use Office 365 package.
Furthermore, students can use 1TB storage space on OneDrive. Cloud storage OneDrive enables every student to store any file needed. If student is connected to the internet, the file will available to the student anywhere in the world.
Login to Office 365
There are several ways to access Office 365 web services.
- using special input address http://portal.upol.cz/office365
- after login to Portal UP click the Office 365 link
- you can use this „shortcut“ to access the UP e-mail https://outlook.com/upol.cz
Step 1
Click the link http://portal.upol.cz/office365
Step 2
Fill in your login details, your login is your [[Speciální:MyLanguage/ Portal UP|Portal ID]] in form PortalID@upol.cz and your password which you set up in the Portal.
Students login will look like: 20021111@upol.cz, dvorak04@upol.cz. Students can find their Portal ID in Portal tab Contacts. Employees user ID is the same as their Portal login: např. kocickov@upol.cz. Employees should find their login details from the [[Speciální:MyLanguage/ Spravci pocitacove site|computer network administrators]].
Notice: Your eduroam login detail is not your e-mail address.
Step 3
Click the settings button in upper-right corner and choose Office 365 services settings.
Step 4
Now click the Software link.
Step 5
You can change the language or bit version of the Office package in the Software tab. 32bit version is set by default. Now click on the install button.
Step 6
You can either download or run the installation file. We chose run for the purposes of this manual.
Noteː You might be asked to confirm that you want to run the file right now.
Step 7
Your Office instalation should begin right now.
Fill in your login details, your login is your [[Speciální:MyLanguage/ Portal UP|Portal ID]] in form PortalID@upol.cz and your password which you set up in the Portal.
After you login, your new Microsoft Office will welcome you.
You can choose whether you want to send information on the use of Office to the Microsoft, and then click Accept.
Microsoft Office will begin its instalation immediatelly, if you chose to run the instalation. However, it should also begin immediatelly if you chose to download the instalation program.
Login problems
- you changed your account information too soon after creating the account – problem usual for students. If there is a password change on the day student was enrolled in studies, it will change overnight in our Active Directory system. Try changing the password again.
- insufficient amount of time has passed to assign Office 365 licences – licence assignment can take up to 24 hours, which is the period from creating an account in univesity Active Directory. Try to login on the following day.
- you do not have Office 365 account – non-standard situation occured, please contact your computer network administrator. Your administrator will check validity of your account.