How to Activate PowerPoint Product Key at Brown University

As a Brown faculty or staff member, you have access to Microsoft Office 365 through your university account. In this article, we will guide you through the process of activating and downloading PowerPoint product key on your device.

Step 1: Log in with Your Brown Username

To start, log in to your regular Brown username. This is the same username you use for all other university services.

Step 2: Authenticate and Launch Office 365 Application

Select the 'authenticate' icon at the lower left of your open 'Office 365' window. Then, launch one of your Office 365 applications such as PowerPoint, Word, or Excel.

Step 3: Connect Your Device to a Wireless Network

Make sure your device is connected to a wireless network. Note that it will not work on Brown-Guest. If you do not have the Office for iPad apps yet, you can install them from the App Store and follow the instructions below.

Step 4: Turn Off Read-Only Mode

If you already have Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint for iPad/iPhone installed, you can now turn those into full 'read/write' mode. New with Office 365 is the ability to use the Office Mobile apps in read/write mode on both Brown-owned and personally-owned mobile devices.

Step 5: Download and Install PowerPoint

To download PowerPoint, follow these steps:

* Log in to your Brown account

* Select the 'Office' links on the website

* You will be taken to a page where you can download Office

* Log in with your Brown username (e.g., jcarberr)

* You will NOT be able to download Office 365 on the Brown-Guest wifi. Instead, connect to VPN first.

Step 6: Activate PowerPoint Product Key

If you are prompted to enter a product key or activate when first opening an Office 365 program, just click on 'Sign In' (usually on the bottom left of the open window).

Additional Tips

* Your computer will need to be on the Brown network for initial activation and periodic check-ins.

* The non-365 versions are the same software but for Brown-owned computers.

* Brown-paid faculty and staff installing on a Brown-owned computer should use the 'Office' links on instead.

Microsoft Office 365 allows students, Brown-paid faculty, and staff to download and install Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) on up to 5 personal computers and use it while they are an active member of the Brown community.

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