How to log in to Microsoft 365

Summary

Explains the two most common ways to sign in to Microsoft 365 at Bowdoin — through the Bowdoin login portal and directly at the Microsoft 365 portal — and why desktop and mobile Microsoft apps redirect to a Microsoft page and then back to Bowdoin's sign-in page.

Body

Questions

  • How do I log in to Microsoft 365 at Bowdoin?
  • How do I get to Outlook on the web, Teams, or Word for the web?
  • What web address do I use to sign in to Microsoft 365?
  • Why am I sent to a Microsoft page and then back to Bowdoin when I sign in?
  • How do I sign in to Microsoft 365 in a desktop or mobile app?
  • What username and password do I use for Microsoft 365?

Environment

This article applies to all Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students who have a Bowdoin account.

  • Applies to: Browser-based Microsoft 365 tools (Outlook on the web, Teams, Word for the web, and others) and the Microsoft 365 desktop and mobile apps.
  • Credentials: Sign in with your full Bowdoin email address and password, managed through Bowdoin's single sign-in.

Resolution

There are two common ways to sign in to Microsoft 365 at Bowdoin. Both use your Bowdoin email address and password.

Sign in through the Bowdoin login portal

Use this method to reach the browser-based Microsoft 365 tools, such as Outlook on the web, Teams, and Word for the web.

  1. Go to login.bowdoin.edu.
  2. If you are not already signed in, enter your Bowdoin email address and password.
  3. Select the tile for the Microsoft app you want to open. The app opens signed in to your account.

Sign in directly at the Microsoft 365 portal

  1. Go to office365.bowdoin.edu.
  2. Enter your credentials at Bowdoin's organizational sign-in page to open the Microsoft 365 portal.

Sign in from a Microsoft app (OneDrive, Outlook, mobile apps)

When you set up OneDrive for Business, a Microsoft 365 mobile app, or Outlook, Microsoft shows its own sign-in page first, then hands you back to Bowdoin to enter your password.

  1. At the Microsoft sign-in page, enter your Bowdoin email address and select Next.
  2. Microsoft redirects you to Bowdoin's organizational sign-in page. Enter your Bowdoin password to finish signing in.

Microsoft sign-in page with fields for email, phone, or Skype and a Next button. Microsoft sign-in screen with the message: Taking you to your organization's sign-in page, and a Cancel link.

Note: Always enter your full Bowdoin email address as your username, not just your username on its own.

Additional Help

If you need further assistance, you have several options:

  • Bowdoin Bot: Chat with Bowdoin Bot directly from any KB page for instant answers.
  • Phone: Call the Bowdoin College Service Desk at (207) 725-3030.
  • In person: Visit the Tech Hub in Smith Union during business hours.
  • Submit a ticket: Request assistance through the Service Catalog.

Details

Details

Article ID: 40924
Created
Tue 10/17/17 1:20 PM
Modified
Thu 7/16/26 4:42 PM

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