Downloading and Installing Office 365 on a Personal Machine

How To 

How to download and install Office 365 on your own machine for University business and classroom use.

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Office 365 is available to faculty, staff, and currently-enrolled students to install on their own machines.
Follow these steps to download and install Office 365:

  1. Open a web browser and go to office365.com.
  2. Click Sign In in the upper right corner of the screen.
    (This button is a circle with an ultra-simplified line drawing of a person's head and shoulders.)
  3. Type in your SLU Email Address (including the @slu.edu or @health.slu.edu portion).
  4. Click the Next button.
  5. Click the Organizational Account option if prompted
  6. Type your SLU Net ID and Password.
    (Note: This is the same as for mySLU)
  7. Click the Install Office button in the upper-right corner.
  8. Select the Office 365 Apps option.
  9. If installing on Windows:
    • The download will finish very quickly.
    • Run the file downloaded.
    • This will begin downloading and installing the Office 365 Suite
    • On campus this should take around 15-20 minutes
  10. If Installing on a Mac:
    • The download will take about 15 minutes.
    • Once downloaded, run the file.
    • The installation should complete in less than 5 minutes.
  11. Once installed, you may (or may not) be asked to sign into your Office Subscription:
    1. From the Welcome to Office dialog box, select Sign into an existing subscription.
    2. Enter your SLU Email Address and SLU Net Password.
    3. Click Next.
    4. Click Organizational Account.
    5. Click Finish.
       
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