Activating Office Online and OneDrive via Office 365

Question

How do I activate Office Online and OneDrive? 

Solution

Online versions of the Microsoft Office 365 suite—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote are available for use in the browser. Please note: you must activate your OneDrive account before you can use the Office Suite apps.

  1. Go to Office 365.
  2. Log in with your full UO email address (@uoregon.edu) and the corresponding password.
  3. Select the OneDrive icon.
  4. Select Next.
  5. Select Your OneDrive is ready.

Your OneDrive account has now been activated. A list of your documents will display. To use Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, or OneNote Online, select the App Launcher on the upper-left, then select the app of your choice.

If you attempt to create a document in Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, or OneNote online without first activating OneDrive, you may see one of the following two error messages:

Error message in Word Online when you haven't signed into OneDrive yetError message in OneNote when you haven't signed into OneDrive yet

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