
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade. Find Microsoft Office and click Install. (If you have the popup notice on screen, you can click "Do It Now" to launch Self Service.) Open the Self Service app that is in your Applications folder. Close all Microsoft Office apps (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams). Allow about half an hour for the upgrade to complete like all upgrades, it's best to avoid making the change right before a major deadline. Please perform this upgrade while connected to the campus network (wired or wireless) it will work remotely via VPN if necessary. If this Mac is shared by many employee users, and/or is used by students such as workstudy employees, please see the special note below. In order to have access to all new features, campus Macs need to 1) upgrade to the latest Office and 2) start using the "365 license" (which is tied to the employee user's account) rather than the "volume license" (which we have used in the past). Microsoft Office has shifted to a model of ongoing smaller updates, rather than saving them all up for a big version upgrade (like 2011 to 2016). Wait for the download to finish, and then run the downloaded installer.If you were directed to this page by a popup message referencing "MacOffice365Push" on your college-owned Mac, you are in the right place to learn more!. Click Install Office Apps in the upper right and then click Office 365 apps. Navigate to in your web browser and sign in using:.
(If applicable) Uninstall any Office trial versions on your device before installing Office 365 Education.
How to move documents to your new OneDrive account.
Important note: If you used OneDrive through the university in 2017, be sure to transfer your files to your new Office 365 account before January 31, 2018. Starting on January 2, 2018, Office 365 is available to members of the campus community via the same web portal. Students who have recently graduated and have an active SPIRE account are also eligible. The program also includes 1TB of OneDrive storage. Office 365 Education on Windows also includes Publisher and Access.Įligibility: UMass Amherst students, faculty, staff, and retirees with active SPIRE accounts are eligible for Office 365 Education. Eligible members of the university community can install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on up to 5 devices (Windows or Mac) and Office apps on mobile devices including Windows tablets and iPads. Office 365 Education is the Microsoft Office 365 suite available at no cost to students, faculty, and staff at UMass Amherst.