Get Started with Office 365: A Guide
Summary: This article provides the steps to setup Office 365 in an enterprise environment.
Instructions
Affected Products:
- Office 365 for Business
Figure 1: (English Only) Get started with Office 365
Plan your setup
Whether you want to set up Office 365, for one person in your business or ten, we recommend spending a few minutes to plan your setup so there are no surprises.
To get started with Office 365, reference How to Log Into the Office 365 Customer Portal through the Dell Customer Portal. Your username is found in the welcome email from Dell.
How To Access The Microsoft Online Portal using your credentials found in your Dell account.
Use the Microsoft setup wizard to Add A Domain in Office 365 such as Dell.com.
- Sign in to Microsoft Online Portal
- To start the Microsoft setup wizard, click Go to set up on the home page
Figure 2: (English Only) Office 365 Admin center preview
Once you have added a user, they have an Office 365 license, log-in credentials, and an Office 365 mailbox. The setup wizard lets you personalize everyone's user ID and email for your business, for example, rob@dell.com.
For more detailed steps, see Add a user.
When you set up your domain in Office 365, DNS Records Explained are required so that email, instant messaging (Skype for Business), and other services work correctly.
You can choose to manage your own DNS records or Office 365 can manage the records for you.
See Plan Your Office 365 Setup for the information that you need about your custom domain to Add A Domain in Office 365.
Once everyone has an Office 365 account, they can install the full version of Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and so on) on their computer. Each person can install Office on up to five computers running Windows, macOS, Windows Mobile, Android, or iOS.
- Go to the Microsoft Online Portal
- Sign in, for more information, reference Locate Your Microsoft Online Portal Login Credentials.
- Choose Install Office.
Need more detailed steps? How to Install Office 365.