Office 365

What is Office 365, and how will it help me?

  • Office 365  (or, O365 ) is a set of rich communication and collaboration tools that will engage students and teachers in 21st century digital learning. It offers teachers and students the following:                            
    • Student/teacher email accounts (50 GB)*A personal Calendar and contacts
    • Cloud Storage (1TB OneDrive)
    • Microsoft Web Apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
    • Teacher/Student Blogs

Because O365  is cloud-based, these tools can be accessed anywhere, any time, from any internet-capable device

Accessing Office 365 at Work and Home

At SchoolIcons show how Office 365 Works

When a school, students can access Office 365 by:

  1. Launch explorer. Go to the Board's website.
  2. Click the "Parent/Student Corner" button and then the 0ffice 365 button under "Student Information" OR  click the blue Microsoft Office 365 button below. 
  3. You will be taken to the Office 365 Login Portal. Sign into O365 with the following:                studentID@students.dcdsb.ca  (eg. smithj@students.dcdsb.ca)                                                AND your password (ie. the one you use on school computers)

 

 

At Home

When at home, students can access Office 365 by:

  1. Go to the Office 365 Login Portal: www1.dcdsb.ca/office365/  OR  click the blue Microsoft Office 365 button below. 
  2. Sign in with your account information (studentID@students.dcdsb.ca)
                                                                   AND 
                              your password (ie. the one you use on school computers)
       3. You may be taken to a Windows Security screen. If so, type in the login and password that you use on school computer 
          (eg. smithj, followed by your password).

Get Started

Access Office 365 by clicking here

Office 365 Tutorials

You can access tutorials and videos to help you navigate Office 365. Don't get frustrated - ask for help!

Microsoft Office Tutorials and Videos

Please click the links below:

Microsoft Office for iPads, iPhones and other devices

For help with your devices, please click here.

Microsoft Office for your Mac

Office for Mac 2011 is the latest version of Office on the Mac. Tutorials and videos are offered below: