Maynooth University IT Services

As a staff member of Maynooth University or St. Patricks College, Maynooth (SPCM) you are provided with access to Microsoft Office 365. Office 365 includes email, calendar, OneDrive and Office software. This will be available for your term of employment.

Service information:

Your staff email address will use either @mu.ie (for Maynooth University) or @spcm.ie (for SPCM.)
You have access to email, Office software and 1TB of OneDrive storage through your browser or dedicated apps.
Office software including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote can be installed on your own computer(s) and mobile device(s) at no extra cost.
Share files with your peers and collaborate with OneDrive and Office software.
Use Teams for a research project or with your class.

Accessing Office 365 and installing Office, on a PC or Mac

You can access Office 365 from anywhere in the world, by visiting

https://portal.office.com

and logging in with your full email address (@mumail.ie, or @spcmail.ie) and your usual password.

You can download and install Office on your PC or Mac

Where to save your documents? OneDrive

OneDrive:

Your OneDrive is an online storage system (that only you can access, but that you can share files or folders from.)
You receive 1TB of personal storage.
OneDrive is accessible from any device (PC, laptop, phone or tablet) that has Internet access.
You can then access the same documents across your other devices.
You may collaborate on documents with others in real time (two or more people can work on it, at the same time.)
You can create Word documents, Powerpoint slideshows or Excel spreadsheets in your browser and save them automatically to OneDrive.
You can upload content from any other applications and save it to your OneDrive, for safe keeping.
You can access your OneDrive directly from Moodle for any relevant assignments and essays.

OneDrive is accessible by clicking the OneDrive tile at when you log in at https://portal.office.com

Using Office 365 on your Mobile Device

O365 Mobile Apps:

Get access to your email and calendar using the Microsoft Outlook app (available for Android or iOS devices, simply search for "Microsoft Outlook" in the relevant app store.)
The OneDrive app is also available - search for "Microsoft OneDrive" in the app store.
For collaboration on the go, the Teams app is available - under "Microsoft Teams."

IT Services only recommends installing the offical "Microsoft Corporation" version of these apps - please make sure "Microsoft Corporation" is listed as the publisher.

All of the Office 365 applications are also available by logging into https://portal.office.com through your mobile browser.

Access your Office 365 apps on mobile devices.