This option is best for individuals who need a department-specific address, but not a separate mailbox or calendar.

Add a department-specific alternate address (e.g., to users' account.

A domain allows the administrator(s) to create and manage accounts via the Wisc Account Administration site.

Departments can request a domain (e.g., in Office 365.

All UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are automatically provided with a email account and can optionally set a email address.

Departments with accounts in the domain will not have the ability to manage accounts via the Wisc Account Administration site.

Departments who need few accounts can request accounts in the domain.

Departments must maintain at least 10 accounts to qualify for a domain.Individuals must have a UW-Madison NetID and be eligible for email.In addition to email and calendaring features, Office 365 provides multiple online applications such as OneDrive, the Office Suite and additional productivity tools. More information and a step-by-step plan can be found in the helpdesk portal.Office 365 is a suite of web-based tools hosted by Microsoft. Log in via the Office portal just like from your home workplace.Install Office 365 and OneDrive via Software Center (type 'Software Center' in the Windows search bar).Office 365, the successor to Office 2016, now offers you the customary applications and also access to cloud storage via OneDrive.įrom your university workplace you can work in two different ways in Office 365 and OneDrive: Office 2016 is the standard once Windows 10 has been installed. Office gives you access to applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. You will find Microsoft Office in the basic software package on your PC. If you need access but you are unable to install Office 365, please contact the helpdesk (phone) 8888 to request access. Staff who are guests of the university may not have automatic access to Office 365 and OneDrive. These conditions for use are on the Helpdesk Portal. The use of OneDrive is bound to conditions for use and only intended for data that are not confidential and do not contain personal data. the ease of working together online – and saving travel and time.the possibility to securely save files from your university workstation (P drive) to OneDrive.the possibility to work with Office applications via the online Office portal or with apps on a smartphone or tablet.Office 365 and OneDrive offer various options for working from various locations and on different devices.

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