Free Microsoft Office for Staff and Students

As part of our Microsoft licencing agreement, staff and students are entitled to install Microsoft Office on up to 5 home computers and devices.

What is included with the Office 365 ProPlus benefit?

Staff can now install the following 5 copies on any machine additively on 5 tablets of their choice.

  • Office 2016 Professional Plus
  • Office 2016 for Mac  (and new Office for Mac when it comes out next year)
  • Office for iPad (full featured)
  • Office for iPhone (full featured)
  • Office for Android tablet (when it comes available)

Requirements

Before you begin, make sure the computer or device is compatible.

  • Windows.  Windows 7, 8.1, or 10
  • Apple OSX.  OSX 10.5.8 (Leopard)
  • Apple IOS (iPad/iPhone).  IOS7 or above

*If you have an older version of Windows, you can download and install the Office 2010 version instead.

How to install Microsoft Office on a Windows or Apple iMac computer.

  1. Logon to your college email.
  2. Click on the COG icon (Settings) in the top right and then choose Office 365 Settings.
  3. A new page will open.  Click on the INSTALL STATUS tab.
  4. Click on the INSTALL DESKTOP APPLICATIONS text.
  5. The Office download and install page is loaded.proplus
  6. Click on the INSTALL button and follow the on screen instructions.

How to install Microsoft Office on an Apple IOS or Android device

  1. From the Apple or Android Play App store locate and download the individual apps for Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  2. Once downloaded, run one of the applications and sign into it with your College email address and password.  If prompted, select ‘Work account’.

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