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MyWestern, Blackboard, Zoom, and Teams

General resource guide for learning, understanding, and navigating Blackboard, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams at Western Technical College

Microsoft Office 365

Login to Microsoft Office 

screenshot  Western login page

  • Enter your student email

    • your student email is your last name and first initial of your first name

    • if you have a very common last name you might have numbers following your first initial

  • Enter your password

    • your password for your email is the same for your MyWestern and Blackboard

  • Your decision

    • click “Yes” or “No” to stay signed in

screenshot microsoft office outlook menu to other microsoft apps

In the top left right-hand side, you will see links to Microsoft apps such as OneDrive, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and more. If you want to install the Microsoft Apps on your laptop or desktop you can install them individually or all at one by clicking on the 9 dots or waffle looking icon in the upper left corner.

NOTE: If you have a Chromebook you will need to use the web-based versions of Microsoft Office. Chromebooks are Google-based laptops that do not have the capacity to download Microsoft Office products.


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