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Microsoft 365

The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus now offers all students Microsoft Office for free!

The Microsoft Office product permits users to store and share documents online and undertake research. The new tools are perfect for facilitating individual school assignments, group projects and the activities of student clubs and societies.
 
Use your student email to get your free copy of Office on any device for up to 15  concurrent installations.

Learn About MyCaveHill Mail »


OneDrive

OneDrive is a personal library for storing and organizing your academic documents. It integrates into both Microsoft 365 and all Windows, Mac, and mobile device platforms. Which means that you can access your files almost anywhere and anytime.
 
Features:
  • OneDrive cloud storage – up to 100GB per person. *2
  • Share large files with others directly from your OneDrive cloud storage.
  • Access your files using the OneDrive desktop app on your PC, the Android or iOS mobile app on your mobile devices or directly on the web.

 *2 New 100GB Data Storage Limit for OneDrive: What You Need to Know
 
  1. What is changing?
Microsoft has implemented a OneDrive storage quota up to 100GB  on its free subscription accounts for all higher education institutions.
 
  1.  How will I know if I have exceeded the storage quota?
You will receive a warning notification via your student email from Microsoft, when you are approaching or have surpassed the storage limit. Learn how to review your files here »
 
  1. What happens if I exceed my new OneDrive storage quota?
If you exceed the limit, you will be unable to edit, copy, upload, or sync files in OneDrive until you reduce your storage within the limit.
 
After 12 months of exceeding your OneDrive storage quota, your OneDrive files may be deleted and once deleted, files are non-recoverable. See details on this Microsoft Support Page »
 
  1.  What actions should I take to manage my storage?
Review your storage utilization regularly to understand how much storage you are using.  Relocate any large and unnecessary files to your local drive or another cloud storage service. Learn how to review your usage and identify large files in OneDrive »
 
 

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise


This service provides students the access to a full version of Office 365 software that can be downloaded and installed on personal computing devices. The software can be installed and activated on up to 5 personal devices.
 
To Install:
Go to https://aka.ms/office-install
Login with your MyCaveHill Mail address
Click the “Install Office” button and follow the steps

 

Important Links

Sign-in to access all web apps https://office.com
Install the M365 Apps on your PC https://aka.ms/office-install
   

Getting Started with Microsoft 365
To Navigate to Microsoft 365, Click Sign in to Microsoft 365
 
On the page click button    
 
 
 
 
Select this option    
 
Enter your email address provided, Click next
Enter the password provided, Click Sign in.
Follow any other on-screen instructions.
When completed you will see this page