Office 365 Drive

Follow the instructions below to map OneDrive for Business as a network drive. This will allow you to access your OneDrive files the same way you access other files on your computer, but without taking up any storage space. However, your files will not be accessible when you do not have an Internet connection, and your experience may be impacted by slow Internet speeds. For the best experience, ITS recommends using the Next Generation Sync Client.

Prepare Internet Explorer’s Security Settings

One place for everything in your life. Easily store and share photos, videos, documents, and more - anywhere, on any device, free. Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based communication and collaboration tool, hosted by Microsoft and managed by PWCS. Office 365 provides the ability for PWCS students (grades K-12), faculty and staff to communicate, store files and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in real time from school, work, or home, all within a secure online environment. Office 365 has taken away the flexibility to install Office on any other drive except C: drive. But below link has several work-arounds to achieve this. Microsoft 365 allows the Ohio State community to collaborate through one cloud platform delivering a wide range of productivity apps. Access email, store and share files, communicate with your coworkers or students, schedule meetings, track your to-do lists and more by integrating applications and downloading them on up to five devices.

The following steps require that cookies be enabled and may require an administrator password. If you are unable to complete the steps below, work with your departmental IT support or submit a support request.

Open Internet Explorer (the steps below must be completed in IE)
Press Alt+T to bring up the Tools menu and select Internet Options
Select the Security tab
Select the Trusted sites zone and click Sites
In the “Add this website to the zone:” field, enter https://*.sharepoint.com and click Add
Click Close
Copy the URL below, replace [FSUID] with your FSUID, and paste the link in IE:
https://fsu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/[FSUID]_fsu_edu/Documents Affinity designer promotion.
Example: If your FSUID is sseminole, your URL would be:
https://fsu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/sseminole_fsu_edu/Documents
Without entering your email, check the box that says Keep me signed in
Enter FSUID@fsu.edu in the Email or phone field
Click on the password field and you will be redirected to the Florida State Office 365 sign-in
On the FSU sign in window, enter your FSUID@fsu.edu email address and select Next
On the next page, enter your FSUID password and select Sign In

Map your OneDrive for Business using File Explorer

Open the Start Menu
Type the word Computer and open Computer (Windows 7) or This PC (Windows 8/10)
Select Map network drive from the top ribbon (if you do not see the ribbon pictured below, click the arrow highlighted in the top-right corner of the File Explorer window to expand it.)
Select an unused drive letter (a drive letter is in use if it has any text after the :)
Copy the URL below, replace [FSUID] with your FSUID, and paste the link in the Folder field: Autodiscover popup outlook 2016fasrreport. Zipmounter.
https://fsu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/FSUID_fsu_edu/Documents
Example: If your FSUID is sseminole, your URL would be:
https://fsu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/sseminole_fsu_edu/Documents
Check the boxes next to Reconnect at sign-in and Connect using different credentials
Enter FSUID@fsu.edu as your username and your FSUID password
Check the box for Remember my credentials and click OK
Click Finish

Your OneDrive for Business folder should now be visible under the Network Locations section of Computer (Windows 7) or This PC (Windows 8/10), as well listed in the left section of the File Explorer window.

As an NC State student, faculty or staff member, you can download and install a free copy of the full MS Office suite (includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint), and you also have access to the cloud versions of these products (Office 365).

Your free copy of Office 365 can be installed on multiple devices and comes with online file storage space in OneDrive.

NOTE: G Suite is the university’s primary collaborative application suite. OIT recommends that you use G Suite for collaboration instead of Office 365.

Get your copy

Go to:
office365.ncsu.edu.
Sign in with your Unity ID and password.
Choose one of these two options for working with Office 365:
- Option 1 – To download and install MS Office and work locally:
  - On a personally-owned computer:
    Choose the product to install and follow the instructions on the screen.
  - On a university-owned computer:
    Contact your local IT staff before attempting to install Office on it.
- Option 2 – To work in the cloud without downloading and installing MS Office:
  Be aware that you’ll be using limited versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Install on multiple devices

You can install the Office suite on up to ten devices, including personal ones:

five PCs or Macs
AND
five smartphones or tablets (see Help below for links).

Mobile Setup

Office 365 features that are not available at NC State

Exchange, including email and calendar

Keep your Office copy activated

If you downloaded and installed the full Office suite on your PC or Mac, be sure to keep it activated by connecting to the internet at least once every 30 days.

Working online

Use newer browsers:
Be aware that features are limited in online versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
You have 1 TB (1000 GB) of personal space in OneDrive, the online space connected with Office 365.
Documents you create online will be stored online.

Storing sensitive data

In general, Cloud storage space (e.g., OneDrive) may not be secure.
See Storage Locations for University Data for details.
DO NOT store any sensitive information in the Cloud;
e.g., Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, passwords.
University employees who handle sensitive data:
See “Cloud service” in the table of Storage Locations for University Data

Collaboration

Be sure to use G Suite instead of Office 365 to share documents and work collaboratively.
G Suite remains OIT’s primary collaboration and communication tool for campus.

When you leave NC State

Office 365 One Drive Setup

You will lose access to your Office 365 account and any data or information stored within. This information may not be retrievable after your access is lost.

Office 365 Drive Shipping

Disposition of files stored in OneDrive
- Students
  - Transfer personal data to other locations; e.g., local computer, a personal G Suite account, or a personal Office 365 account.
  - Only graduating students who complete a degree program with NC State will maintain access to their NC State G Suite account as a potential transfer location. See Extended access for new graduates for more information.
- Employees
  - Transfer any university or department data and files to your supervisor or any other appropriate department file storage location.
    See the Separating Employee Guide.
  - Transfer personal data to other locations; e.g., local computer, or a personal G Suite account, or a personal Office 365 account.
Additional Resources

Help

Office 365 Driver

For PC: Office Quick Start Guides
For Mac: Office for Mac Quick Start Guides
For mobile:

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