Setting Up Your Personal Laptop

Student Guide: Setting Up Microsoft Tools on Your Personal Laptop

Introduction

This guide will walk you through the process of setting up Microsoft Office, Teams, and OneDrive on your personal laptop. These tools are essential for your academic success and will help you collaborate with classmates and instructors effectively.

Any questions or issues, please email notebooks@nossalhs.vic.edu.au.

Step 1: Sign in with Your Student Account

Have your Nossal HS student email address and password ready
Visit office.com
Click "Sign In" and enter your student credentials
If prompted for multi-factor authentication, follow the security steps

Step 2: Installing Microsoft Office

For Windows Users:

Once signed in to office.com, click “Install Office” button at the top of the page
Select "Office 365 Apps”
The installer will download automatically
Double-click the downloadable file to begin installation
Follow the installation wizard prompts
Wait for installation to complete (15-30 minutes)

For Mac Users:

After signing in to office.com, click “Install Office”
Select "Office 365 Apps”
The installer package will download
Open the downloaded .pkg file
Follow the installation steps
Enter your Mac password when prompted
Wait for installation to complete

Step 3: Setting Up Microsoft Teams

Visit teams.microsoft.com
Click "Download Teams"
Choose the desktop app version for your operating system
Run the installer once downloaded
Sign in using your student email
Allow notifications when prompted
Teams will automatically configure your account settings

Step 4: Configuring OneDrive

OneDrive comes pre-installed on Windows 10/11
For Mac users, download OneDrive from onedrive.com
Click the OneDrive icon in your taskbar/menu bar
Sign in with your student email
Choose the folder location for OneDrive
Select which folders to sync
Wait for initial sync to complete

Ensure you have admin rights on your computer
Free up disk space
Temporarily disable antivirus
Run Windows Update/macOS Update