Microsoft 365®

Microsoft 365 is a collection of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools developed by Microsoft. All active employees and students can access their Microsoft 365 accounts.

Microsoft 365® provides services that can help you.

  • Store and share files in the cloud.
  • Search and find content quickly.
  • Collaborate in real-time with other Microsoft 365 users.

What Microsoft 365 features are included in this offering?

  • Access to online editors for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Access to the Microsoft Teams® collaboration platform.
  • OneDrive storage of up to 1TB.
  • Download desktop versions of Office on up to 5 personal devices.

Login Instructions for Microsoft 365®

  1. In your web browser of choice, navigate to Microsoft 365.

  2. Enter your Elgin email address. Click the "Next" button.

    Sign in page for ECC Microsoft 365

  3. If prompted, select "Work or school account" on the next screen. If not, skip to step 4.
  4. Enter your password and click the "Sign in" button.

If this is your first time logging into Microsoft 365, follow the steps for setting up Duo Mobile, ECC's default Multi-Factor Authenticator, in the next section.

  1. Log in again on the Microsoft sign-in page using your ECC email address and password. 
  2. Next, on the "Stay signed in" page, click:
    1. If you're using a personal device, click "Yes." 
    2. If you're using a shared device, click "No." 

The left sidebar will display all available Microsoft 365 applications you can use within your browser.

Home page of Microsoft 365 for browser. The apps in the sidebar navigation are highlighted.

You can also choose to install the applications on your local computer.

Home page of Microsoft 365 for browser. The Install apps button is highlighted.

  1. Click the "Install apps" button in the upper right.
  2. Choose "Microsoft 265 apps" to download.
  3. Launch the OfficeSetup.exe file from your downloads folder and follow the installation prompts.

Easily access your files by changing your default home screen in your browser, using the URL in step #3.

Microsoft Edge – Set ECC SharePoint as Your Home Button

  1. Open Settings
    1. In Edge, click the three dots (...) in the upper-right corner, select Settings, or type edge://settings/profiles in the address bar and press Enter.
  2. Go to Start, Home, and New Tab Page
    1. In the left-hand menu, select Start, Home, and New Tab Page, or go directly to edge://settings/startHomeNTP.
  3. Enable the Home Button
    1. Under the Home button, toggle Show home button on the toolbar to On.
  4. Set Your Home Page
    1. Select Enter URL and paste this address: https://elginedu365-my.sharepoint.com/
  5. Save and Close
    1. The change saves automatically. Close the Settings tab and verify the Home icon appears on your toolbar.

Microsoft Teams

  1. Open Apps from the menu.
  2. Search for OneDrive and select from the list.
  3. With OneDrive open, right-click to Pin to the shortcuts.

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