Microsoft 365 is a powerful document management and collaboration platform. In addition to email and calendar, Microsoft 365 has document storage and collaboration utilities, video conferencing software, and business intelligence platforms.
Microsoft 365 lets you access apps like Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint all through your web browser.
Download Microsoft 365 Apps
Students, faculty and staff with an active Microsoft 365 account may install Microsoft 365 apps including Outlook, Teams, Word, OneDrive Sync, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher and Access (Windows only). For instructions see the How to Install Microsoft 365 Apps KnowledgeBase article.
Copilot Chat
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a content-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant available to all UWM students and staff.
Access Copilot Chat directly through Microsoft 365 on the web. Accessing Copilot Chat in this way is the university supported and safe way to utilize the tool. Look for the green shield in the upper right corner – this means enterprise data protection is applied.
For more information about using Copilot Chat at UWM, see the UWM KnowledgeBase article Copilot Chat.
Outlook
Outlook is the email and calendar tool in Microsoft 365. Outlook uses industry-leading technologies to deliver you anywhere access to a powerful suite of email and calendar features.
Teams
Microsoft Teams is a unified communications platform that combines workplace chat, video meetings, file storage, application integration and more. Teams allows you to collaborate with colleagues and stay connected to your teammates wherever you may be.
To learn more about how UWM uses Teams, visit our webpage.
OneDrive
OneDrive allows you to upload, create, and share files online so you can access and edit them anywhere you go. Files are secure, backed up and available on any device through a web browser.
SharePoint
SharePoint enables a work group to store, share, and manage documents in a central location. It is designed to be the data storage and collaboration service for teams, work groups, and organizations.
Microsoft 365 Forms
To find request forms regarding email aliases, Teams toll-free audio conferencing, and more, visit the Microsoft 365 Forms page (password protected; UWM faculty and staff access only).
Sensitivity Labels
Microsoft 365 uses sensitivity labels to ensure that restricted and confidential information stored in the system can only be shared to UWM users or guest users. Sensitivity labels allow classification of files, emails and SharePoint sites with sensitive information as either Sensitive or Restricted.
- Items marked as Sensitive can be shared with people at UWM and people outside of UWM that have been added as a guest member to a Microsoft Team or Outlook Group.
- Items marked as Restricted can only be shared with people at UWM.
Auto-labeling
When the sensitivity labels feature is turned on, the system will review the contents of your files and emails and will automatically label any files or emails with sensitive data as Sensitive.
Apply your own labels
If you have sensitive data in your files or emails, you can also label them yourself with either the Sensitive or Restricted label.
For more information about sensitivity labels, please view the following resources: