If you installed Outlook 2016 ver. 15.34 or earlier, and are not being offered an update to 15.35 or later, download the latest Office 2016 for Mac Suite Installer here. Office for Mac 2011 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Lync have not been tested on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and no formal support for this configuration will be provided. Note: The steps to install the 2016 or 2013 versions of Office Professional Plus, Office Standard, or a stand-alone app such as Word or Project might be different if you got Office through one of the following: Microsoft HUP: If you bought Office for personal use through your company, see Install Office.
By downloading you agree to the terms and conditions of the Microsoft Office for BU Students Program:
- You are a full or part time student at Boston University, enrolled and settled in an accredited program during the semester you are accessing this service.
- You are permitted to download only one copy of EACH version of Office (Mac OS and Windows) offered.
- That your software download is for personal use and may not be sold or transferred to another person.
- Your software download will be for one installation of the software. Additional (secondary) installations are governed by each software package individual End User License Agreement (EULA).
- Software must be installed on a computer under the control of the eligible Boston University student. Licenses may not be transferred from the student to another party.
To download select your operating system
Office 365 apps
- Office 365 Apps activate on or off the BU network and will remain activate according to your BU affiliation
- You can install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones.
- Ensure Older versions of Office are uninstalled (2010,2013,2016)
- On newly purchased Windows computers Office 365 should already be installed and you can just sign in just by opening an application
- Office 365 IS NOT compatible with MSI install of Project/Visio 2016 (Details on MSI versus Click-to-Run (C2R) installers)
Go to https://www.office.com/
Click 'Sign in'
Enter your BU email address 'username@bu.edu' then click 'Next'
If you get the following prompt ensure to select 'Work or school account'
You will then get a login prompt from adfs.bu.edu, enter your BU username and Kerberos Password
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Check click 'Install Office' in the top right then click 'Office 365 apps'
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Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation
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Finally open any of the Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and you will be prompted to Sign in to activate. Use your BU email address and again select 'Work or school account' if prompted