Office 365 for U of M Students — FREE!

August 21, 2015 —

Educators, Information Services & Technology, staff and administration at the University of Manitoba are united behind a single goal — helping to prepare our students to become the best they can be.

Our university has partnered with Microsoft to provide an exciting new benefit that aims to go a long way in achieving that goal. We are now offering Office to every one of our students for free. This automatically updatable, subscription-based software ensures our students always have the latest version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and more for as long as they’re a student here and the program continues.

Install on up to 5 compatible PCs and Macs, plus 5 tablets including iPad/iPhone, Android and Windows Phone
Use with OneDrive (1 TB) for automatic device syncing
Gain valuable skills on the world’s most popular document software
Use the same programs as the faculty to ensure full file fidelity

This offer is available to all students at the University of Manitoba through Information Services and Technology. To get your complimentary Office 365 you must have an UMnetID and an active @myumanitoba.ca email account.

Visit http://umanitoba.ca/iridium to claim the Office 365 resource then log into your email at http://365.myumanitoba.ca/ to access Office 365. Instructions and videos to assist you can be found at New! Office 365 for Students.

Students may contact the Service Desk servicedesk@umanitoba.ca ; 204-474-8600 or visit Install Office on your PC or Mac with Office 365 (http://aka.ms/Y0o21h) for additional installation assistance.

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