Microsoft Office 365
Last Updated: 03/28/2018
Overview
Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based suite of solutions that includes Exchange Online as the email and calendaring environment, as well as collaborative office applications such as Office Web Apps, Office desktop applications, SharePoint, and Skype for Business.
Office 365 Login
Access your Office 365 online applications by logging into the Office 365 portal page with a combination of your CULoginName @colorado.edu and IdentiKey password.
Only CULoginName @colorado.edu will work for accessing Office 365 applications, not the common preferred email address format of first.last @colorado.edu (as shown below).
What applications do I receive?
All faculty, staff, and students (alumni are currently excluded) receive the following applications during the initial implementation of Office 365 on the CU Boulder campus:
Skype for Business
Instant messaging, online meetings, voice and video conferencing, and screen sharing
Office 365 Video
Online portal used to post and stream videos within specific organizations and groups
Office 365 Resource Library
Library of all Office 365 online applications and resources including OneNote, To-Do and more.
Exchange Online Migration
The Exchange Online email and calendaring migration from Exchange 2007 has been completed. Visit the Exchange Online page to learn more about the Outlook Web App, configuring mail clients, and much more.
Benefits
- Mobility: Work from virtually anywhere using trusted Office applications across your favorite devices--PCs, Macs, and mobile devices--and seamlessly move and work with your Office documents locally on your device or in the online environment.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with teammates, partners, and customers with documents that are always up to date and accessible from almost anywhere.
- Communication: Skype for Business serves as your communication and presence hub making it easy to see when someone is available, connect via instant message, audio or video calls and host online meetings.
- Content Management: SharePoint Online makes it easy to set up and manage online communities, wikis and blogs, make customized forms and create and manage content and documents.
- Exchange Online: Access email and calendars on the go and keep everyone in sync with enterprise-grade email and shared calendars. And, move up to 50 GB quotas.
- Free Software: The Office 365 ProPlus program allows current CU Boulder faculty, staff and students to download the latest versions of Microsoft Office software at no cost.
Who can get it
| Affiliation | What apps you receive |
|---|---|
| Faculty & Staff | Office Online, One Drive for Business, SharePoint, Skype for Business, Exchange Online, Office 365 Video, and To-Do List. |
| Students & Retirees | Office Online, One Drive for Business, SharePoint, Skype for Business, and Office 365 Video. |