Benefits
Microsoft Word is everyone’s go-to document creator. Craft great-looking resumes, newsletters, and assignments while inviting others to review and co-author in real-time.
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How to create
- Create a document
- Save your document to OneDrive
- Add and edit text
- Check spelling, grammar, and clarity
- Change margins
- Insert a header or footer
How to collaborate
- Collaborate in Word by sharing your document to a peer or coworker, co-edit a document, and track and review changes
- Collaborate on Word documents with real-time co-authoring
- Insert or delete a comment
- Track changes in Word
Getting Started with Word
Microsoft Word…
Word is accessible on any device through your web browser and can also be downloaded onto any device including Windows, MacOS, iOS, or Android.
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Download Word Download Word
Word can be downloaded from the Office 365 portal and is included in your Office 365 download for Windows or Mac.
Word Online Access Word Online
Word can be accessed online through your web browser.
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- Navigate to the portal and sign in with your McMaster email and password
- Click and expand Install Office
- Click Office 365 apps
- Follow the installation wizard
- Open Word
- Sign in with your McMaster email and password
Support for Word
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Get Started with Word Getting Started with Word
Get started with Word
Word Training Videos Word Training Videos
Explore Word with informational videos
Word Help Center Word help
Access detailed instructions on how to use Word
Frequently Asked Questions
Who? What? Where? Why? How?
Frequently asked questions about the Applications, People and Data/File Storage in Office 365.
University Technology Services (UTS)
Having trouble accessing the Office 365 portal, licensing your Office 365 ProPlus apps, or need help with your MacID and password? Contact the Service Desk for assistance.
UTS Service Desk
- Burke Science Building (BSB) Room 245
- Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- uts@mcmaster.ca
- 905-525-9140 x 24357 (2HELP)
- https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/
Mills Library Service Desk
- 2nd Floor Mills Library, Learning Commons
- Monday – Thursday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm,
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Policies and Terms for McMaster Microsoft Office 365
Terms of Use, Privacy, & Security
Users of this service are governed by the following policies, failure to comply may result, at a minimum, with suspension of service.