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Microsoft 365

How to Sign In

Microsoft 365 Copilot sign in is based on your role at the university:

  • University employees and guests: Use lastname.#@osu.edu and password to log in.
  • COTC employees: Use lastname.#@mail.cotc.edu and password to log in.
  • BuckeyeMail users at the university: Use lastname.#@buckeyemail.osu.edu and password to log in.
  • Wexner Medical Center employees (@osumc.edu) are not eligible to use this service.

 

Microsoft 365 allows Ohio State students, faculty and staff to access a wide variety of productivity apps, including Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, and more. Access email, store and share files, communicate with your coworkers or students, schedule meetings, track your to-do lists and more by integrating applications and downloading them on up to five devices.

 

Approved Integrations

Learn more about third-party integrations and requesting add-ins.

Please be advised that Microsoft 365 add-ins may require you to create an account with that vendor. In these cases, be sure to set a unique and strong passphrase; do not reuse your Ohio State or other passwords. Enable multifactor authentication where available. More information is available from Ohio State's Information Security Control Requirements (ISCR) and Password Guidance from NIST.

Approved Third-party Integrations
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Workfront
  • AppToto
  • AP Stylebook
  • ArcGIS
  • Asana (Teams App)
  • BioRender for PowerPoint
  • Breakout Learning
  • BriefCatch for Word
  • Caissa
  • CarmenCanvas access to Office Online
  • CarmenCanvas access to OneDrive
  • Chronograph xConnect for Excel
  • CI HUB Connector for Office365
  • Clio's Outlook Add-in
  • Cronofy
  • Draft Coach
  • Explain Everything
  • Good Notes
  • iAnnotate 4
  • Jira (Atlassian) Teams
  • MathType add-in for Microsoft Word
  • Mendeley
  • Mentimeter for PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Educator Center
  • Microsoft Forms in PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Official Courses On-Demand
  • Microsoft Visio Data Visualizer
  • NVivo for Outlook, Word, Excel
  • OnCourse (EAB Navigate Integration)
  • OneNote Web Clipper
  • OrbitNote
  • People Graph
  • PerfectIt
  • PowerDMS
  • ReadAndWrite and ReadAndWrite Desktop
  • RefWorks Citation Manager
  • SmartCite for Papers
  • Smartsheet access to OneDrive
  • Teamworks (Retain)
  • Titanium Schedule Calendar Sync
  • Total Plan Manager (Excel)
  • Vevox for PowerPoint
  • Zoom

Microsoft 365 Product Accessibility

If you have a disability and have trouble with any Microsoft 365 product, please reference the Microsoft Accessibility Disability Answer Desk where you can contact Windows and Office accessibility support through various methods.

Ohio State Accessibility Support

If you require additional support, please call the Ohio State Accessibility Helpline 614-292-5000.

What's New with Microsoft Products

  • Important Update: Changes to Microsoft Copilot Chat 

    Beginning April 15, Microsoft began rolling out changes to where Copilot Chat (basic) appears across Microsoft apps. The basic version of Copilot, formerly called Copilot Chat, is paid for by the university and provided to all staff, instructors and students. One big change is that Copilot Chat will no longer appear on the toolbar ribbon directly inside the following Microsoft apps: Word&nbs...
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  • Microsoft “Ownerless Groups and Teams” Notifications 

    Microsoft sends emails when a team or group becomes “ownerless.” A team in Microsoft Teams or a Microsoft 365 group can become ownerless if the owner's account is deleted in Microsoft 365 – for example, if the group owner leaves the university. However, the messages sent over the past several days are incorrect and are in the process of being corrected.
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  • Updates to Microsoft Policy Emails Improve Access to Ohio State Help Resources

    On April 20, OTDI is making a change to the sender address of Microsoft-generated system messages that will ultimately make it easier for you to find the help resources you need. However, this change may affect any personal mailbox rules or workflows you’ve created that rely on specific Microsoft email addresses. Because of this change, inbox rules and automated workflows that rely on curren...
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