With a Cal Poly account, students, faculty and most staff get access to the Microsoft 365 web-based suite of apps including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and cloud storage and sharing with OneDrive and SharePoint. This package also includes five free downloads of the Microsoft 365 suite of installable software for Mac and Windows to use on personal computers.
In 2020, Microsoft changed Office 365 licenses for higher education customers, limiting the features available to some Cal Poly community members. All faculty and staff still have full access to the web-based Microsoft 365 applications, but emeritus and CSU bargaining units 5, 6 and 11 are no longer eligible to download the desktop Microsoft Office software suite (which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote).
Quickstart
Log in to the My Cal Poly Portal > My Apps > Email & Calendar.
Click on the app launcher Microsoft 365, then click on the Install apps drop-down and select Microsoft 365 apps.
Follow the steps to download and install your software.
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