Microsoft 365

What is Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based productivity platform offering access to apps like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

It’s available as both web and desktop applications and is accessible to enrolled students, faculty, and staff of DLSU-D.

How to secure a Microsoft 365 account?

Faculty and staff accounts are provided by the Human Resource Management Office (HRMO).

Student accounts are automatically generated upon enrollment, with Microsoft 365 access visible on the portal.

How to request an Office/Unit/College MS 365 account or group email?

To request an MS 365 account or group email for your office/unit/college, please submit an official request letter to the Helpdesk Unit of Information and Communications Technology Center through: accountverification@dlsud.edu.ph

How can I access Microsoft 365?

You can access Microsoft 365 online at microsoft365.com by signing in with your DLSU-D account (@dlsud.edu.ph). DLSU-D account is required for both your MS 365 account and online apps.

What are the available online applications under Microsoft 365?

MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS OneNote
MS Outlook
MS Teams
OneDrive
MS Forms
MS SharePoint
MS Calendar
MS Planner

These are the standalone applications:

MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS OneNote
MS Outlook
MS Teams

Eligible users may download the MS Office installer from microsoft365.com to install Office applications on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones.

Account Validity:

MS 365 accounts will be deactivated when a student is no longer enrolled or an employee is no longer employed at DLSU-D.

Microsoft 365 & Account Guide

Kindly send an email to accountverification@dlsud.edu.ph for any changes in display names and email address.

For password reset, kindly access this link: https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com/

As part of the upcoming Microsoft license renewal in August 2025, ICTC will be implementing storage limits in response to changes in storage offerings across Microsoft 365 Education.

To check and manage your mail storage usage, please click here.
To check and manage your One Drive usage, please click here.

Starting August 2025, you must ensure your OneDrive and Outlook data remains within the designated storage limits to retain access to these services. If your account exceeds the storage limit, disruptions will occur until space is freed up:

OneDrive: You won’t be able to upload, edit, or sync new files to your OneDrive. Your existing files will remain but will be read-only. After 93 days of exceeding your OneDrive storage quota, your OneDrive files will be deleted.
Outlook: You won't be able to send or receive any messages and people who will send you an email will receive an error message that tells you your mailbox is full.

For Outlook: please refer here.
For OneDrive: please refer here.

Reminder: Both employees and students are responsible for backing up their university email and OneDrive files before separation from the university. ICTC is not obligated to restore data, and any restoration requests require approval from the ICTC Director. ICTC cannot guarantee the integrity of restored emails or OneDrive files after deactivation.

CDTT will enforce an expiration policy for Microsoft 365 Groups, effective immediately. This policy is designed to automate the identification and management of inactive teams and groups.

Each group has a lifetime of 160 days.
Notification emails will be sent to the group owner 30 days, 15 days, and 1 day prior to expiration.

Note: When a Microsoft 365 group is expired due to expiration policy, it will get “soft deleted”. A soft deleted group can be recovered for up to 30 days from the date of deletion.