Microsoft Office 365
Just getting started at Western?
Getting Started with Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft Office 365 is a powerful web-based email and calendar platform that combines a very large email quota with robust, multi-device support.
Multi-factor Authentication and Microsoft Office 365
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is mandatory at Western to access Microsoft Office 365.
Log into the Microsoft 365 Portal
Log into the Microsoft Office 365 portal with your Western email address.
What's New?
Archive Mailbox
Learn about your new Archive Mailbox and how to manage your storage limit or quota for your Email.
Quota Increase Service
Learn about our new Quota Increase Service and how you can use it if you need more than the default quota for an Office 365 application.
Available Tools
Microsoft Bookings
Microsoft Bookings is an online and mobile app for departments who provide services to students or staff on an appointment basis.
Calendars
Learn about managing your personal Outlook calendar, or review information about departmental Resource calendars.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot is an AI productivity assistant geared towards helping with content creation and managing your workload efficiently.
How-to guides for managing Outlook features like signatures, vacation messages, scheduled emails, etc.
EOP Anti-spam
Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is Western's anti-spam solution, integrating with Office 365 mail to flag and filter spam and potentially malicious emails.
Microsoft Groups
Microsoft Groups are used for mailing lists at Western and are managed through Microsoft Outlook, either on the Web (recommended) or on the Outlook desktop app for Windows.
Microsoft OneDrive
OneDrive provides students, staff and faculty online storage in the Microsoft cloud. Use the desktop version of OneDrive to automatically sync and save Office files as you work on them.
Microsoft Stream
Microsoft Stream is a video-hosting solution for securely uploading, sharing, and viewing videos within the Western community.
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a group collaboration app for securely sharing documents, instant messaging, or hosting meetings with colleagues.
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