Instructions

  1. Navigate to office.com. Click the "Sign in" button.
    Office.com main page with blue "sign in" button in the middle.
    You will then be prompted to log in.
  2. Enter your MSU email address as shown below:
    Faculty/Staff: first.last@montana.edu
    Student: first.last@student.montana.edu
    Microsoft 365 login prompt with email.
  3. On the next screen, enter your NetID login as shown below:
    Faculty/Staff/student workers/graduate assistants: NetID@msu.montana.edu
    Student: NetID@student.montana.edu
    You will be redirected to the MSU Office 365 password page.
    Office.com NetID login page.
  4. Enter your NetID password and click sign in.
    MSU password redirect page from office.com login.
  5. You will be prompted to complete the Duo multifactor authentication process.
    Duo push notification.
    Once complete, you must confirm whether the device you are on is your own or public.
    Duo confirm device pop-up.
    You will be sent to the Microsoft 365 main landing page.
  6. You are now logged into your MSU Microsoft 365 account and can access all of your apps:
    Click on the little "book" icon at the top left corner of the page, as indicated by the yellow arrow.
    Office.com landing page
    The navigation panel will open.
    Left navigation panel on office.com with a yellow arrow pointing to the "apps" tab.
    Select the "Apps" tab.
  7. You can now select any app you would like to open, including Outlook. You will already be logged in.
    Office.com navigation panel with the app tab open and the Outlook button surrounded by a yellow square.