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Students and educators are eligible for Microsoft Office 365 Education for free which, includes the online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and now Microsoft Teams, plus additional classroom tools. All you need is a valid school email address, find out more to see if. The Microsoft Education Center provides on-demand courses that focus on integrating technology into your teaching and how to use tools like OneNote, Teams, and Office 365. Discover the Microsoft 365 Education that’s right for you. All plans empower educators to unlock creativity, promote teamwork, and provide a simple and safe experience in a single, affordable solution built for education. Microsoft 365 A1. Microsoft 365 A3. Microsoft 365 A5. Collaboration & Learning. Office Online: web-based document editing.

About Office 365 Education

Office 365 Education is the Microsoft Office 365 suite available at no cost to students, faculty, and staff at UMass Amherst. Eligible members of the university community can install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on up to 5 devices (Windows or Mac)and Office apps on mobile devices including Windows tablets and iPads. The program also includes 1TB of OneDrive storage. Office 365 Education on Windows also includes Publisher and Access.

Eligibility: UMass Amherst students, faculty, staff, and retirees with active SPIRE accounts are eligible for Office 365 Education. Students who have recently graduated and have an active SPIRE account are also eligible.

Starting on January 2, 2018, Office 365 is available to members of the campus community via the same web portal. More...

Important note: If you used OneDrive through the university in 2017, be sure to transfer your files to your new Office 365 account before January 31, 2018. How to move documents to your new OneDrive account.

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Download & Install Office 365 Education

  1. (If applicable) Uninstall any Office trial versions on your device before installing Office 365 Education.
  2. Navigate to portal.office.com in your web browser and sign in using:
    • Username: NetID@umass.edu
    • Password: SPIRE password
  3. Click Install Office Apps in the upper right and then click Office 2016.
  4. Wait for the download to finish, and then run the downloaded installer.

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Ms Office Education

Microsoft 365 is available in a variety of plans to best meet the needs of your organization. If you're looking for the differences between the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Education plans, this article will show you which features are included in each of them.

Microsoft 365 provides a complete system, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility and Security. The following table lists the Office 365 for Education A1, A3, and A5 features along with the corresponding Microsoft 365 for Education A3 and A5 features. To compare features across business and enterprise plans, see Compare Microsoft 365 for business plans, or, for a more detailed list of features, see the relevant service description under Microsoft 365 and Office 365 service descriptions. To search for support articles and information, see Office Help & Training.

Services and features

Each Microsoft 365 Education plan includes a number of individual services, such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online. The following table shows the services that are available in each Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plan so that you can choose the solution that best meets your needs. To review services and features in greater detail, see the Office 365 Education service description.

ServiceOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Office 365 platformYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Office for the webYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterpriseNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Exchange OnlineYes1Yes2Yes2Yes2Yes2Yes1Yes1Yes1Yes1
SharePoint OnlineYes3Yes4Yes4Yes4Yes4Yes3Yes3Yes3Yes3
OneDrive for BusinessYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft TeamsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Skype for Business OnlineYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ProjectNo5No5No5No5No5No5No5No5No5
Yammer AcademicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft StreamYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft PlannerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Classroom toolsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Classroom experiences in Microsoft TeamsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
OneNote Class NotebookYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft SwayYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft FormsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Learning toolsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Accessibility CheckerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Office LensYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Minecraft Education Edition with Code BuilderNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
Take a Test appNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Set up School PCs appNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Voice video and meetingsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Skype Meeting BroadcastNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft BookingsNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Audio ConferencingNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Phone SystemNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
AnalyticsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
DelveYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Power BI ProNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
My AnalyticsNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Azure Active DirectoryOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Azure Active Directory BasicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Azure Active Directory Plan 1NoNoNoYesNoNoNoYesYes
Azure Active Directory Plan 2NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
ComplianceOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Office 365 Rights ManagementYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Azure Information Protection Plan 1NoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Azure Information Protection Plan 2NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Litigation HoldNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Content searchYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Core eDiscovery (including Hold and Export)NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced eDiscoveryNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Data loss prevention (DLP) for email and filesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Endpoint DLPNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Communications DLP (Teams chat)NoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Communication ComplianceNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Customer KeyNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Basic AuditingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced AuditingNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Basic Office 365 Message EncryptionYes9YesYesYesYesYes9Yes9Yes9Yes9
Advanced Office 365 Message EncryptionNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Customer LockboxNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Insider Risk ManagementNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Privileged Access ManagementNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Management and securityOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Microsoft Defender for Office 36510 Plan 2NoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoYes
School Data SyncYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced Security ManagementNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Intune for Education6NoNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
Advanced Threat AnalyticsNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
Microsoft Defender AntivirusNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Defender Device GuardNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Defender for Identity11NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Office 365 Cloud App SecurityNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft 365 Cloud App SecurityNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint12NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Server and CAL benefitsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Exchange7NoNoNoYes8YesNoNoNoNo
SharePoint7NoNoNoYes8YesNoNoNoNo
Skype for Business7NoNoNoYes8YesNoNoNoNo
Windows Server CALNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration ManagerNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
System Center Endpoint ProtectionNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo

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1 Includes Exchange Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
2 Includes Exchange Online Plan 2.
3 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
4 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 2.
5 Microsoft Project is not included in Office 365 but can be acquired separately. Project Online Essentials is free. If you are a student or an educational institution, you may be eligible to purchase Project Plan 3 and Plan 5 at educational prices.
6 Includes Intune.
7 Servers and CALs are included for Exchange, SharePoint, and Skype for Business.
8 ECAL or Core CAL, depending on the version of A3 that is purchased—with A5, the ECAL rights are included.
9 Microsoft 365 apps is required in order to apply protections and send protected emails from the Outlook Desktop.
10 Formerly Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection.
11 Formerly Azure Advanced Threat Protection.
12 Formerly Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection.