With most Office 365 plans, you’re able to download and install full versions of Microsoft Office programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your PC, Mac, or mobile device. All of these desktop applications connect to the cloud just like the online (web app) versions, which means you can do your work with or without an internet connection and all your data will automatically sync the next time you connect.
Download Word For Office 365
Follow the steps in this video to download Office programs to your PC and get started using the installed versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lync, and Outlook 2013 or 2016.
How do I know if my plan includes Office 2013/2016 programs?
As you can see in the video, you’ll see the Office programs you have available on your Office installation page, which you can access after signing into Office 365. The list of Office applications varies depending on your plan and operating system.
Upgrade to Microsoft 365 to work anywhere from any device and continue to receive support. Install Office 2016 on a Mac. Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads, and double-click MicrosoftOffice2016Installer.pkg (the name might vary slightly). Download Microsoft 365 for macOS or later and enjoy it on your Mac. A qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription is required for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. A free 1-month trial of Microsoft 365 is included with each Microsoft 365 in-app purchase. Microsoft Office 365 is a hosted productivity suite of applications. Office 365 includes access to the web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, as well as OneDrive for Business, a cloud file storage. With Office 365, you can work from anywhere, on any device and seamlessly collaborate and share documents.
If you don’t see any available installs, contact your IT admin. If you are the Office 365 admin for your organization, you’ll need to assign licenses for users to download the latest version of Office. Check out this Microsoft help article if you’re a small business account admin, or this help article if your org has a Midsize or Enterprise plan.
I don’t need PowerPoint, do I have to install it?
In Office 365, all the Office programs are packaged together for download and installation, so there’s no way to exclude an individual application.
How do I find my product key?
Office 365 for business doesn’t utilize product keys like other versions of Office–you simply need to sign in with your user ID to install, deactivate an installation, or reinstall.
If you are using a different version of Office and need your product key, visit this Microsoft help article.
How do I install Office on my phone?
Check out our guide to using Office 365 on any device.
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and More
As a student at Ohio State, you get free access to Microsoft Office products through Office 365. That means Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. You’ll also have 1 TB of storage on OneDrive.
If you’re on a PC, you can also download the Office applications Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher and Access. On a Mac the Office applications include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. You can use these tools the entire time you are a student at Ohio State. You can install Office on five PCs, or Mac desktops, or laptop computers, five tablets (Windows, iPad and Android) and five phones.
Access Your Files Anywhere
By uploading your files to OneDrive, you can edit your documents on the fly even without one of your personal devices on hand. Need to make a last-minute edit to your essay? If you’ve saved it to One Drive, you can edit it from a library computer and print it out without having to run home for your device.
Downloading the Software
To get this software on your device you have to go through a few setup steps that will link your name.# to your Office 365 account.
- 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, which will guide you through the install process. It’s important that you complete the first step before attempting to download the software directly from Microsoft – you need an account to get it for free.
- Software download for mobile devices: Go to the Mobile Office website and click on your respective operating system. You’ll be asked to enter an email or phone number, which will provide the download link. Be sure that you’ve already completed step 1.
Resources to remember:
Free Office 365 For Mac
- Office 365 Mobile Setup– a list of resources with more specific download instructions for varying devices and applications