Overview
Every student, faculty, and staff have access to Microsoft Office applications such as OneDrive. OneDrive is a cloud-based storage where you can store your documents, pictures, videos, and more. You can access your OneDrive account from your computer by signing into the OneDrive application with your Starid and password. You can also access OneDrive from your web-based email, by clicking on the App Launcher at the upper left corner of your page and selecting OneDrive. With OneDrive, you can synchronize files between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device.
Access OneDrive through Microsoft 365: https://www.smsu.edu/email/index.html
Please visit Upload and save files and folders to OneDrive for more information.
Why Use OneDrive?
- You can share and collaborate with others and access these files from any device using Office 365.
- You can share documents by adding collaborators or by sharing a link to the document.
- You can collaboratively work on online documents in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and more.
Learn how to use OneDrive
- Access OneDrive using a web browser:
- Login to your SMSU Email: https://www.smsu.edu/email/index.html
- Login using your StarID@minstate.edu (Faculty and Staff) or StarID@go.minnstate.edu (Students)
- To access OneDrive while logged into your email, click the app launcher in the top left corner and select OneDrive.
- On the app launcher screen, click the OneDrive icon to access your OneDrive account.
- Upload and save files and folders to OneDrive:
- Login to your SMSU email, select the app launcher and then choose OneDrive.
- Select + Add new.
- Select the files or folder you want to upload.
- Select Open or Upload.
Additionally T-Drive access can be requested. The T-Drive is used for sharing files within your department, or members of a project team.
Use this link to request access or contact the TRC Helpdesk if you are experiencing troubles with your network storage.