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Body

Objective

  • To provide instruction to students, faculty, and staff on installing Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) on a personal device

Scope

  • Install Office on as many as five PCs or Macs, five tablets, and five smartphones

User

  • Microsoft 365 subscription is valid only for current Students, Grad Students, Faculty, and Staff

Environment

  • Software for Personally-owned Computers
  • 10314: Microsoft 365
    • Microsoft Office 
  • Personally Owned Computer
    • macOS
    • Windows

Resolution

For Windows or Mac computers:

  1. Visit Miami's Microsoft portal to get Office for Mac or PC
  2. Log in with your Miami email address and MUnet password
  3. Click the Install Office button
    • By default, the installer will download to your Downloads folder
  4. Double-click the installer file downloaded to complete the installation
    • Follow all prompts to complete the install

 

For iOS or Android mobile devices

 

Notes

  • Miami University's license does not include Office for the Web, OneDrive, or Microsoft Teams
    • Personal OneDrive accounts can be used
    • Microsoft Teams can be used with another organization
  • Not all Chromebooks are capable of running the Android version of Office

 

Details

Details

Article ID: 17766
Created
Tue 10/25/16 2:48 PM
Modified
Wed 1/28/26 8:40 AM
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