MS Office 365

Sign in and install Office

1. Go to www.office.com and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in.

2. Sign in with the account you associated with this version of Office. This account can be a Microsoft account, or work or school account.

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3. After signing in, follow these steps:

   • From the Microsoft 365 home page select Install Office (if you set a different start page, go to aka.ms/office-install).

   • Select Office 365 apps to begin the download.

4. Follow the instructions below to complete installing your Office apps.

Install Office

1. Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads, and double-click Microsoft Office installer.pkg file (the name might vary slightly).

2. On the first installation screen, select Continue to begin the installation process.

3. Review the software license agreement, and then click Continue.

4. Select Agree to agree to the terms of the software license agreement.

5. Choose how you want to install Office and click Continue.

6. Review the disk space requirements or change your install location, and then click Install.
   Note: If you want to only install specific Office apps and not the entire suite, click the Customize button and uncheck the programs you don't want.

7. Enter your Mac login password, if prompted, and then click Install Software. (This is the password that you use to log in to your Mac.)

8. The software begins to install. Click Close when the installation is finished. If Office installation fails, see What to try if you can't install or activate Office for Mac.

Launch an Office for Mac app and start the activation process

1. Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to display all of your apps.

2. Click the Microsoft Word icon in the Launchpad.

3. The What's New window opens automatically when you launch Word. Click Get Started to start activating. If you need help activating Office, see Activate Office for Mac. If Office activation fails, see What to try if you can't install or activate Office for Mac.