Wilberforce University
Technology Services Department
How to Install Microsoft Office 365
Faculty, staff, and students in the can download the latest version of Microsoft Office free of charge as part of the Microsoft Campus Agreement.
It may also be used directly in the browser, chrome is preferred.
You can install Microsoft Office on up to five personally owned devices.
Note: Students leaving Wilberforce University (by graduating or otherwise) and faculty and staff leaving Wilberforce University (by retiring or otherwise) will need to purchase Office to continue using it. You will be prompted by Microsoft to purchase Office the next time you launch the software. If you don’t purchase Office, you will still be able to open the documents you created but won’t be able to edit them or create new documents.
Office 2016 can be installed on Windows 7, 8.1, or 10.
Office 2016 for Mac can be installed on Mac OS 10.10 (Yosemite) or higher.
Office 2011 for Mac can be installed on Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or 10.9 (Mavericks).
Step 1
Open a web browser and Click Here
Step 2
In the “Email, phone, or Skype” field, enter your username@wilberforce.edu and click “Next”. This will re-direct you to the University’s Office 365 login page. If you are not currently logged in, it will redirect you.
Step 3
Once you have logged in, go to your account in upper right hand corner of page.
Then In the Apps & devices tab, click Install Office.
Windows
Mac
Step 4
The software will be downloaded on your computer. Double-click on the download to open it and follow the directions below to install it.
Your copy of Microsoft Office remains active until you leave the University, at which point, you will either need to uninstall it or purchase a license key.
Any computer with Office 365 ProPlus installed on it must connect to the Internet at least once every 30 days so the status of your subscription can be verified.
If you do not connect to the Internet every 30 days or less, Office 365 will go into reduced functionality mode.
Once the computer reconnects to the Internet and the subscription status is verified, all features will become available again