Sign In to Microsoft Office Apps on Your iPad

Summary

Step-by-step instructions for signing in to Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and others) on a Bowdoin-issued iPad. Signing in once with your Bowdoin credentials authorizes all Office apps on the device.

Body

Question

You won't have full access to all features in any Microsoft Office app until they have been authorized.

Answer

.To sign in or authorize Microsoft Office, follow these steps.

  • Open any Microsoft Office app like Word or Excel. 
  • Tap Sign in. When prompted, enter your Bowdoin email address and tap Sign In again.
  • Choose "Sign in with your Microsoft 365 school account" and tap Next.
  • You will be redirected to sign in with your complete Bowdoin credentials.

After you sign in, your account is automatically added to the other Office apps installed on your device so you only need to do this once for all Office apps.

Additional Information

For more information on setting up Office Apps on your iPad or iPhone go to:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/install-and-set-up-office-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-9df6d10c-7281-4671-8666-6ca8e339b628

Details

Details

Article ID: 112795
Created
Tue 7/28/20 6:14 PM
Modified
Fri 5/1/26 1:03 PM
Platform Environment (OS)
iOS

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