Setting Up a New Microsoft 365 Admin

[RobSheehy]

Hi

 

This sounds like a very newb question but I've hit a brick wall already.

 

Our school is using google for everything but we have purchased completely separate domain name for our new trust. For the trust we would like to use Microsoft, 365 how would I go about setting up a whole new domain in Microsoft, everything I find seems to be regarding transferring an existing domain over to Microsoft. I was looking to start the whole thing from scratch, is that possible? I assume this is still free for education

 

Any you help you could give me would be amazing!

 

Thank you so so much and happy new year

 

Rob

[cheekycharly]

Looks like your after...

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office

[RobSheehy]

Hi

 

I've been looking at that and it's asking me to set up with an email address because it is a new domain I've not an email address.

 

I'm probably being really thick here but I can't see where to sign up from scratch

 

Thanks

 

Rob

[cheekycharly]

Sounds like you need to get a domain first. Depends what you want as the domain name or if your just after a standard .sch.uk.

 

Like these...

 

https://www.schoolhosting.co.uk/school_domain_names/

 

Personally I just bought a .UK domain and proved we were a school later down the line.

[snagrat]

Hi

 

I've been looking at that and it's asking me to set up with an email address because it is a new domain I've not an email address.

 

I'm probably being really thick here but I can't see where to sign up from scratch

 

Thanks

 

Rob

 

The email address doesn’t have to be of the new domain. So just put your current Google address in.

 

Once setup, you can buy and add another domain that you wish to use.

[Davit2005]

No need to have a domain first, you can setup using any address, then a onmicrosoft.com domain will be given and from there you can add more than one domain if necessary Edited January 5, 2024 by Davit2005

[RobSheehy]

Ah that sound good, so if it set up with our existing google account it won't effect the running our google domain?

 

Thanks again for all your help

 

Rob