Microsoft Office 365 for Home Use (GCC Faculty/Staff)

Greg Brooks

As part of GCC’s contract with Microsoft, GCC faculty and staff have free access to download and use Microsoft Office 365 (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) on a personal computer.

Follow these steps:

NOTE: If you retrieve your GCC email online (as opposed to through the Outlook application on your GCC office computer), then these initial steps will look familar.

  1. Visit https://outlook.live.com/owa/ on your web browser
  2. Click the Sign In button in the upper right.
  3. On the Sign In screen, enter your GCC NetID@genesee.edu  [We know it asks for your email address, but that is not how the system is set for GCC.]
  4. On the Password screen, enter your GCC password [the same one you use to log into a GCC computer]
  5. On the Stay Sign In screen, we recommend choosing NO
  6. Once logged in, you will be in Outlook and see your GCC email.  Click the 9-dot icon in the upper left.
  7. Click on Office 365 →
  8. Notice Install Office button  on right
  9. Click the arrow to the right of Install Office.  Select the first option, Office 365 apps
  10. Follow the prompts to install Office 365 on your computer
  11. You will be able to use Office 365 on this computer as long as you have a valid GCC faculty or staff email address