Microsoft software
Office 365 Education
Available for free to all full and part-time Ryerson students.
Microsoft's program allows eligible users to download and install Office 365 on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on up to 5 tablets and up to 5 phones per user. Office 365 includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and Microsoft Teams. Microsoft also provides access to a limited amount of file storage on their OneDrive cloud service.
All existing Office 365 users will need to update their Office 365 accounts. Please visit: PDF fileOffice 365 Update.
Instructions
Terms, Conditions and Instructions for Office 365 Education
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Register for Office 365 Education, external link
Microsoft Development Software
Software essentials for creating documents and spreadsheets.
Includes:
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Windows Phone
- Windows Server
- Small Basic
- Microsoft Expression Studio
- Microsoft SQL Server
- XNA Game Studio
- Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio
- Windows Internet Explorer 9
- Microsoft Virtual PC
- Windows MultiPoint Mouse SDK
- Windows Embedded CE
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Visual C#
- Microsoft Visual C++
- Microsoft Visual Web Developer
Note: software listing is subject to change by Microsoft.
Instructions
Please refer to Software and services catalogue, external link on Microsoft's website.
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To sign in to Microsoft Imagine you need to create the Microsoft Imagine account first.
Step 1: Create a Microsoft Imagine account, external link
Step 2: Sign in to Microsoft Imagine, external link
Help Sites
- Server Links
- Development Links (How to videos & developer centres)
- Design Links (access to design communities)
- To access, visit Help Sites, external link
The Microsoft software (with the exception of Office 365) download is ONLY for on campus Ryerson owned computers of participating departments in the Microsoft Campus License Agreement.
Note: Activation for Microsoft Office and Windows 7 must be done using a Ryerson wired connection from your office. Activation cannot be done using Ryerson's wireless or employees' home connection.
Office 365 Education
Available for free to all full and part-time Ryerson faculty and staff.
Microsoft's program allows eligible users to download and install Office 365 on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on up to 5 tablets and up to 5 phones per user. Office 365 includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and Microsoft Teams. Microsoft also provides access to a limited amount of file storage on their OneDrive cloud service.
All existing Office 365 users will need to update their Office 365 accounts. Please visit: PDF fileOffice 365 Update.
Instructions
Terms, Conditions and Instructions for Office 365 Education
Download
Microsoft Office Professional
Software essentials for creating documents and spreadsheets.
Note: It is now available for all faculty and staff.
Includes:
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Communicator, Groove, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook
Includes:
- Word, Excel PowerPoint, Outlook
Instructions
System Requirements, external link
Microsoft free self-paced training courses, external link
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Microsoft Project
Project Management Software for project work, scheduling, and finances.
PDF fileParticipating departments that can download this software.
Instructions
Please follow the on-screen instructions of the Download links below.
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Microsoft Visio
Create common business diagrams such as business process, floor plans, flow charts, org charts etc.
PDF fileParticipating departments that can download this software.
Instructions
Please follow the on-screen instructions of the Download links below.
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Microsoft E-Learning
As part of a new offering from Microsoft, faculty and staff in eligible departments have access to E-Learning courses online at Microsoft.com. These courses are meant to help you keep up-to-date with the latest major software releases.
PDF fileParticipating departments that can access this software.
Instructions
PDF fileInstructions and Access Code
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Operating System
Instructions
PDF fileSecurity and Policy Settings
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Please contact the CCS Help Desk.