Get Office 365 for Free
Log in to your mySCC account and click on the Office 365 quicklink.
Enter your school email address in the address field.
Select "I'm a student" or "I'm a teacher."
After selecting a choice, you'll be asked to complete a signup page. This page will only need to completed the first time during your initial Office account setup.
Next, you'll be taken to your Office 365 account page. In a row at the top, you'll see links to access all the online versions of Office services, such as online Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You can create a new document for one of these online applications by clicking the plus icon at left.
Above this row on the right is the Install Office button. To download a copy of a desktop version of one of the office apps, click this button and then select Office 365 apps in the drop-down menu.
An office installation application will download. When it finishes downloading, click it to run it. You may have to go to your Downloads folder on your computer to find it.
The setup app will lead you step-by-step through the process of installing Microsoft Office on your computer. Your school account enables you to have access to this downloaded copy of Office for free, so be sure you log in to Office 365 with your school account when you get started.
If you have trouble logging in to your school Office 365 account, contact a mySCC specialist at [email protected], or (618) 634-3333.
These instructions are for the online and Windows desktop versions of Office. For the iOS or Android versions, you should:
- Go to the App store on your mobile device
- Download the Office apps you require
- Sign in to the apps with your school login for full editing capabilities