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Free Microsoft Office

51²è¹Ý faculty, staff, and students are eligible to obtain a free subscription to Microsoft Office 365 (O365) through our campus site-licensing agreement. The O365 software exists in both desktop and online versions. Please see eligibility requirements below.

The full suite of desktop software is available to either:

  • Full time students
  • Faculty or staff who are assigned an 51²è¹Ý computer

All 51²è¹Ý account holders may use the online/web apps, which are accessible through an internet browser.

Get Started with Office 365

  1. Open your web browser and go to .
  2. Log in using your 51²è¹Ý email address in the format of
    userid@american.edu and your my51²è¹Ý portal password.
  3. From the O365 Portal landing page, launch any of the available web applications to get started. To download the O365 desktop applications, follow these .

Please Note: Microsoft stipulates that the subscription to Office 365 will expire once you graduate or leave 51²è¹Ý.

Office 365 Applications

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Windows
Mac
  • Microsoft Excel 
  • Microsoft Outlook 
  • Microsoft PowerPoint  
  • Microsoft Word 
  • Microsoft Access 
  • Microsoft Publisher 
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Outlook 
  • Microsoft Excel 
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Teams
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