How to Download Microsoft Office 365

 

SEU offers Office 365 to all active SEU users with an SEU email account for free. Once logged into an Office 365 account, there are cloud-based Office 365 applications with limited features. However, some courses require the full Office 365 version downloaded to your computer so that all Office features are available to complete coursework. This tutorial demonstrates how to download Microsoft Office 365 toa computer. 

1.    If you already have an Office account, enter portal.office.com into an internet browser

a.    If you do not have an account, please select ‘How to Register for Office 365’ to sign up for your free account as an SEU student

2.    Sign in using your SEU email and password that you have created

3.    After logging in, select Install Office on the top right-hand corner of the page. 

4.    Next, in the drop-down menu that appears, select Other install options

5.    When the page refreshes, select view apps & devices. 

6.    The page will refresh and show the Apps & Devices screen. Select the desired language and operating system from the available choices. 

7.    Then, select Install Office on the right-hand side of the screen

8.    Office 365 will then begin to download. Please allow for some time for this to download to process. Depending on your internet speed and computer, download speeds may vary. 

9.    After the file download has completed, locate the downloadand either:

a.    Select the download from within your browser in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen (Chrome)

b.    Right click on the download and then select open

10. A pop-up window will show on the screen. Select yes.

11. An Office screen will appear on the computer to further download the product onto your computer

12. Then another pop-up window will appear stating that the product has successfully downloaded. Once this message has appeared, please select close.  

13. Next, search, locate, and open the desired Office application 

14. A notice will appear. Select Accept at the bottom of the window to accept the license agreement.

15. Then, another pop-up will appear stating that the Product Activated. Select ok.

16. Lastly, close out of the opened Office application and reopen it to apply the changes. 

17. If you require any assistance, please reach out to SEU IT by phone at (863) 667-5028 or email at helpdesk@seu.edu. Their hours are Monday - Friday 8-4:30 PM EST.