Microsoft Software

MS Office 365 Pro (For students and employees)

The "Student Advantage Benefit Program" from Microsoft offers all enrolled students as well as all staff members of OTH Amberg-Weiden access to the latest version of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access. You receive Office 365 directly from Microsoft via the "Office 365 Portal". The necessary account with Microsoft is created via the StudiSoft portal of the University of Würzburg.

NOTE: The HS-ACCOUNT mentioned in the process is NOT the mail address but <username>@oth-aw.de.

Included in the package are the following Microsoft applications

Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Outlook
OneNote
Publisher
Access

Features

Office desktop version installed locally and usable offline
5 installations per user on PC and Mac
Version upgrades included

The usage is bound to the respective status of the student / staff member. Authorisations are generated directly from the user account. The transfer of personal data must be explicitly agreed to prior to transfer. Activation must be renewed regularly and ends with exmatriculation or leaving the university.

Note: When using MS Office 365 and the associated MS 365 Cloud, the guidelines for cloud use valid at the OTH-AW (registration required!) must be observed!

https://www.studisoft.de (select your own university if necessary)

With Office 356 account <username>@oth-aw.de, after successful set-up via Studisoft:

https://portal.office.com

Office 365 Instructions

Log in to Studisoft.
Click on order tracking.
Click on the Software Packet and click on reset Password.
Caution! This is and has to be a different password then the one you use with your University wide login credentials.
After that you can log in to Office with your 4-digit userID@oth-aw.de and the newly entered password.

The "Student Advantage Benefit Program" from Microsoft offers all enrolled students as well as all staff members of OTH Amberg-Weiden access to the latest version of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access. You receive Office 365 directly from Microsoft via the "Office 365 Portal". The necessary account with Microsoft is created via the StudiSoft portal of the University of Würzburg.

NOTE: The HS-ACCOUNT mentioned in the process is NOT the mail address but <username>@oth-aw.de.

Included in the package are the following Microsoft applications

Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Outlook
OneNote
Publisher
Access

Features

Office desktop version installed locally and usable offline
5 installations per user on PC and Mac
Version upgrades included

The usage is bound to the respective status of the student / staff member. Authorisations are generated directly from the user account. The transfer of personal data must be explicitly agreed to prior to transfer. Activation must be renewed regularly and ends with exmatriculation or leaving the university.

Note: When using MS Office 365 and the associated MS 365 Cloud, the guidelines for cloud use valid at the OTH-AW (registration required!) must be observed!

https://www.studisoft.de (select your own university if necessary)

With Office 356 account <username>@oth-aw.de, after successful set-up via Studisoft:

https://portal.office.com

You have now obtained Office through Office365. Your account will be created in the Office365 portal shortly. You can then obtain the software as described below.
NOTE: Your account will be activated in the StudiSoft portal in approx. 15 minutes after ordering. Please wait that long to log in to the Office365 portal! As soon as the account is available, you will receive the following e-mail:

You can also find the login details for Office365 in the order tracking in the StudiSoft portal under your existing order

1. Step: Login
After the period or when you have received the E-mail listed above, you can log in to the Office 365 portal (https://portal.office.com) using the data from the email. In addition, you will also find the initial login data in your order tracking in StudiSoft under your existing Office365 order. The password for the initial login is the Office365 order number from the StudiSoft portal.

User: HSACCOUNT@oth-aw.de HSACCOUNT = OES User ID, NOT! Email !!!
(HSACCOUNT = four digit user id)

2. Step: Change password
After logging in, you must now change your password. Enter your order number again at "Old password".

Caution! This is and has to be a different password then the one you use with your University wide login credentials.

NOTE: Please note down the new password!

You can skip the following message with "Nein"

3a. Step: install software
Now you will be automatically redirected to the page where you can download Office. Please select the following option in the interface.

Now the installer for your PC will be downloaded. Save it or run it directly.

3b. Step- install software (alternative)
Please go to the top of your account icon and select "My Account

Now go to "Installation status" and select "Install desktop applications" there

Now you can select and install the desired language and version if necessary

Note: For Windows it is recommended to use the 32Bit version even with a 64Bit Windows! With the operating system Windows Vista it can come with the installation to problems. Please check whether your system is suitable for the software by clicking on "Check system requirements" (see figure 3). Errors can also occur during installation if an Office (e.g. 2010) is already installed on the PC.

Now the installer for your PC will be downloaded. Save it or run it directly.

4.Step: activate software

4a. MAC
Note: When installing the software on a MAC, it may happen that you are asked for a KEY during the installation (example see figure - MAC 2011 installation). In this case, you must select "Sign in with an existing Office 365 subscription". You will then need to use the following credentials:

Account: see "1. step - registration"
Password: the password you have assigned. See "Step 2 - Change password"

4b. WINDOWS
Note: When installing the software on Windows, you may be asked for a KEY/account during installation. In this case, you must use the following credentials Account: see "1st step - registration" Passwort: the password you have assigned. See "Step 2 - change password"

5. Password reset
It is now possible for you to reset your password yourself. To do this, please go to Order tracking in the StudiSoft portal. There you will see a button for the corresponding order, which you have to click on.

After about 15 minutes, the change will be applied and you can log in to the portal again, as listed in steps 1 and 2, and assign a new password. NEW: You will also receive an e-mail when resetting your password.

If you receive the message that you cannot edit Office files, you can try to solve the problem with the following steps.

1. Start all Office applications installed on your Mac, click on the name of the application in the menu (e.g. Word) and select "Sign out". Then close the application.

2. In the Finder, click on "Go to" and then "Go to folder".

3. Enter the following in the field: ~/Library

4. Click on the Group Containers folder

5. Locate the following three files/folders and drag them to the Trash

UBF8T346G9.ms

UBF8T346G9.Office

UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost

6. Empty the recycle bin and start an Office application to check whether you can now edit the documents.

7. Restart an Office application, log in again and try to edit the file again.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is not supported but is included in Microsoft Office 365.

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

Redirect to Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (formerly Imagine). Click on this link to log in with your Office365 account. (e.g. abcd@oth-aw.de)

USER AGREEMENT

As a member of Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching, the university at which you are enrolled is authorised to provide you with programme software for use on your personal computer. You must agree to the Usage Policy below, the End User Licence Agreement (EULA) and the End User Licence Agreement Supplement, and any policies issued by your institution.

Your university' s program administrator collects data to track student use, shares aggregate data with Microsoft ® upon request, and ensures compliance with program policies by users - students, faculty, and staff. By installing, copying, or otherwise making use of the Software, you agree to abide by the Terms and the Supplemental Agreement.

FAQ Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

Installation guidelines

You must be enrolled in at least one intensified course at the member school to be eligible to install the software on your private computer.
Your university can either provide you with access to a download server or give you a copy of the software to install on your private computer for a set period of time.
For certain products, you will receive a product key which is required to install the software. You may not pass this on to other persons.

Usage guidelines

You may not give copies of the borrowed or downloaded software to anyone else. Other eligible students must obtain the software through the method(s) specified by the Programme Administrator.
You may use the software for non-commercial purposes, including teaching and research, and/or in designing, developing and testing projects as part of course assignments, exams or personal projects. You may not use the software for the development of commercial software.
If you are no longer enrolled at the member university, you are no longer entitled to obtain software. However, you may continue to use products already installed on your computer provided that you continue to comply with the programme guidelines.
If you violate the terms of the EULA and the Supplemental Agreement, the Program Administrator will request confirmation that the Program Software has been removed from your personal computer.

Declaration of consent

By logging in with your NDS user ID, you agree to be bound by the terms of the EULA and the End User Licence Agreement Supplement.

Microsoft products

MS Office 365 Pro (For students and employees)

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

USER AGREEMENT

FAQ Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

Installation guidelines

Usage guidelines

Declaration of consent

Links

Reset your Office 365 password

How do I get access to Office 365

Your account does not allow editing on a Mac

USER AGREEMENT

Installation guidelines

Usage guidelines

Declaration of consent

Links

Links