Office 365 Pilot

Welcome to the Pilot site for Office 365 - Phase 1 (SharePoint & OneDrive for Business)

This site will be updated with documentation as it is created so check back often.

The basic end user goals for this pilot are to:

  1. Test the functionality of cloud based SharePoint for individuals including OneDrive for Business.  This will include presenting and sharing documentation for authenticated and unauthenticated users.  Put simply, a user can share a folder(s) or document(s) with those who do and do not have a CougarNet account.
  2. Create user friendly documentation to support #1

As a member of the pilot group we hope that you will offer feedback.  Please feel free to email office365@uh.edu and/or report your findings (issues, questions etc) via https://share.uh.edu/uit/365/Lists/Pilot%20Findings/AllItems.aspx.

Login into Office 365:

The first time a user logs in some of the personal attribute fields may not be fully populated.  Please allow 24 hours after first login to report any missing or incorrect information being displayed.

To access the Office 365 via the web do the following:

Quick Start Video Guides:

What is OneDrive for Business

Sync OneDrive for Business

Working with Documents in OneDrive for Business

OneDrive for Business PDF's:

Getting Started with OneDrive for Business 

FAQ's about OneDrive for Business

OneDrive for Business sync client for Windows (For Mac OS X the “Sync client coming later this year" per Microsoft website but you can use the web interface until then.)

OneDrive for Business stacks up against Apple iCloud, Google Drive, and Dropbox

Here is more information about OneDrive for Business provided by Microsoft. 

Security Information

Please note Office 365 is not authorized to store Level 1 data.  For more information about Data Classification view MAPP 10.05.03

Office 365 Phase 1 is not meant for departments or departmental file shares – only individuals will be given accounts.

Contact Us

Email: Office365@uh.edu