The Microsoft Office Suite is a set of interrelated desktop applications providing word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and communication tools.
Presentation and Collaboration Tools - Allowed and Supported
Microsoft Office can be used to create, edit, manage and even collaborate on popular document formats, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Microsoft 365 is a cloud hosted service provided by Microsoft, providing almost identical user experience through a browser based interface, rather than relying upon locally installed software.
Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint is installed on every Managed Desktop PC)
The Microsoft 365 website is accessed via
Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365 is available to all members of university staff and students. Some affiliate account holders may also have access to Microsoft 365 resources
09.00 - 17.00 weekdays other than University and Bank Holidays
Any dissatisfaction with the service should be addressed in the first instance to the IT Service Desk:
Email: itservicedesk@gre.ac.uk
Telephone: 020 8331 7555, visit the IT Service Desk pages or you may also submit a query online
Support: How do I's and other issues.
Help Documentation: Provided by IT and Library & EDU
For further information, please see our Microsoft 365 section of our site
The university Data Classification Policy and tables, to help you understand where best to safely store data is available from the IT Policies and Procedures website.
Other relevant information can be found in:
IT and Library website