{"id":119,"date":"2026-04-24T15:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coe\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:17:17","slug":"microsoft-365","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coe\/tools\/microsoft-365\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Microsoft 365\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The well-known productivity software, previously called Microsoft Office, allowing document editing (Word), spreadsheet creation (Excel), presentation authoring (PowerPoint), and more on desktop or through the web.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#accessing-microsoft-365\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Accessing Microsoft 365\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#carleton-resources\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Carleton Resources\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#microsoft-resources\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Microsoft Resources\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.1\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#word\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Word\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.2\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#excel\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Excel\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.3\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#powerpoint\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        PowerPoint\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.4\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#other-apps\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Other apps\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#microsoft-training\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Microsoft Training\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.1\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#excel\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Excel\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Microsoft Outlook<\/strong> has a dedicated page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coe\/tools\/outlook\/\">Go to Outlook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"accessing-microsoft-365\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Microsoft 365<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Microsoft 365 application suite is installed by default on all CUNET Windows 11 computers, and can be launched from the Start menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/04\/image-3.png\" alt=\"The top left corner of the Windows 11 Start menu showing pinned applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.\" class=\"wp-image-169\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/04\/image-3.png 504w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/04\/image-3-320x142.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the frequently used applications of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coe\/tools\/outlook\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"200\">Outlook<\/a>, the University installs Access, OneNote, and Publisher. These extra applications handle database creation, note-taking, and document layout, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web versions of some of the applications are available at the <a href=\"https:\/\/myapps.microsoft.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/myapps.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Apps<\/a> portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"carleton-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carleton Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/learninganddevelopment\/learningopportunities\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/learninganddevelopment\/learningopportunities\/\">Learning and Development Hosted Microsoft Training<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"microsoft-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"word\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/word\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/word\">Word help &amp; learning<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/share-and-collaborate-with-word-for-the-web-6576e645-fd66-4a9a-9472-0e5ad4605a1b\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/share-and-collaborate-with-word-for-the-web-6576e645-fd66-4a9a-9472-0e5ad4605a1b\">Share and collaborate with Word for the web<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/collaborate-on-word-documents-with-real-time-co-authoring-7dd3040c-3f30-4fdd-bab0-8586492a1f1d\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/collaborate-on-word-documents-with-real-time-co-authoring-7dd3040c-3f30-4fdd-bab0-8586492a1f1d\">Collaborate on Word documents with real-time co-authoring<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/track-changes-in-word-197ba630-0f5f-4a8e-9a77-3712475e806a\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/track-changes-in-word-197ba630-0f5f-4a8e-9a77-3712475e806a\">Track changes in Word<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/using-modern-comments-in-word-edc6ae71-0a2d-49fe-8faa-986f1e48136a\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/using-modern-comments-in-word-edc6ae71-0a2d-49fe-8faa-986f1e48136a\">Using Modern comments in Word<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"excel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/excel\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/excel\">Excel help &amp; learning<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/use-excel-as-your-calculator-a1abc057-ed11-443a-a635-68216555ad0a\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/use-excel-as-your-calculator-a1abc057-ed11-443a-a635-68216555ad0a\">Use Excel as your calculator (features introduction)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/collaborate-on-excel-workbooks-at-the-same-time-with-co-authoring-7152aa8b-b791-414c-a3bb-3024e46fb104\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/collaborate-on-excel-workbooks-at-the-same-time-with-co-authoring-7152aa8b-b791-414c-a3bb-3024e46fb104\">Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/overview-of-formulas-in-excel-ecfdc708-9162-49e8-b993-c311f47ca173\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/overview-of-formulas-in-excel-ecfdc708-9162-49e8-b993-c311f47ca173\">Overview of formulas in Excel<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/calculate-the-difference-between-two-dates-8235e7c9-b430-44ca-9425-46100a162f38\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/calculate-the-difference-between-two-dates-8235e7c9-b430-44ca-9425-46100a162f38\">Calculate the difference between two dates (advanced formula introduction)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-a-pivottable-to-analyze-worksheet-data-a9a84538-bfe9-40a9-a8e9-f99134456576\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-a-pivottable-to-analyze-worksheet-data-a9a84538-bfe9-40a9-a8e9-f99134456576\">Create a PivotTable to analyze worksheet data<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/lock-or-unlock-specific-areas-of-a-protected-worksheet-75481b72-db8a-4267-8c43-042a5f2cd93a\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/lock-or-unlock-specific-areas-of-a-protected-worksheet-75481b72-db8a-4267-8c43-042a5f2cd93a\">Lock or unlock specific areas of a protected worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"powerpoint\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">PowerPoint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/powerpoint\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/powerpoint\">PowerPoint help &amp; learning<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-a-presentation-in-powerpoint-422250f8-5721-4cea-92cc-202fa7b89617\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-a-presentation-in-powerpoint-422250f8-5721-4cea-92cc-202fa7b89617\">Create a presentation in PowerPoint<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/design-your-slides-53c20bd5-e594-4837-a7ad-525706e09960\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/design-your-slides-53c20bd5-e594-4837-a7ad-525706e09960\">Design your slides<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/work-together-on-powerpoint-presentations-0c30ee3f-8674-4f0e-97be-89cf2892a34d\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/work-together-on-powerpoint-presentations-0c30ee3f-8674-4f0e-97be-89cf2892a34d\">Work together on PowerPoint presentations<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/share-a-link-to-a-specific-slide-4f5f3d5e-1674-4742-8cf1-9623050c19ef\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/share-a-link-to-a-specific-slide-4f5f3d5e-1674-4742-8cf1-9623050c19ef\">Share a link to a specific slide<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/suggestions-from-speaker-coach-25e7d866-c895-4aa1-9b90-089b70a4ea38\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/suggestions-from-speaker-coach-25e7d866-c895-4aa1-9b90-089b70a4ea38\">Rehearse your slide show with Speaker Coach<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/suggestions-from-speaker-coach-25e7d866-c895-4aa1-9b90-089b70a4ea38\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/suggestions-from-speaker-coach-25e7d866-c895-4aa1-9b90-089b70a4ea38\">Suggestions from Speaker Coach<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/remove-hidden-data-and-personal-information-by-inspecting-documents-presentations-or-workbooks-356b7b5d-77af-44fe-a07f-9aa4d085966f#id0ebd=powerpoint\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/remove-hidden-data-and-personal-information-by-inspecting-documents-presentations-or-workbooks-356b7b5d-77af-44fe-a07f-9aa4d085966f#id0ebd=powerpoint\">Remove hidden data and personal information from presentations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"other-apps\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other apps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/onenote\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/onenote\">OneNote help &amp; learning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/access\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/access\">Access help &amp; learning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/publisher\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/publisher\">Publisher help &amp; learning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"microsoft-training\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"excel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Learning Path:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/training\/paths\/understand-data-concepts\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/training\/paths\/understand-data-concepts\/\">Understand data concepts<\/a><br>Data is key to most business operations and services and an understanding of data is essential in many roles. This learning path covers data concepts, data analytics, and data roles, services, and products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Modules in Learning Path:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/training\/modules\/get-started-data-concepts\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/training\/modules\/get-started-data-concepts\/\">Get started with data concepts<\/a><br>Businesses rely on data. Understanding data is key to many business operations. This module covers what data is, when to sort and filter data, and when to calculate derived values from data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/training\/modules\/get-started-data-analytics\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/training\/modules\/get-started-data-analytics\/\">Get started with data analytics<\/a><br>Converting raw data to useful information is essential for business users. This module covers fundamental concepts of aggregating data and grouping data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/training\/modules\/understand-data-roles-services-products\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/training\/modules\/understand-data-roles-services-products\/\">Understand data roles, services, and products<\/a><br>Data is so widespread that many services and roles are needed to manage the data of an organization. This module covers types of data products, Azure data services, and the roles of data professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Outlook has a dedicated page Accessing Microsoft 365 The Microsoft 365 application suite is installed by default on all CUNET Windows 11 computers, and can be launched from the Start menu. In addition to the frequently used applications of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the University installs Access, OneNote, and Publisher. 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