Office 365 for Android: How to get Microsoft Office using Pipeline

Current students have access to Microsoft Office 365 for free. As long as you are enrolled at Harding University, you will have an active subscription for this tool. It comes with applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more. Follow along below as we detail how to get Microsoft Office on your Android device.

To begin, go to pipeline and click the 'Login' button.

At the next screen, enter you Harding username and password to log in to pipeline.

Once logged in, you'll be redirected to the pipeline screen. Scroll down the blue 'Student' tab. If it isn't dropped down, you will need to click on it.

After the 'Student' tab has been dropped down, scroll down to the option 'Microsoft Office for Students'. The contents of the 'Student' tab are listed alphabetically from top to bottom, so it will likely be near the middle of the contents of the tab.

The block will then change to show the contents of the 'Microsoft Office for Students' section. This will contain information on your access to use Microsoft Office, such as how many devices can be used per account and how long your access lasts. There should be a link title 'Microsoft Office 365', click that link.

You will then be redirected to login.microsoftonline.com, where you will be asked to enter credentials for your account. Enter your Harding email address (username@harding.edu) follow by your pipeline password and click 'Sign in'.

After this, you may be redirected to a screen that has your name and email with 'Signed in' underneath. Click on the blue box that contains this information.

Now you're in! You should be seeing a screen that has an automated greeting with your name and a list of applications. These are all the applications you will have access to while enrolled at Harding. The website will also auto-detect what type of device you are using and give you the appropriate installer for that device. Click on the blue button titled 'Get Office Apps'.

After clicking that, you will be redirected to products.office.com. Here you will be shown what applications you can get via the app store. The main five (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote) will be listed with links to get them, as well as a few others that also have apps further down.

For each of these, you will be given an option to 'Send Email' which will send an email with a download link for the app or, slightly lower, there should be another option that states 'Get it on Google Play'. If you're in a place where you don't want to go through the steps of downloading just yet, it's advisable to have the email sent so you don't forget. Otherwise, by clicking the Play Store option you save yourself having to delete an email. We will continue as if we had pressed the Play Store option.

You will then be redirected to the 'Google Play' app. As far as we know, there is no bulk installer that will install all five apps, so this will have to be done for each app individually. We will be installing 'Microsoft Word'. Once the page is brought up, click 'Install'. It will begin downloading and installing, and once it's finished you will be given an option to 'Open' or 'Uninstall'. Click the 'Open' option.

 

Once you've hit 'Open', the app will...open. The first thing that will pop-up is a request for the application to have access to Photos, Media, and Files on your device. I'd recommend allowing this, because it could make it easier for Word to import documents you already have on your device. Word will then continue setting up for your first use, and then request access to your Contacts. You can Allow or Deny this based on your personal preference.

 

Word should now be setup, last thing necessary is to login. You will be prompted to enter your username. Enter you Harding email here and click the rightward facing arrow. You will then be redirected to a screen similar to what we saw earlier at login.microsoftonline.com. Enter your Pipeline password into the password prompt and then hit 'Sign in'. The app will go through some configuration processes to get itself ready and then you are done! You should now be able to create and edit documents all on your Android device. Have a look around and figure out the ins and outs of the application, or get started on downloading the rest.

 

If you need any assistance, or have further questions regarding using any of the offered Microsoft apps, do not hesitate to contact DormNet at (501)279-4545 or come to the desk located in the Administration building, second floor, room 205.