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Getting Started

Getting Started

What is Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 (M365) is a suite of cloud-hosted apps that enable you to communicate, collaborate, and innovate.  At the University of Texas, this includes:

  • Email (Outlook)

  • Chat and video calling (Teams)

  • Office suite (Microsoft Office)

  • Cloud storage (OneDrive for Business)

  • Web content and document management (SharePoint)

  • Business intelligence and app development (Power Platform)

  • ...and many others

Current students, faculty, and staff have access to these services at no additional cost.

How do I get an account?

If you are eligible for Microsoft 365, you should already have an account.  To log in, please see How do I log in?.

Eligible faculty and staff who did not have an account as of December 2018 may have been exempted from automatic account creation.

If this applies to you, you may request an account by navigating to https://www.austin.utexas.edu/Office365Management and using the Create Account feature.

How do I log in?

  1. Navigate to https://office365.austin.utexas.edu/ and select an application, e.g. Outlook Web App (OWA):

  2. In the following prompt, enter your logon credentials and select Sign In.


    You may use any of the following as your username:

    1. Your UT EID

    2. Your IID

    3. Your Microsoft 365 email address

  3. If prompted, complete the multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirement:

  4. You're logged in!

How do I log into a Microsoft prompt or other app?

To log directly into approved Microsoft 365 services (such as a Microsoft web or desktop app) using your UT identity, please follow these steps:

  1. In the Microsoft login prompt, enter either your IID or Microsoft 365 email address and press Next. If you are prompted to choose between a personal account or a work or school account, choose work or school account:

  2. You will be briefly presented with a "Taking you to your organization's sign-in page" notification before being redirected:

  3. In the following prompt, enter your logon credentials and select Sign In.

    You may use any of the following as your username:

    1. Your UT EID

    2. Your IID

    3. Your Microsoft 365 email address

  4. If prompted, complete the multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirement:

  5. You're logged in!

What Happens to My Account After I Leave the University?

For detailed information, please see Eligibility for Microsoft 365.

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