You'll use your Microsoft account for everything you do with Microsoft 365 or Office. If you use a Microsoft service like Outlook.com, OneDrive, Xbox Live, or Skype, you already have an account. If you have a Microsoft 365 for business product you can use the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) to download and install Microsoft 365 offline. The tool is designed for enterprise environments and runs from the command line, so the steps are more complicated-but they'll still work for installation on a single device.
Account Set Up: Login to your BuckeyeMail account and follow the instructions on the Installation of Office for Windows/Mac for Students Knowledge Base article. Software download for PC and Mac Computers: As the above IT Service Desk page suggests, go to the Download and install or reinstall Office 365 or Office 2016 on a PC or Mac article.
Download Office ProPlus
University of Georgia students, faculty and staff have free access to download and install Office 365 ProPlus software through their online UGAMail account, which is powered by Office 365.
Students and employees may download and install the latest, full version of Office 365 ProPlus software on up to ten of their personal devices (computers, tablets or phones) with Windows or Apple operating systems.
This service was previously available only to students through the Student Advantage program. It is now available to all UGA faculty and staff, according to the University's existing license with Microsoft. The program is not available to retirees.
To install Office 365 ProPlus on desktops, individuals should log in to their web-based UGAMail account (ugamail.uga.edu). If you are off-campus, you will need ArchPass to complete the log-in process.
To install Office 365 ProPlus on mobile devices, go to the App Store or Google Play to find the applications and enter your UGAMail account information.
The EITS Help Desk wiki has step-by-step instructions for installing Office 365 ProPlus for PCs and Macs, along with mobile devices.
The following Office 365 ProPlus applications are available through this service for UGA students, faculty and staff:
Desktop Operating Systems
Software | Windows | Mac |
Access | Yes | No |
Excel | Yes | Yes |
OneNote | Yes | No* |
Outlook | Yes | Yes |
PowerPoint | Yes | Yes |
Publisher | Yes | No |
Word | Yes | Yes |
*Available for free in the App Store
Mobile Device Operating Systems
Software | iPhone | iPad | Android | Windows Mobile |
Office for iPad | No | Yes | No | No |
Office Mobile | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Excel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Word | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PowerPoint | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OneNote | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Where can I get instructions to download and install Office 365 ProPlus?
The EITS Help Desk wiki has step-by-step instructions for downloading and installing Office 365 ProPlus via the web-based UGAMail.
Instructions are available for Windows and Apple operating systems, along with mobile devices.
Is this a fully-functioning version of Office 365 ProPlus? Can I use it offline?
Yes, this is the latest version of Office 365 ProPlus with complete functionality. You can install Office 365 ProPlus directly to your device without having to connect to the Internet for access. However, students must connect to the Internet at least once every 30 days to for an automatic check of their license eligibility.
How long does a UGA student have access to Office 365 ProPlus?
UGA students have access to their Office 365 ProPlus license while they remain eligible to enroll in classes, which is currently about 12 months after they leave the University. After that, students will have read-only access to their Microsoft files. They may decide to purchase the Office 365 ProPlus on their own. Students must login to the Internet once at least every 30 days for an automatic check of their license eligibility.
How long does a UGA employee have access to Office 365 ProPlus?
After an employee leaves the University, they will no longer have full functionality of their Office ProPlus software within 30 days of their departure. They may decide to purchase Office ProPlus on their own.
I recently purchased Microsoft Office for my personal use. Can I be reimbursed?
No. You purchased a consumer product. Office 365 ProPlus is available through UGA’s existing license with Microsoft.
Can I install this software on my University-issued device?
No. This program only applies to personal devices for students and employees, and not to University-owned devices. UGA has a separate agreement with Microsoft for software installation on University-owned devices.
Where can I get help for installing Office 365 ProPlus?
For installation assistance, contact the EITS Help Desk at 706-542-3106 or [email protected]. The EITS Help Desk also has step-by-step instructions for installing Office 365 ProPlus on Windows and Apple operating systems, along with mobile devices, on its wiki.
Once you have installed Office 365 ProPlus, the EITS Help Desk does not support technical questions about the applications. Instead, contact Microsoft at support.microsoft.com.
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Most UW-Madison faculty, staff, and students have access to download/install Office suite - more details. For complete details on the different versions (including licensing) of Microsoft Office available, please review Microsoft Office for UW-Owned and Personally-Owned Computers at UW-Madison. Note: If you are on a departmental managed computer, contact your departmental IT support staff instead to make sure the correct version of Office is installed on your device.
- Note - If you travel to areas where you do not have access to internet for more than 30 consecutive days please read this note
- Departmentally owned computer (which requires activation every 180 days):
- Windows
- IT staff can download and install from the Campus Software Library > Microsoft for UW-owned Computers > Microsoft Office for Windows Shared Machines (C2R Installers) > Office 2019 Pro Plus for Kiosks.
- Mac
- IT staff can download and install the Office 2019 installation package from Microsoft, then download and run the serializer from the Campus Software Library > Microsoft for UW-owned Computers > Microsoft Office for Macintosh > Volume License Serializer for Office 20xx for Mac.
- Personally owned computer: use a free office suite such as OpenOffice or LibreOffice as a backup.
- Departmentally owned computer (which requires activation every 180 days):
- Note - Windows 7 End of Support and Office 365 ProPlus
- As announced previously, Windows 7 will be out of support after January 14, 2020. Because Office 365 is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy, customers are required to stay current as per the servicing and system requirements for the product or service. This includes using Office 365 ProPlus on a Windows operating system that is currently in support.Using Office 365 ProPlus on older, unsupported operating systems may cause performance and reliability issues over time. If your organization is using Office 365 ProPlus on devices running Windows 7, we strongly recommend your organization move those devices to Windows 10.[How does this impact me?]Even though Windows 7 will no longer be supported after January 2020, we understand Office 365 customers may need more time in their migration to a supported operating system. Through January 2023, Microsoft will provide security updates for Office 365 ProPlus on Windows 7. But, during that time, as long as the device is still running Windows 7, Office 365 ProPlus won’t receive any new features updates.[What should I do to prepare for this change?]We recommend that organizations migrate to Windows 10 or a supported operating system before the end of support date on January 14, 2020 in order to continue receiving new feature updates to Office 365 ProPlus. Make sure to discuss this process with your local IT staff before making changes to your system.We’ll be providing more information by January about how to get security updates for Office 365 ProPlus on devices running Windows 7 after support for Windows 7 ends.Note: This information also applies to Office 365 Business which is included in business plans such as M365 Business and Office 365 Business Premium, and to desktop versions of Project and Visio.For more information, please see this support article and this FAQ.
Important: Why should you install and use Office 365 ProPlus/Subscription version from the Office 365 portal?
- 365 ProPlus/Subscription version: receives feature and security updates.
- Professional Plus/2016/2019/Volume License versions: only receive security updates.
- Release notes for Current Channel releases in 2020.
Download/Install Office
Important
- If you use Microsoft Project and/or Visio, please make sure to review the compatibility article before installing Office suite.
- You will need administrator rights to your computer to install any software. If you do not have these rights, contact your local administrator. Also, make sure to update the software after completing the installation - this will ensure that your software is up-to-date for it most important security patches.
- If you have a previous version of Office installed, please perform a complete uninstall before installing the latest version.
- OneNote desktop client will no longer be included within Office 365/2019 suite and instead will be a standalone application. If you would like to use OneNote desktop client, review Microsoft's article.
Windows OS
- Log into Office 365 Portal using your netid@wisc.edu address and NetID credentials.
- Click Install Office button.
- Follow the prompts to install the software. You will be prompted to enter your account credentials (NetID/password) to activate the software.
Note: During the configuration Office/Outlook, If you are prompted to 'add this account to Windows', click skip for now.
Office 365 Student Version Download
Mac OS
Office 365 Download Mac Student Download
- Log into the Office 365 portal.
Note: if you are prompted to sign into your Office 365 email account, enter you NetID@wisc.edu address. - Within the 'My account' screen, click Install Office button.
- When prompted, run the installer and continue with the installation/configuration process.
Chromebook
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See Microsoft support article.