What is Office 365?

Office 365 is a subscription based version of the Microsoft Office suite. It includes the latest full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher*, and Access* as well as cloud services and 1TB of OneDrive storage.

Faculty and Staff

You can obtain Office 365 directly through the Microsoft website. You'll be able to use Office 365 on up to FIVE devices/computers at a time. Follow these steps:

• Go to https://www.office.com/ and Sign in. Be sure to use your QCC Email address if you need to register.
• Follow the instructions on the website.

 If you require assistance, these are your options:

• If your password doesn’t work at the Microsoft site, you should go to SSRPM (Password Reset) and either enroll or reset your password.
• If you have trouble loading onto your personal computer (not QCC owned), you can call 508.854.4427, select 2 then 3 for BlackBelt Technical support.

Students

For the web-based version of Office 365, you will need to know and have access to your QCC Student Email, Qmail. 
You can obtain Office 365 directly through the Microsoft website. Follow these steps:

• Go to https://www.office.com/ and Sign in. Be sure to use your QCC Student Email address as the username. Your default password will be:
  • the first two letters of your last name
  • followed by the last four numbers of your Social Security number
  • and then Qc (Example: John Smith would be sm1234Qc)
• Once you login, you will be prompted to set up your password recovery questions and method. This only takes a minute! Follow the instructions on the website.
• If you have not received the email or would like password assistance, please call the QCC Help Desk at 508.854.4427, press 1 then 4. We are available Monday -Friday 8am -5pm.

*Microsoft Publisher and Access for PC only.

Student Job Aid on how to Access and/or Install Office 365 when online or on-campus.