— MICROSOFT 365 —

Eligible staff and students can sign up for Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365) for the classroom for free, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Microsoft Teams, plus additional classroom tools for the duration of their time at the university.

Microsoft 365 is licensed as part of your METU email account.

[1] Note for eligibility: Microsoft 365 is available for free to all current students and staff. Microsoft 365 subscription will be valid throughout your time as a student or staff at METU. Once you have graduated or left the University, copy the data (emails, attachments, OneDrive, etc.) you want to save before your account is closed. Accordingly, at the time of account closure, all data and information stored in the cloud service will no longer be accessible or recoverable. Please regularly backup or sync all files to your personal computer to avoid losing files and data.

[2] Note for license activation: Activate your Microsoft 365 by signing in with your staff/student email address and password linked to your Microsoft account when prompted after opening one of the Office applications. This will ensure you get the full version of Microsoft 365 in accordance with the university's license.

[3] Note for students: When registering for the Microsoft 365 service, students must register with an e-mail address such as e123456@metu.edu.tr. Registering with aliases defined in e-mail addresses such as name.surname@metu.edu.tr is strictly prohibited in accordance with the license agreements.

[4] Microsoft Office 365 Announcement: There will be changes in Microsoft Office 365 services connected to METU e-mail accounts as of June 30, 2024. As of this date, there will be no OneDrive quota for Office 365 services. You must back up/delete all your data in OneDrive, your Teams account (including recordings and channels), and Microsoft services by the specified date. If your accounts are not brought into compliance with the new terms/conditions by this date, you will be subject to any service interruptions, data loss, etc. The user who owns the relevant e-mail is responsible for such situations. We want to remind you that the data stored in your accounts will be irreversibly lost according to the specified conditions.

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