To use Office 365 free of charge, you must first register for "Microsoft Entra" in the IT Portal. You then need to link your already installed Office 356 products to your new Microsoft Entra ID (University-ID@on.wwu.de). In the Microsoft Online Portal you can view and administrate on which devices your Office 365 licence is active.
Log in to the IT portal with your university ID and university password. Select "Licenses (software, etc.)" in the left menu bar and click "Activate" behind "You do not have a Microsoft Entra account".
Your Microsoft Entra ID is Uni-Kennung@on.wwu.de. Now set your Microsoft Entra password and confirm the submission of your data to Microsoft by clicking YES. Then confirm your details by clicking "Activate Microsoft Entra account and licenses now".
Your data will now be sent to Microsoft. Please note that it can take up to an hour for your license to be activated.
Open one of the Office products (e.g. Excel) and select the "Account" menu item.
In the upper left pane you will see the current account and on the right side the associated license that runs the Office product. Click on "Logout".
If necessary, make sure that all data stored on OneDrive has been backed up locally in advance and confirm the logout of the current account.
Then go to your profile name in the upper right corner and select he menu item "Log in with another account".
Log in with your Microsoft Entra login data. The linked licence has now been changed.
Note: In order to subsequently change the licence for other Office 365 products, it is normally sufficient to change the profile in the upper right corner of the respective programme.
Please uncheck this box to avoid an error message. The University of Münster does not manage private devices via Entra at any time.
Even after removing the check mark, you will be automatically logged in to all Office 365 apps. If an error message appears, it can be ignored.
Open one of the Office products (e.g. Word) and select your name. In the menu that opens, select "Logout".
Confirm the logout.
Click on "Sign in" to connect your new Microsoft Entra ID.
Log in with your Microsoft Entra login data. The linked license has now been changed.
Please uncheck this box to avoid an error message. The University of Münster does not manage private devices via Entra at any time.
Even after removing the check mark, you will be automatically logged in to all Office 365 apps. If an error message appears, it can be ignored.
By clicking on your name, you can ensure that you have successfully activated Office 365.
Note: You only need to change the licence in one Office 365 product (e.g. Word) in this way. All other Office 365 products will automatically recognise the change.
