1. Open a web browser to microsoft365.com.
2. Login with your JMU email address, password, and Duo.
3. Choose one of the applications from the left menu, or to see a full list of apps available to you, choose Apps from the left menu and then All Apps.

1. Open a web browser to microsoft365.com.
2. Login with your JMU email address, password, and Duo.
3. Click the icon or photo in the upper-right corner and click View Account
4. Click Office Apps from the left menu, then click Install Office.

If you are currently using Google Drive and wish to move your personal information to your JMU-hosted OneDrive, there are two options that outline how best to complete the process, which can also be found within our IT Service Portal Knowledgebase.

Once you leave the University, access to your OneDrive will be removed following the timeframes listed above. Prior to that, make sure you remove all of your personal information.

1. Open a web browser to microsoft365.com.
2. Login with your JMU email address, password, and Duo.
3. Click the icon or photo in the upper-right corner and click View Account.
4. Click Subscriptions in the left menu.

When a student or employee role changes to Affiliate/Emeriti, the Office 365 desktop apps previously activated on personal devices become inactive. Once this happens, you will be able to open existing files but will not be able to edit them or create new ones. A yellow warning will appear similar to the warning below.

If you are an A1 license holder and the online versions do not meet your needs, you can purchase a Microsoft Office 365 subscription through Microsoft.

Graduating students lose all access to Microsoft 365 on October 1 or May 1, whichever comes first after their graduation. Graduates should plan for this by copying OneDrive files to personal storage and creating an alternate email account.  Graduates may be eligible for a discounted Microsoft 365 subscription at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/alumni-discount

Microsoft Planner is a Kanban solution that simplifies task management and to-do lists for groups of people and is connected across many Microsoft 365 apps.

Planner gives users an intuitive, collaborative, and visual task management experience for getting work done. You will be able to assign, manage, and complete simple task-based work by creating Kanban boards using content-rich features including files, checklists, comments, and labels.

Planner, Teams, and Outlook work very well together. The Tasks app in Teams combines all of your group tasks from Planner, individual tasks manually entered or saved from Teams chats, and flagged emails from Outlook to help you manage work in a single user interface.

Microsoft Forms is a lightweight tool used to easily create online surveys, forms, or questionnaires and is connected across many Microsoft 365 apps. 

You will be able to invite others to respond to your form using almost any web browser or mobile device. You can see real-time results as they're submitted, use built-in analytics to evaluate responses, and export results to Excel for additional analysis. They can be integrated with Microsoft Lists to provide an efficient data collection process for a variety of use cases.

Forms is not meant to collect sensitive data or any type of research data at JMU.

https://www.jmu.edu/computing/teaching-and-learning/survey-software.shtml

Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling tool that allows users to define appointment availabilities and publish a web-based calendar page for their internal and external customers to access and schedule appointments on. It is highly integrated with Outlook and other Microsoft 365 apps.

Bookings is not meant to handle any aspect of student advising or related appointments that should be handled in the university’s CRM system.

Microsoft Lists is a modern app in the online suite that helps you track information and organize work. It is a simple, smart, and flexible tool that is highly integrated with Teams and other Microsoft 365 apps.

Many opportunities for automation exist by connecting Lists with Forms using Microsoft Power Platform tools and integrating those solutions into Teams.

Microsoft Loop is a collaborative ideation app from Microsoft that is highly integrated with the rest of the Microsoft 365 environment. Loop gives JMU faculty, staff, and students another option, alongside Planner, in the Microsoft 365 and Teams-based project management toolset.

Use "Loop Components" within your favorite Microsoft 365 apps to create checklists, tables, and other components that can be integrated into "Loop Pages" and "Loop Workspaces" that are created and accessed from within the full Loop application.

Refer to Getting Started with Microsoft Loop for more information on using this application.

Loop is not an appropriate option for use with highly confidential data and should be used with the following restrictions and considerations:

• JMU users are prohibited from using, sharing, or managing any highly confidential data within Microsoft Loop.
• Do not share information within Microsoft Loop that could compromise the privacy or security of anyone associated with JMU.
• Be cautious when seeking or providing information within Microsoft Loop that could have legal, ethical, or reputational implications.