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Prerequisites

  • Your school account teaches at least one Microsoft Education class.
  • Your students are members of that class.
  • A tenant administrator is available if Microsoft requests organizational consent.

Sign in as a teacher

Go to the Type the Word login page. Under “Get started as…”, choose “Teacher”.
Type the Word login page with a numbered arrow pointing at Teacher

1 is "Teacher" on the login page.

On “Teacher login”, select “Continue with Microsoft”. Choose the school Microsoft account you use for Teams, then review and approve the requested Microsoft Education permissions.
Teacher login with a numbered arrow pointing at Continue with Microsoft

1 is "Continue with Microsoft" on Teacher login.

Request administrator approval

If Microsoft shows “Approval required”, enter a short reason in “Enter justification for requesting this app”, such as “Use Type the Word for typing practice with my Teams classes.” Then select “Request approval”.
Microsoft "Approval required" screen with a justification field and "Request approval" button

Enter a reason, then select "Request approval" to send the request to your school’s configured reviewers.

“Request pending” means the request has been submitted; approval is still needed. Your school’s configured reviewers receive an email if notifications are enabled. Share the administrator setup guide so they can approve from the email, in Microsoft Entra, or with the direct link.
The request option depends on your school’s Microsoft settings. If it is missing, share the administrator setup guide instead. You do not need to find a special consent link in the sign-in screen. Switching accounts alone does not grant approval.
After your administrator approves, return to the login page and repeat “Teacher” → “Continue with Microsoft” with your own school account. If you are also an administrator, follow Approve during sign-in.

Verify your classes

After you sign in, Type the Word opens a class. In the sidebar, open the “Classroom” dropdown and confirm the Microsoft Education classes you teach are listed. Select the class you want to check.
Classroom sidebar with the class dropdown open and a numbered arrow pointing at 7th Grade - Literature Class

1 is "7th Grade - Literature Class" in the Classroom dropdown. Your class names will match Microsoft Teams.

Select “Students” and compare the roster with Microsoft Teams. Students who have signed in show “Connected”. If a roster is out of date, open “Settings” and choose “Refresh roster”.
Students page with numbered arrows pointing at the Students heading and the Connected status

1 is the "Students" heading. 2 is "Connected" for a student on the roster.

Setup complete

Teacher onboarding is complete when you can open a class and see its expected student roster. Continue by sharing the student setup guide.

Archived classrooms and updated permissions

Type the Word checks whether each class team is archived in Microsoft Teams. Archived classrooms are automatically disabled and leave the classroom selector after a successful roster sync. Their rosters continue to sync, and existing assignments and student history remain stored. If you unarchive a class in Teams, refresh the roster to re-enable it in Type the Word. Classes disabled by a person stay disabled until someone enables them again. The “Enabled classes” dropdown shows an archive icon beside classes archived in Teams. Hover over the icon or focus it with the keyboard for an explanation. A paid class can show both the archive icon and its paid-plan diamond. Enabling a class in Type the Word while it is still archived in Teams lasts only until the next roster sync. Unarchive the class in Teams first to keep it enabled. If you connected before this permission was added, sign out of Type the Word and sign in again as a teacher using “Continue with Microsoft” and the same school account. Approve the additional permission to read basic team information. If your school requires administrator approval, follow Microsoft administrator setup, then sign in again. Signing in updates your authorization automatically. Waiting for an existing token to expire does not add the permission. You do not need to disconnect your account or copy any tokens. After signing in, reload the classroom page. If archived classes remain after choosing “Refresh roster”, check for a sync error and contact Type the Word support if the roster cannot refresh.

Troubleshooting

  • No classes appear: Confirm you are a teacher in the Microsoft Education class, not only a Teams channel member.
  • Administrator approval required: Complete Microsoft administrator setup, then retry.
  • Roster is out of date: Refresh the roster after correcting membership in Microsoft.
  • Wrong account: Start over and choose the school account for the same tenant as the class.