Install Office from MS365 on Mac

Do you already have Office installed?

You can usually use already installed Office programs, but you must log out of any other Office accounts before you activate the programs with the UiO license. 

If you encounter error messages when trying to activate Office programs used with other Microsoft accounts, you can read here how to resolve it.

Are you employed at UiO?

If you have a UiO-managed Mac, you will find the Office programs in Managed Software Center on your machine. OneDrive is automatically installed along with some other tools when the machine is enrolled in UiO's management platform.

If you have a personal computer, you will need to get the programs from the MS365 website. 

Installing Office from MS 365

1. Go to the MS 365 page at UiO. Log in with your UiO username in the format username@uio.no and your UiO password. The language of the page depends on the language setting in your browser. You will be asked to confirm the login with two-factor authentication.
   - If you have not already set up two-factor authentication, you can read about it on UiO's website on two-factor authentication. 
    
2. Click on Apps from the side menu on the left side of the window.
   
    
3. Click on Install apps and select Microsoft 365 apps.
   
    
4. Select Install Office to download the installation package.
   
    
5. The installation package will be downloaded to the Downloads folder on your machine, which you can find on the right side in the dock on your Mac. Open the installation package and follow the instructions to install the Office programs.
   - If you have trouble opening the installation package, hold down the ctrl key (or right-click with the mouse) while clicking the file. Click Open. If this does not work, copy the error message and use the help guide on your Mac.
    
6. Once the programs are installed, go to the Applications folder and double-click the Office program you want to open and log in with your UiO username and password, then click Next. Enter the username in the form username@uio.no.
    
7. If you want to change the language used in the Office programs, you can do so by changing the language of the operating system.

You have now installed Office from MS 365 on your OS X machine. If you want to use OneDrive and do not find it on your machine, you can find it in Managed Software Center.

For your own safety, you must always update the software when you are notified that updates are available.

Information security 

MS 365 is a cloud-based service. You cannot place information that requires protection (class red and black) on OneDrive.

• See UiO's guide for data classification.