Office 365 and Installing the Office Suite on Your Computer

Overview

All AU students, faculty, and staff are assigned a Microsoft Office 365 license that can be installed on their personal device. For students, this license is assigned the week before the semester starts. 

Accessing Office 365

To access Office 365, please log in to anderson.okta.com and click on the Office 365 tile (Microsoft Office Portal).

Downloading and Installing the Office Suite

The Office Suite can be downloaded and installed on your PC or Mac. Please note: You cannot download the Office Suite on a Google Chromebook. You can only use the online version of Office 365.

  1. Go to https://m365.cloud.microsoft/apps/?from=PortalHome
  2. Once Office opens in the browser, look in the top‑right and click: Install apps → Install Microsoft 365 apps
  3. Office 365 will automatically determine the version of Office you need to download. Click Install Office.
  4. When the installer downloads, run the setup file.
  5. The Office installer will install the following desktop apps:
    • Word
    • Excel 
    • PowerPoint
    • Outlook 
    • OneNote (desktop version)
    • Publisher (PC only)
    • Access (PC only)
  6. After installation finishes, open the Start Menu and search for the program you'd like to open.

Questions? Need Help?

If you have questions or need some help, please let ITS know by submitting a Raven Solutions request.

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