How do I download Office 365 applications on my personal devices?

Overview

Students and employees are able to download the Microsoft Office suite from their Office 365 account with MSU Denver. Office 365 includes applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook desktop.

Office 365 apps icons

Before you begin...

  • You can have this software active on up to five different computers, five different tablets, and five different mobile devies.
  • You must have an active MSU Denver account/NetID to use these Office 365 apps. Please see NetID General Information for more information.

Install Instructions

For Laptop or Desktop Computers:

  1. Navigate to https://portal.office.com/account/
  2. Log in with your MSU Denver email and password.
  3. Locate the Office apps & devices section.
  4. Click Install Office.
  5. Once the installer finishes downloading, run it. The installer will let you know when the software installation is complete.

Note for Mac users:  You may be prompted to activate the software the first time you run it. Use the option "Sign in to an existing Office 365 subscription" and enter your MSU Denver email address and password.

For iOS devices (iPhone or iPad):

Install and set up Office on an iPhone or iPad

For Android devices (tablet or smartphone):

Install and set up Office on an Android

​​​​​​​What happens if I leave the university?

Application Licensing: Once you no longer have an active MSU Denver account as a student or employee, you will need to purchase a personal subscription with Microsoft to keep your Office software licensed and receiving security updates.    

Your Files/Data:  Files stored locally on your device will still be accessible to you and readable in your MS Office apps, but if you are syncing those to your MSU Denver OneDrive account, that syncing will stop.  If you have data that only lives in the OneDrive cloud, you be disconnected from signing back into your MSU Denver OneDrive and will need to contact IT Services ASAP to discuss access options as a former student or employee.    

Students:  please download and back up your MSU Denver OneDrive data soon after graduation as you only retain your MSU Denver user account for a year after your last registered class. 

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