Office 365 Available at No Cost

Office 365 services are being offered to all active Students, Faculty, and Staff members through Syracuse University's licensing agreement with Microsoft, 

"Office 365" refers to our subscription plan that includes access to Office applications plus other productivity services that are enabled over the Internet (cloud services).  

How do I find and use available Office 365 services?

You can find all Office 365 services available using your by using your @syr.edu email address and Netid password at the portal page: https://portal.office.com

1. Go to https://portal.office.com  and type in your @syr.edu email address.
2. Use your Netid password that is used for all other Syracuse University services.
3. Click (or tap) on the Office 365 app launcher  icon to see the menu of Office 365 web apps and services that are available to you. You can click on the app launcher icon while in any Office 365 web app to easily switch between applications.

Email access:

• For all active Students and Alumni, email is provided through Office 365 Outlook. This can also be accessed using https://sumail.syr.edu.
• For active Staff and Faculty, email is provided using the campus Exchange mail system, accessible via https://exchange.syr.edu.

How do I download and install Office 365 ProPlus?

 Office 365 ProPlus for your devices is available at no cost, more information regarding what this entails and how to install ProPlus on your devices can be found at our Office365 ProPlus page.

When you graduate or leave the university, the subscription will expire.  Students and staff/faculty must connect any device with Office 365 ProPlus to the Internet at least once every 30 days for an automatic license check.

What if I am No Longer a Current Student or Staff/Faculty?

The Microsoft Licensing Program, through which Office 365 is being offered, is for current students and staff/faculty of participating Universities.  If you are no longer eligible for the program (you graduate or leave the university), there are consumer or commercial Office 365 plans available.  Once you are no longer eligible, Office 365 services will no longer be available for you to use, or with limited functionality.  As such, any data you have stored in these services will no longer be available to you as well. You will need to retrieve any personal data you need to retain before you leave the University.