How Can I Install Microsoft Office on My Personal Computer?

As an employee or student, you have access to Microsoft Office 365 while you are enrolled/employed. You are licensed for up to 5 Macs or Windows PCs. Microsoft Office is not downloadable on Chromebooks, and you must use the web version at Office.com instead.

Mac / Windows

1. Go to portal.office.com and log in with your Franklin College credentials (john.smith@franklincollege.edu, and your FC password)
   • This will list all the apps you have access to that are web versions of office. Word, Outlook, and others. This is a great resource if you need to quickly check your mail or access your files from any device.
2. You will then click on the "Install and more" button  
3. Then choose "Install Microsoft 365 apps"
4. Choose the "Install Office" option and open the file once downloaded. Follow all the instructions to complete the installation
5. Once it has been installed (which should take about 10-15 minutes, depending on your computer) you can now launch any Office program
   • For Windows, just open the start menu and search for the apps -"Word, Excel, Outlook"
   • For Mac, you can open launchpad and go to the last page or click on your desktop and click on "Go" > "Applications" from the taskbar on the top of your screen and look for office products.
6. Once you have launched Office it will ask you to sign in with your Franklin College account. where you will sign in with your Franklin College credentials (john.smith@franklincollege.edu, and your FC password)