Microsoft 365 is accessible through our portal at
https://www.microsoft365.com/ Log in and explore Office 365 and all the apps available to you.
Microsoft 365 is a collection of online services that enable better collaboration, sharing and productivity. The services include Office Online (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote) as well as other apps including OneDrive for Business with 1 Terabyte of personal, secure cloud storage!
In addition to Office Online and OneDrive for Work and School, your Bowdoin Microsoft 365 subscription allows you to download and install the full desktop versions of Microsoft Office on your personal computer for free.
Microsoft also has some great training videos you can watch to become familiar with using Microsoft 365 applications. Please visit the Office Training Center:
https://support.office.com/office-training-center
This guide outlines key recommendations, restrictions, and limitations for using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive effectively.
This guide helps departments move files from Microwave (J:) to Microsoft Teams/SharePoint channel folders (Files tab). The Service Desk assists with setup and migration; the College Archives advises what to archive or delete.
Information on how Bowdoin staff, faculty, and students can open and view Visio diagrams in a browser by signing in at office.com and opening .vsdx files stored in OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams.
Information about how to repair a broken Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote installation or update on macOS.
Managing files effectively in Microsoft 365 involves understanding how SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive work together. Each platform plays a role in storing, accessing, and sharing files—whether you're working solo or collaborating with a team.
What tools can I use to help organize and find files in Microsoft Teams?
This guide is useful when you have accidentally deleted a document or can’t find a document in OneDrive, Teams, or SharePoint.
Bowdoin Microsoft 365 sensitivity labels classify and protect content by adding visual markings, restricting actions (open/edit/print/forward), and controlling privacy, external sharing, and device access across OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams. Apply or change labels via the Sensitivity button in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and when creating or editing a team (labels inherit to channels and sites), noting that some labels block downgrades or external sharing and you must be signed into your Bowdoin
This article applies to users working with Microsoft Power Automate who need to import a flow that has been shared or exported as a .zip file.
What Microsoft 365 apps can I use with my team to improve collaboration, organization and productivity?
Information on how to install Microsoft Office 365, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and more.