This document describes how students can access and use the key features of their Office 365 Student MySite for file storage, collaboration, and using Office Web Apps. Key features include uploading documents to personal or shared libraries, creating blogs and team sites for collaboration, and using Office Web Apps to create and edit documents without having a full Office installation.

1. Office 365 – Accessing Your Student MySite for File Storage,
Office Web Apps, and Collaboration Spaces
The Office 365 Student MySite is a secure way for students to upload documents and media created on
school computers and iPads. It also gives students collaboration space options including blogs and team
sites. This handout describes how students can access and activate the features of their MySite.
1. Student MySites can be accessed through
MyECSD. Visit http://myecsd (on the district
network) or http://myecsd.net (out of school
or on Cloud wifi).
2. Click on your name, then ‘My Site’. This brings
you to a landing page. Your documents and
collaboration space(s) are located in ‘My
Content’. Click on ‘My Content’ in the upper
left.
3. This page contains an editable region in the middle
panel that, by default, has 2 web parts for ‘Shared
Documents’ and ‘Personal Documents’. You may
upload documents or media from your computers
or iPads to these content libraries. Please note that
your Shared Documents can be seen by all ECSD
users. There is also a web part to either create a
SharePoint blog on your MySite or view recent blog
posts you’ve created. On the left is a link to a photo
library called ‘Shared Pictures’ which can also be
seen by all ECSD users. To edit your page, click the
‘Page’ tab in the upper left and select ‘Edit Page’.
Select ‘Stop Editing’ when you’re finished editing.

2. 4. To create a document using the Office Web Apps
(Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote),
select one of your document libraries – either
Personal Documents or Shared Documents. Select
the ‘Documents’ tab alone the top left and then the
drop-down arrow next to ‘New Document’.
*Note – The first time you try this, you may only
see ‘Word Document’ from your choices. This is
because, as you’ve created your site, all of the
web app features are being created and activated
on our server. Wait approximately 3 minutes,
‘Refresh’ or ‘Reload’ your page, and all 4 options
for Office Web Apps should be there.
5. If you have Microsoft Office installed, the installed
application will launch. Upon saving your work , the
document will appear in your MySite document
library that you started working in. If you do not
have Microsoft Office installed, the Office Web App
will launch, ask you for a file name, and will allow
you to work on your file. In the future when you
have documents in a MySite document library, you
can select the drop down arrow to the right of the
file to ‘Edit in Browser’ (with the Office Web App)
or, if you have the application installed, to edit in
that application.
6. To transfer multiple files between a MySite
document library and a PC, select the ‘Library’ tab
in the upper left area, then look for the ‘Open with
Explorer’ icon. This will launch Windows Explorer
(PC only) which will allow you to copy/paste files
from your network or home PC to/from the MySite
document library you’re working with.
7. To edit the color theme of your MySite, choose
‘Site Actions’ (upper left), then ‘Site Settings’
(bottom choice – yellow gears). In the centre
column, select ‘Site Theme’ from the ‘Look and
Feel’ category in the top centre. Try out some
color themes and select ‘Apply’. It’s quite easy
to switch back to the default (no theme) if you
wish to.