Installing Microsoft 365 Apps on your computer

Background

Our licensing arrangements allow students and staff to install Microsoft 365 Apps on their own computers. This article describes how to do this.

To install Microsoft 365 Apps:

Using a web browser, visit portal.office.com.
Enter your email address (see note below) and click Next (or press Enter).
Enter your password at the prompt and click Sign in (or press Enter).
Assuming you are installing Microsoft 365 on a Mac or PC, click the link labelled Install apps, then select Microsoft 365 Apps. (If you want to install the Microsoft 365 Apps on a tablet or smart phone, see the article Installing Microsoft 365 Apps on mobile devices.)
You may be asked to Save a file to your computer or it will automatically download. Click Save.
The install file should download. Some browsers will prompt you for a file name and location. If so, select a place to save the file then click Save.
Open or Run the file you downloaded. How you do this depends on which web browser you are using:
- In Firefox, open the downloads menu and click the file you just downloaded.
- In Chrome, open the menu attached to the downloaded file and click Open.
- In Microsoft Edge, wait for the file to download then click Run.
If your computer asks whether you want to allow the program to run, click Yes. You might need to log in as an administrator.
Microsoft 365 Apps will now be installed. You will see a progress message during the installation process and a confirmation message when it is finished.