Microsoft Office is a useful suite of productivity applications that includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access, and OneNote. Microsoft provides a no-cost subscription to college students, faculty, and staff to install these programs on up to 5 devices. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get your free access to Microsoft Office 365:
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- Navigate to the UMass IT website.
- Click on Software.
- Scroll down, and in the Microsoft table, click on Microsoft Office 365 Education
- A. If you are a student, click on the Microsoft Office 365 web site under the student section.
- If you are a faculty or staff member, click on the Microsoft Office 365 web site under the faculty and staff section.
- If you are a faculty or staff member, click on the Microsoft Office 365 web site under the faculty and staff section.
- Once on the landing page for Office 365, fill in your UMass email address and click Get started.
- A. If you are a student, click on I’m a Student
B. Click on I’m a Teacher if you are either a faculty or staff member. The I’m a Teacher option will work if you are either a faculty or staff member. - Check your UMass email for the confirmation email and click the Yes, that’s me link.
- Create your account using your personal information.
- Click Skip on the invitation page.
- Download your software by clicking the Install now button! If you don’t want anything in your web browser changed, make sure to uncheck the two boxes above the Install now button.
A. If you’re on Windows, this will download the installer for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, Skype for Business, and OneDrive for Business.
B. If you’re on OS X, it will download the installer for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and OneNote.
With the Office 365 subscription, you will also have access to the Office Online suite of productivity software, all of which is listed below the install button. - Once the installer is downloaded, run the installer.
- When the software is installed, you will be able to open any Office Suite program and use it as normal.
Note: it may prompt you to sign in. If it does, be sure to use the same email address and password that you used when you signed up for Office 365 at the beginning of this walkthrough. - You’re done! Enjoy Office 365 for the duration of your time at UMass Amherst!
Office 365 Education Free
Office empowers everyone to achieve more on any device. And Office loves Mac. We’re committed to delivering the power and simplicity of Office in an experience designed specifically for Mac, and we continue to make significant investments in the platform. Today, we’re excited to announce that Office 365 is now available on the newly redesigned Mac App Store. With one click, Mac users can download the cloud-connected, always-up-to-date version of the Office suite—including full installs of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and OneDrive.
Office 365 provides experiences tailored to the Mac and macOS, like Dark Mode, Continuity Camera, OneDrive Files on Demand, and Touch Bar support on the MacBook Pro. And it’s connected to the cloud, so you can access your content from any device, coauthor with anyone around the world in real-time, and use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to create more impactful content with less effort. The result is an experience that is unmistakably Office but designed for Mac.
“We are excited to welcome Microsoft Office 365 to the all new Mac App Store in macOS Mojave. Apple and Microsoft have worked together to bring great Office productivity to Mac users from the very beginning. Now, with Office 365 on the Mac App Store, it’s easier than ever to get the latest and best version of Office 365 for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.”
—Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing
—Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing
Office 365 Education Mac Downloads
You can view Apple’s announcement on today’s news in their Newsroom.
Download Office 365 from the Mac App Store.*
Download Microsoft Office 365 Education
*It may take up to 24 hours for the app bundle to appear in all regions on the Mac App Store.