SVSU faculty and staff can install Office 365 on their University-owned Win computer by accessing the Software Center. For home Win or Mac computers, or smart devices, faculty, staff and students will start the installation from portal.office.com instead of the Software Center.
University-Owned Computer Installation
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System Type
You need to know your operating system type before downloading Office. The 64-bit version will not work on a 32-bit operating system.
Any Mac released after late 2006 is 64-bit.
- Windows 8 and 10: On your keyboard press the Windows key + X this opens the Power User menu, then click System.
Windows 7: Open the Start menu. Right-click on Computer, then select Properties.
- Find System heading, then System type. 64-bit Operating System or 32-bit Operating System will be listed.
The example, below, shows you a machine with a 64-bit operating system.
Install Office 2016
- Sign in to Office 365 at https://portal.office.com
- Click the Install Office button at the top right, then choose other install options.
- Change the version, drop-down menu to 32-bit or 64-bit, depending on your findings from the System Type section, above.
- Click Install Office.
- You will be prompted to click Run or Save File depending on your browser. Proceed with the on-screen instructions to install Office 2016.
- Windows: Select to Run the file and then choose Yes to start installing.
- Mac: Save the install file, then, open the Office.pkg file.
- The installation time depends on your Internet connection and might take several minutes.
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