Microsoft Office 365 is an account that is available to all currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty and REPS of the University. It offers services which include email and browser-accessible Office applications.
With Microsoft Office 365, you can enjoy the following perks:
To request for an office/unit account, you will submit an official letter of request to the ITDC Director. You can use this template: Office 365 for Offices/Units - Letter of Request Template
The letter of request must be submitted via the Document Routing System (DRS) found here: https://drs.up.edu.ph/
First, kindly check the Spam folder of your UP Mail. The MS Office 365 credentials are sent in bulk during batch processing, and sometimes Google mistakes the emails as spam. Check your spam folders to see if your MS Office 365 account details have already been sent there.
If not, you may file a ticket at https://ictsupport.up.edu.ph/ and request for a follow-up regarding the status of your account.
There are two (2) types of MS Office 365 applications that are available: 1) online applications, and 2) standalone applications.
These are the available online applications:
These are the standalone applications:
Online applications can be accessed by going to portal.office.com and signing in with your @outlook.up.edu.ph account. You need to first secure your MS Office 365 account BEFORE you can access these online applications.
Standalone applications, on the other hand, can be downloaded and installed in your desktop PCs, tablets, and smartphones. However, NOT all UP users have access to the standalone applications. Microsoft has only allowed students, faculty members, and REPS to download applications. Please refer to the question "Who are allowed to download and use the standalone MS applications such as MS Word, MS Excel, and others?" found below for more details.
The following UP users can have Office 365 accounts:
If you are a UP STUDENT, FACULTY MEMBER, or REPS, yes you are allowed to download the standalone MS applications from Office 365. If you are not in any of these categories, you are NOT ALLOWED to download these standalone applications, as per our license with Microsoft.
Currently, only UP STUDENTS, FACULTY MEMBERS, and REPS are authorized to download the standalone MS applications from Office 365.
Unfortunately, you ARE NOT AUTHORIZED to download them as of this time. Currently, only UP STUDENTS, FACULTY MEMBERS, and REPS are authorized to download the standalone MS applications from Office 365.
The MS applications available to students, faculty, and REPS from Office 365 are as follows:
You can start downloading your UP Google Account data by reading and following the details in this link: How to download your Google data. This link includes instructions on:
In Office 365, the email storage is 50GB and OneDrive storage is 1TB.
You can download and install MS Office 365 applications in up to FIVE (5) devices only.
To install Office 365 applications in a Windows or Mac computer/laptop, you can read and follow the instructions found in this link: Sign in to Office 365 account to download and install Office on a PC or Mac
If you lost or forgot your Office 365 account password, you can simply reset your password on your own. Go to this Microsoft link: https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com/. Here, read and follow the instructions to help you get back in your account.
For assistance on this matter, please contact the UP System ICT Support at https://ictsupport.up.edu.ph/.
For assistance on this matter, please contact the UP System ICT Support at https://ictsupport.up.edu.ph/.
For assistance on this matter, please contact the UP System ICT Support at https://ictsupport.up.edu.ph/.
Yes, your Office 365 account will be deactivated when you are no longer connected to UP.
Currently, no. Office 365 accounts are not available for alumni as of this time.
For further inquiries and concerns about Office 365, please contact us at the UP System ICT Support at https://ictsupport.up.edu.ph/.
