Working with Microsoft 365 Apps

Access Microsoft 365 Apps through your browser, or install the apps on your Windows or macOS device.

  1. Sign in to https://portal.office.com using your Passport York credentials (username@yorku.ca)
  2. Click Install Office
  3. Run the downloaded file to install Office applications
  4. Sign into Office when prompted using your Passport York credentials (username@yorku.ca)

Mobile Devices

Install Office applications from the Apple App store or Google Play store.

Online Training

Interactive Online Courses

Online training for all of the Office 2016 products–including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint–is available through Lynda.com.  These interactive courses cover basic to intermediate topics, and will give you the knowledge you need to effectively use the products.  Each module is relatively short, so you can go through them at your own pace.

  1. Go to https://lynda.com
  2. Click Sign In at the top of the page
  3. Click Sign in with your organization portal
  4. Type ca
  5. Sign in with your Passport York account

Once you have signed into Lynda.com, we recommend the following courses for Outlook:

Microsoft Introduction Videos

Watch these Welcome Videos from Microsoft to get up and running quickly with the main Office 365 products.

Quick Start PDF Guides

These guides will give you a quick reference for using Office 2016 products.