Office 365

In order to help you have a successful year, we’re providing Office 365 to every faculty member and student at Big Bend for free. With Office 365, you will have access to the latest version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and much more to help you both in the classroom and office.

Setup is simple; no need to wait for IT
Install on up to 5 compatible PCs and Macs, plus 5 tablets (including iPad!)
Includes unlimited storage from OneDrive so you can easily stay connected with group projects
Office subscription continues as long as you’re at Big Bend and this program continues

Follow these easy steps to get Office.

Visit http://www.office.com/Login.
Click through to sign in with school-provided credentials, confirm email & download
On the download site, select your language and click install

For iOS and Android:

Download these apps from your app store: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Sign in with your school credentials for full editing capability

You will need your bigbend.edu email address to sign in. If you have trouble installing Office, this guide may resolve your issue: http://aka.ms/office365help.

Office 365 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Office 365 benefit?

Big Bend Community College is a Microsoft customer and licenses Office for its faculty, staff, and students. This license now also allows BBCC to offer Office 365 to those groups at no cost. You can take advantage of free Office 365 through our automatic enrollment process. This offer is only available to current BBCC employees and enrolled students.

The Microsoft Office CD’s are no longer available in the bookstore–– but FREE is better!

What does Office 365 include?

Office 365 comes with a full version of Office, including familiar Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and more. Office 365 is a user-based service and allows you to install on up to five (5) PCs or Macs, or tablets (iPad) and the ability to access Office mobile applications on iPhone and Android phones. (Office Mobile applications are included with all Windows phones). More information is available here. If you exceed five devices the Microsoft install process will prompt you to deactivate one of your previous installations.
You get unlimited storage through OneDrive, a cloud based storage solution, to ensure you access to all of your documents whenever and whenever you need them.

If you using a computer that doesn’t have Office installed, you can also edit or review documents in Office Online in any browser.

What devices can I use Office 365 on?

Office supports PCs and Windows tablets running Windows 7 or higher, and Macs with Mac OS X 10.6 or higher. Office for iPad can be installed on iPads running version 7.0 or higher. For information about mobile devices, visit www.office.com/mobile.

Can I install Office for iPad through this Office 365 benefit?

Yes, this would count towards the limit of installing it on five (5) devices. Just install the applications and sign in with your school credentials.

If I recently purchased Office and am now also be eligible for free Office 365 though my school, will I receive any credit and/or compensation?

No. Sorry.

How do I get free Office 365?

Go to Office.com/Login
Enter your Big Bend email and password (example: jsmith29@bigbend.edu)
Click the ‘Install Office’ button to download the applications
Once the applications have been installed, it will prompt you to sign in with your Big Bend username and password once more and then you will be ready to use the applications.

I need help installing, where do I go?

If you are having issues installing Office, visit Install Office on your PC or Mac with Office 365 for business (http://aka.ms/Y0o21h) for installation instructions.

What happens when I graduate or leave the college?

When you graduate or leave BBCC your Office 365 subscription through the institution ends. You may enroll in other consumer or commercial offers available. Before you graduate or leave BBCC you should make sure to transfer all your files from your BBCC Office 365 OneDrive to your personal OneDrive or storage device.

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