Accessing Campus Approved Office 365 Add-ins

This article covers how CSUF faculty, staff and students can access campus approved Office 365 add-ins on the web and on Office 365 desktop applications.

Office 365 add-ins are only available when using Office 365.  If you are using Office 2019 or Office 2021, these will not be available to you.  You will need to install Office 365.  You will only see the add-ins that have been approved by CSUF IT.

Choose how you are accessing Microsoft Office 365:

Note: the instructions here are specific to Microsoft Word, however the same steps apply to all the other Office 365 applications.  

Office 365 on the web

1. Open a web browser to the Microsoft Office 365 website.

Microsoft Office 365 URL

Open a web browser to the Microsoft Office 365 website.

2. Click Sign In.

Sign in to Microsoft Office 365

3. Enter your campus email address and then click Next.

Microsoft login page
  1. Enter your campus email address (e.g., [email protected] or [email protected]).
  2. Then click Next.

4. Enter your campus password. Then click Sign In.

Your campus email address should automatically populate, but if not, you can type it in.

CSUF Faculty/Staff Authentication page
  1. Enter your campus password.
  2. Then click Sign In.

5. You will be prompted to authenticate with Duo.

Duo Push Notification

Remember you can use Other options to choose another way to authenticate with Duo.

6. Click Yes if you want to stay signed in to reduce the number of times you are asked to sign in.

Option to stay signed in to reduce number of logins

7. Select the Office 365 application that you are going to be using the add-in for

Office 365 applications

8. Open a new file or an existing one that you are working on. Click on Add-ins

Select Add-ins

9. Under My Add-ins, you will see the campus approved add-ins for the application you are using.

View approved Office 365 add-ins

10. Select the add-in that you will need, and follow the prompts to insert it.

Office 365 Desktop Application

1. Open the Office 365 application that you are going to be using the add-in for

2. Open a new file or an existing one that you are working on. Click on Add-ins

Select add-ins

3. Under My Add-ins, you will see the campus approved add-ins for the application you are using.

View approved Office 365 add-ins

4. Select the add-in that you will need, and follow the prompts to insert it

Need More Help?

Faculty & Staff:

Contact the IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-7777.

Students:

Contact the Student IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-8888.