Microsoft 365

UNLV Faculty, Staff, and Students can access Microsoft Office 365 to download and install Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). This benefit is available to active UNLV Faculty, Staff, and Students.

Dowloading Office apps

Sign in to Microsoft 365

To download Office apps for your Windows or macOS device, you can sign in to the Microsoft 365 portal.

ACE Dashboard

  1. Go to ace.unlv.edu and login using your ACE Account.
  2. Select Microsoft Office 365 Portal

Alternate sign in

  1. Go to portal.office.com
  2. Sign in using the format [your ACE ID]@unlv.edu

Download and install Office apps for personal device use

  1. Once signed in to Microsoft 365, select Install and more
  2. Select Install Microsoft 365 apps

    Screenshot of Install and more menu with "Install Microsoft 365 apps" option highlighted
     
  3. Confirm your language and OS version, then select Install Office
  4. Once the installer has downloaded, open the file and follow the instructions to complete the installation

Activating Office apps

  1. Launch Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
  2. Select Sign in or create account

    Screenshot of activation screen for Microsoft Word
     
  3. Type in [your ACE ID]@unlv.edu and click Next.
  4. Sign in using your Ace account.

On Windows devices, you may be prompted to "Automatically sign in to all desktop apps and websites on this device?" select No, This app only.

Signing in to OneDrive

If you use OneDrive, follow the same instructions for Activating Office apps using the format [your ACE ID]@unlv.edu .

 

Share OneDrive files or folders

  1. Go to ace.unlv.edu and login using your ACE Account.
  2. Select the Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive tile.
  3. Once logged in select My Files on the left menu.
  4. Find and choose the files or folders you want to share and click on the left side of it's name.
  5. Select Share icon at the menu towards the top of the page.
  6. In the Add a name, group or email box, type in the person's name or their [Ace ID]@unlv.edu and select the profile that pops up to add them.
  7. Once you are ready to share, click Send.

For more information, visit Microsoft's Share OneDrive files and folders page.

Accessing shared files or folders

  1. In the Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive portal select Shared on the left menu.
  2. There will be two menus at the top, With you and By You.
  3. Select With you to access files and folders that have been shared by other people.
  4. Select By you to access files and folders that you shared to other people.

 

Need Additional Help?

For additional assistance, please visit the Software and Applications knowledge base for additional articles. You can also contact the IT Help Desk.

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