As part of a new offering from Microsoft, you are eligible to access E-Learning courses online at Microsoft.com. These courses are meant to help you keep up-to-date with the latest major E-Learning – Applications software releases. Please note that some product and language versions may not be available at the time you activate your courses. For up-to-date information on the availability of E-Learning courses, please visit http://microsoft.com/licensing.

Before accessing the Microsoft E-Learning courses you must obtain an access code from the Helpdesk and create a Windows Live ID.  If you already have a profile on microsoft.com, you may use that Windows Live ID.

To gain initial access to the Microsoft E-Learning courses, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to: https://business.microsoftelearning.com/activate/
2. Input the access code received from the Helpdesk (The code is case sensitive. Be sure to include the dashes and do not enter any spaces).
3. You will be prompted to sign-in using a valid Windows Live ID (this will be the username and password you will use to access the site each time you log in).
4. You will receive an email confirming your registration.
5. From the confirmation email, click the link to complete the email confirmation and activate your courses.
6. You will be prompted to sign-in using a valid Windows Live ID, once again.
7. A confirmation page will appear indicating that the access code has been accepted (or you may receive an error message if the code was not accepted).
8. Click the My Learning link to see list of available courses.
9. Click on a course title to launch the offering. You will have 12 months from time of launch to Finish that course.

To access your course at any time, please follow these steps:

1. Go to: https://business.microsoftelearning.com/
2. Click the "Sign In" button in the upper right corner of the page
3. Sign in to Windows Live using your Windows Live ID and password
4. Click the My Learning link on the left side of the page under Customer Login
5. Begin your E-Learning course

If you have problems logging in to the site, please contact the Microsoft E-Learning support center at 1-877-383-2829 (toll free US/CDN), 1-585-214-2329 (toll) or e-mail microsoft_support@training.com.