About

Microsoft Office 365 empowers you to create, collaborate, and innovate through a host of email, calendaring, and premier applications that can be accessed from anywhere, at any time, on any device.

Through Office 365, you can seamlessly schedule meetings, create and share documents, and collaborate in one secure and consistent platform. With more than fifteen applications—including the Microsoft Office Suite products you’re familiar with—you have more ways to unleash your productivity than ever before.

Why Office 365?

Collaborative

By connecting Penn State through one system, students, faculty, and staff members can seamlessly explore new ideas, share projects, join conversations, and gather information between campuses and beyond. Office 365 includes a variety of applications with a similar look and feel meaning Penn Staters do not have to learn new software to work together. Applications like Teams, provides more opportunities for communication through telephony,  online chats or video conferencing. With many companies outside of Penn State preferring Office 365 for their own email, writing, and design needs, all University members have the means to expand communication with businesses, researchers, and others outside of Penn State.

Productive

The wide range of Office 365 tools make it easy to boost productivity in the classroom and workplace. With access to the same professional applications used outside of Penn State, students can prepare for the future by developing the digital fluency skills needed for successful careers. Penn Staters can create stunning presentations, documents, and spreadsheets using PowerPoint, Word, and Excel or share notes and gather project data using OneNote and Flow. With a full suite of integrated tools available on any device, Office 365 helps you stay organized while saving time.

Secure

As Penn State’s single email and calendaring system, Microsoft Outlook increases the security of communications across Penn State. Outlook’s Advanced Threat Protection allows for easy monitoring and reduction of potential threats, meaning your personal information, files, and research remains safe and secure.

Have questions or need help?

Contact an IT Service Desk by submitting an online help request.