HyFlex

Collaboration Tools

What is it and why do I need it?

The purpose of a collaboration tool is to support a group of two or more individuals to accomplish a common goal or objective. West Chester University supports a number of collaborative tools. Office 365 allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as well as collaborate with team members in real time.

Office 365 is a collection of productivity tools that allow you to perform common business tasks in 'the cloud'. This means, your files will be stored on Microsoft OneDrive server and on your computer and facilitate real-time collaboration on documents.

Which should I use?

If you are already using Office 365/OneDrive , please continue to work as you normally would.

Office 365

Office 365 provides a comprehensive range of desktop applications which can be installed on your computer as opposed to using in a web browser
All WCU faculty, staff and student already have an Office 365 account set up
To access your webmail via Office 365, go to your Office 365 Exchange Account
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