Download and Install Office 365 on a Desktop Computer or Laptop (Windows or Mac) Download the Microsoft Office 365 Apps for iPhone or iPad Download the Office 365 Mobile App for Android Phones.
The directions below are for all faculty, staff and students on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or 10.9 (Mavericks), who have access to install Office 2011 for Mac on personal computers through your Northeastern Office 365 accounts. If your Mac is running OS X 10.10+ (Yosemite), you will have been presented with Office 2016 for Mac to download.
Go to for those installation directions. Once you have downloaded the Office 365 ProPlus installer (a.dmg file) from Microsoft, open and run the file. Faculty/staff – See. Students – See The installation wizard will come up. Click Continue to be guided through the steps.
On the license page, you can read the license, or just click Agree, and then click Continue. We recommend that you let the wizard choose the installation location. Click Install to continue. At this point, you will be presented with multiple options. You MUST select “Sign in to an existing Office 365 subscription.”.
There is NO product key – do NOT select this choice. Once you have selected to sign in with an existing subscription, Microsoft will prompt you for an “email address.” You MUST enter your Office 365 username: myNortheastern [email protected] This is the same information that was displayed when you logged into the Microsoft Online Portal for Northeastern. On the next screen, your Office 365 username should carry over – if it does not, type in again myNortheastern [email protected].
In the password field you must enter your myNortheastern password. The rest of the installation process should proceed smoothly. After installation, Microsoft will check the validity of your license in the background every 30 days – you may be prompted to re-authenticate your license. You maintain a valid software license until you leave the university, after which the software will provide read-only access.
Search Knowledge Base: How do I install Office 365 ProPlus for Mac through ProPlus program? Office 365 ProPlus Installation Guide for Mac Note: Office for Mac 2016 has officially been released and Office 2011 is no longer available for computers running Mac OS 10.10 and above. If you are running Mac OS 10.9 or below, you will be presented with Office 2011 instead of Office 2016, but you may still follow the general instructions below. Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac is now available for Faculty and Staff running Mac OS 10.10 and above.
To gain access to Office 2016, log in to your Office 365 Organizational Account at or follow the instructions below. Additional information, including eligibility requirements, is available online at. (.). Username: [email protected] (staff/faculty) [email protected] (students).
Password: NetID Password. The page will display what Office options are available for you. Click the Install button to install Office.
Once the download completes, double-click the package file to run the installer. After you have completed the install process, open an Office application (such as Word) and you will be prompted to click Sign In To Activate. On the next screen, enter your [email protected] (staff/faculty) [email protected] (students) click Next. If you are prompted to choose the Microsoft account or Work account, choose Work Account. Enter your password and click Sign In. Your Mac may prompt you that 'Microsoft Office Setup Assistant would like to access your contacts.' .
Once you have finished activation, your application should open and be ready for use. Need more help?