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Office 365

Office 365 provides the workhorse for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. The majority of Microsoft training courses are available online, but IT Training supports self study with drop-in sessions, one to ones, and custom workshops.

Learn about Office 365 courses

Oxford Brookes University provides Office 365 on all public computers across all campuses. A migration from MS Office 2016 to MS Office 2019 was completed in August 2024.

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Office 365 self-study

Office 365 self study guides are available as PDF files, from introductory to advanced level for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access. There is little difference between Office 365, MS Office 2016, MS Office 2019, therefore the content is suitable for users of Office 365. There are changes to the interface, and with the introduction of OneDrive, the ability to manage, store and share documents. 

Click on the Contact IT Training button to request access to online training for OneDrive, or to request access to PDF workbooks for level 1, 2, or 3. Level 1 is introductory, Level 3 is advanced. Please note that access to training workbooks is given on strict condition that they are only used by members of the University.

Microsoft support

Visit Microsoft 365 Training to explore a wide range of impressive training services for Office 365 and MS Office 2019. Services include user guides, cheat-sheets, quick-starts, tutorials, and videos.

Custom workshops

IT Training provides bespoke classroom courses upon request. You may also wish to explore training opportunities with third parties such as GCFGlobal, or Bite Size Ltd. Fees may apply.

Dissertation Write-Up. Learn how to make the best use of MS Word to write-up your dissertation including bibliographic software such as Endnote and Citavi and authoring software such as Scrivener. This is a course which provides a support service for your academic work and is open to all Brookes students and staff. There are no assignments and no assessments.

Windows 11

Windows computers moved from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in August 2024. If you are new to Windows, please read the Quickstart Windows 11 guide or view Windows 11 Support from Microsoft.

Office 365

Office 365 software is available on University desktop computers. There is also a web version, which you can use 24/7/365 on any computer with an internet connection, for the duration of your course or employment. 

Visit Office 365 Education for an overview of Office 365. Sign on using the MS Office 365 web login page.