Office 365 Email: All MSU faculty and staff are automatically given an Office 365 mailbox.   Email addresses are generally in the format of [email protected]. 

Departmental Email Account: A departmental email account or mailbox in Outlook, also known as a shared mailbox, is an email inbox that can be accessed by multiple people. These mailboxes provide a single point of public contact and allow multiple staff members in a unit to read and respond to emails.

Student Worker Accounts: When a student is working in their Student Worker / Graduate Assistant role, they should be logging into MSU computers with their Student-Worker account, and using the associated student-worker email account accordingly.

Spam - Quarantined Email: Office 365 email has filters in place to protect users from spam and malicious email like phishing scams. 

Outlook Email Setup: Follow these instructions to setup your MSU Office 365 email on your computer. 

Outlook App Setup on iOS: Follow the steps below to download the Outlook app on an iOS device and to add your MSU faculty or student email address to it.

Outlook App Setup on Android: Follow the steps below to set up the Outlook for Android app with your MSU Office 365 email address.

Microsoft Office 365: MSU faculty and staff are licensed for free Microsoft Office 365 for use on work and personal computers. This license allows you to download the most up-to-date version of Office for Windows and/or Office for Mac.

Understanding Microsoft Education Licenses A1 and A3:Microsoft offers a range of licensing options for educational institutions designed to provide access to various software and services to enhance learning and administration. Among these options are the A1, and A3 licenses. Understanding the differences between these licenses can help users understand what services they will or will not have access to, for their corresponding account.