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How to sign up for email, web conferencing, and more essential tech services at Rutgers

Looking for a Zoom account? Want to install Microsoft Office on your computer or phone? Rutgers IT offers faculty, staff, and students easy access to important tech services at Rutgers. Learn more including how to sign up.

Email and calendar systems – Rutgers Connect and ScarletApps
Rutgers Connect is the official email and calendar system for faculty, staff, and RBHS students and is based on the Office 365 suite by Microsoft. Get started with a Rutgers Connect account.

ScarletApps is available to faculty, staff, and students at Rutgers and offers a suite of web-based software including ScarletMail (Gmail), Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Drive.

To sign up for ScarletApps:

  • Navigate to the Service Activation page.
  • Log in with your NetID and NetID password.
  • Under ScarletMail, select Activate Service at the bottom of the page. You can access your account by navigating to the Rutgers services webpage.

Web conferencing tools – Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams
Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams are web conferencing tools available at Rutgers with a combination of video, voice, content sharing, and chat functions for online meetings.

To sign up for Zoom and Webex:

  • Navigate to the Service Activation page.
  • Log in with your NetID and NetID password.
  • Under Zoom and/or Webex, select Activate Service at the bottom of the page. It may take up to an hour for you to be able to access your Zoom and/or Webex accounts.

Microsoft Teams is provided through a Rutgers Connect account. Get started with Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Office
Rutgers provides free access to Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for all faculty, staff, and students.

If you’re a faculty or staff member, you can visit the Rutgers Microsoft Office webpage for instructions on how to sign up.

If you’re a student, you can visit the Rutgers IT Help portal article for Microsoft Office for instructions on how to sign up.

Adobe
Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and more Adobe products are available for Rutgers faculty, staff, and students. Visit the Rutgers Software portal to get started with Adobe.

There are many great IT services available for faculty, staff, and students at Rutgers. View our services webpage and the Rutgers IT Tech Guides to learn more.

This story was originally published on March 28, 2023.

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