Office 365 Getting Started in Office 365

Getting Started in Office 365

Office 365 is the district selected digital space for teachers, staff, and students to use to create, share, and collaborate on documents and other digital content. This page is intended to help you get started with an overview of the main tools within Office 365 or if you want to learn more about a specific tool.

The Introduction

Understand the Basics of Office 365 by learning how you access and navigate between the different tools available.

Common Questions

Check out our FAQ section to troubleshoot when you are using our support site. Know when you need to log in to access specific resources.

Search Resources

You can search specific keywords to look for resources specific to your needs. Refiners further let you narrow down specific tools too.

Getting Extra Help

Other than contacting Service Desk for help. You can also count on VSB ProD workshops and Microsoft trainers when you need extra support.

Security & Privacy

Office 365 available at VSB is secured in a Canadian location with some exceptions. Be familiar with the privacy and security of Office 365.

Free Download

Enjoy free download of various Office tools to your personal computers (up to 5) and personal mobile devices (up to 5 smartphones & up to 5 tablets).

Learning at your own pace

We will be providing additional resources for new Office 365 applications as they become available to the district.

When you are ready, you should first explore OneDrive, then OneNote and other Office tools such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The Office tools are very similar to the desktop experience, except now you can access them in the browsers too. The "Quick Start" series in the "Learn-from-Microsoft" resource links below is often an easy introduction to learn the products with short videos and many screenshots.