How to Install Microsoft 365

Included programs: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Excel 

 Word 

 Outlook 

 Access (Windows only) 

 

 

 

 

 PowerPoint 

 To Do 

 OneDrive 

 Teams 

 

 

 

 

 

 Uninstall any existing versions of Office 

 Do you already have Office installed? Before install the Microsoft 365 apps, please uninstall the old version ( Mac  or  PC ). 

 Uninstalling Office will not remove any files, documents, or workbooks you created using the apps. 

 Download the installer 

 

 Go to https://www.office.com 

 On the  Sign in  screen, enter (or choose) your  @astate.edu or @smail.astate.edu email address

 

 If prompted to choose a  Work or school account  or a  Personal account , always pick the  Work or school account . 

 

 

 Click  Next 

 Enter your  A-State password 

 Click  Sign in 

 Decide whether to stay signed in (if you are on a public computer, choose  No ) 

 If prompted, complete the Microsoft Authentication 

 In the upper Left hand corner click the waffle icon (Square made of dots) 

 In the drop down menu click on More apps 

 In the upper right hand corner, click  Install apps. You will be presented with three options, choose Microsoft 365 apps . This will redirect you to the  Apps & devices page where you can download the M365 apps installer. 

 Click on the  Install Office button to download the installer to your computer. 

 

 Begin installation 

 

 

 Double-click the downloaded installation file 

 Follow the onscreen prompts and sign in with your A-State email address and password when asked.

 

 If prompted to choose a  Work or school account  or a  Personal account , always pick the  Work or school account . 

 

 

 

 

 Windows: Install from the Command Line 

 

 Open the Windows Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell. 

 Enter the following command: winget install --id Microsoft.Office 

 

 Note : Choose " No " if prompted to link your school account to your personal account, as this may change or disable certain security policies assigned to your device by default.