This Guide will help you login, inform and setup your Microsoft Account.

Estimated Read & Perform Time: 15-20 Minutes

Your Microsoft Account Email:_____________________________________________

*The same email address from Google (@yescharteracademy.org)

Your Microsoft Account Password:_____________________________

(Password reset requested upon login)

Note: This Microsoft account is currently utilized to provide the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) and Microsoft Teams productivity tools.

1. To sign into a Microsoft service, simply start any Microsoft program and it will prompt you to login

Use the credentials provided in this article to login.

2. You will then be asked for more information and to attach a form of a recovery method. Either a backup email or phone number is requested. Phone number is preferred for 2FA. 

3. Authenticate your phone number or email

3. You will then be requested to change your password.

4. Once the password has been changed, if prompted, you will then be requested to verify the phone number or email again.

5. Once that is completed, you will be asked to stay signed into all your apps. Select "OK"


Please Note that you will have to download Microsoft Teams for Work separately as it no longer automatically installs for every user account on the device. 
To download Microsoft Teams, navigate to:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app#desktopAppDownloadregion

6. Once you sign into the Microsoft program you started (Word, Excel, MS Teams, etc.), you will then accept the license and begin to utilize the program.

Note: Please sign into Microsoft Teams as that is the most effective chat communication service YES Charter currently uses.
You may need to sign in again for Microsoft Teams. 

Note2: Please enable Microsoft Teams on startup by following these instructions:
1. Login to the Machine
2. Right Click Taskbar
3. Select Task Manager
4. Select the Startup Tab at the top row
5. Locate Microsoft Teams and make sure it says "Enabled" under Status.

 

Author: Timothy Stewart