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How to Install Microsoft 365 on a PC
Go to www.office.com and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in.
Sign in with the account you associated with this version of Microsoft 365. This account can be a Microsoft account, or work or school account. I forgot the account I use with Office
After signing in, follow the steps that match the type of account you signed in with.
You signed in with a Microsoft account: Select “Install” or depending on your version, “Install Office” (Figure 1).
Figure 1
From the Microsoft 365 home page, select “Install Office” apps (Figure 2), then select Office 365 apps to begin the installation.
Figure 2
This completes the download of Office to your device. Now you must begin the installation.
Install Office
Depending on your browser, select “Run” (in Edge or Internet Explorer), “Setup” (in Chrome), or “Save File” (in Firefox).
If you see the User Account Control prompt that says, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? select Yes.
The install begins.
Your install is finished when you see the phrase, "You're all set! Office is installed now," and an animation plays to show you where to find Office applications on your computer, then select “Close” (Figure 3).
Figure 3
Activate Microsoft 365
To open an Microsoft 365 app, select the Start button (lower-left corner of your screen) and type the name of an Microsoft 365 app, like Word.
If you have Windows 8.1 or 8.0, type the name of an Office app on the Start screen.
To open the Microsoft 365 app, select its icon in the search results.
When the Microsoft 365 app opens, accept the license agreement. Microsoft 365 is activated and ready to use.
Note: The Activation Wizard appears if Microsoft 365 has trouble activating. Complete the steps in the wizard to finish activating Microsoft 365.How to Install Microsoft 365 on a Mac
Go to office.com and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in.
Sign in with the account you associated with this version of Office. This account can be a Microsoft account, or work or school account.
After signing in, follow the steps that match the type of account you signed in with.
You signed in with a Microsoft account: Select Install or depending on your version, Install Office (Figure 4).
From the Microsoft 365 home page select Install Office to start the download.
Figure 4
You signed in with a work or school account
From the Microsoft 365 home page, select “Install Office” apps then select Office 365 apps to begin the download. (Figure 5).
Figure 5
Follow the instructions below to complete installing your Microsoft 365 apps.
Install Microsoft 365
Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads, and double-click “Microsoft Office installer.pkg” file (the name might vary slightly).
Tip: If you see an error that says the Microsoft Office installer.pkg can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer, wait 10 seconds and move the downloaded file to your desktop. Hold Control + click the file to launch the installer.
On the first installation screen, select “Continue” to begin the installation process (Figure 6).
Figure 6
Review the software license agreement and then click Continue.
Select Agree to agree to the terms of the software license agreement.
Choose how you want to install Office and click Continue.
Review the disk space requirements, or change your install location, and then click Install.
Note: If you want to only install specific Microsoft 365 apps and not the entire suite, click the Customize button and uncheck the programs you don't want.
Enter your Mac login password, if prompted, and then click Install Software. This is the password that you use to log in to your Mac (Figure 7).
Figure 7
- The software begins to install. Click Close when the installation is finished.
Launch an Microsoft 365 for Mac app and start the activation process
Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to display all of your apps (Figure 8).
Figure 8
Click the Microsoft Word icon in the Launchpad.
- The What's New window opens automatically when you launch Word. Click Get Started to start activating (Figure 9).
Figure 9
Installation notes
How do I pin the Microsoft 365 app icons to the dock?
- Go to Finder > Applications and open the Office app you want.
- In the Dock, Control+click or right-click the app icon and choose Options > Keep in Dock.