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How to install and run Microsoft Office on a Chromebook

If your Chromebook uses the Chrome Web Store, you can install Office to create, edit, and collaborate on your files using Office for the web in your browser, or install the Office mobile apps through the Google Play Store.

How to install Office apps on a Chromebook:

• 1. Open the Google Play Store and search for the apps you want to install.

     1. Or you can click on any of these links to download a specific app: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, OneNote, Office Lens, or Skype for Business.

  2. Click Install.

  3. Once your app(s) are installed, click the Launcher on your Chromebook and click on the app to open it.

  4. Sign in with your personal Microsoft Account or your account associated with your Microsoft 365 subscription. See Install and set up Office on an Android for details on how to sign in to Office on Android.

How to run Microsoft Office on Chromebook

The easiest way to get Microsoft Office on Chromebook is to download the Office apps that are available for Android and Chromebooks. If you use the Google Play Store, then this is the option you’ll want. You’re all set to download and use the Office programs you want to use on your Chromebook.

Microsoft Office for Chromebook: Google Play Store

• 1. Open the Google Play Store.

  2. Search for the Office program you want to download and select it.

  3. Click Install.

  4. Once the app is done downloading, open the Chrome launcher to open the app.

  5. Sign into your Microsoft Account or Office 365 subscription account.

Follow these simple steps:

• 1. Open the Google Play Store.

  2. Search for the Office program you want to download and select it.

  3. Click Install.

  4. Once the app is done downloading, open the Chrome launcher to open the app.

  5. Sign into your Microsoft Account or Office 365 subscription account.

Click on the links below to download specific apps:

• Outlook

• Word

• Excel

• PowerPoint

• OneNote

• Office Lens

• Skype for Business

If your Chromebook only has access to the Chrome Web Store, you unfortunately can’t download the various Office apps. You’re not out of luck, though. It’s possible to use Office Online. With the online version, you’ll be able to work on, edit, and share Office files directly in your browser. You need to be connected to the internet to use Microsoft Office on Chromebook, which may not be ideal, but it means you have an alternative to Drive.

Those are the nuts and bolts of using Microsoft Office on Chromebooks, or using it online if you don’t have the Google Play Store. You won’t have access to every feature you might have on a Windows PC or Mac, but then again, your Chromebook isn’t meant to be one of those.

This gives you the option to work on the same Office files on different devices, which can help you avoid the extra step of converting files from Drive. Chromebook may be clearly tied to the Google ecosystem, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up all control and bow to the Google gods. You can still use your favorite apps.