Installing Office on your personal Mac

Step 1: Sign in to Your Microsoft Account

Visit the official Microsoft 365 setup page at https://www.office.com/setup.

Steps:

1. Sign in using your Microsoft account credentials (the one you used to purchase Microsoft 365).
2. Enter your product key if prompted.
3. Select your country and preferred language.
4. Click Next to link your product to your Microsoft account.

Highlight: If you received Microsoft 365 from your organization or school, sign in using the provided email address.

Step 2: Download the Microsoft 365 Installer

Once your account is linked, you’ll see an Install Office button.

Do this:

1. Click on Install Office → Office 365 apps.
2. A setup file (for example, Microsoft_Office.pkg   ) will begin downloading.

Pro Tip: Save the downloaded file in a location that’s easy to find, such as the Desktop or Downloads folder.

Step 3: Run the Installer

1. Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads, and double-click Microsoft Office installer.pkg file (the name might vary slightly).
2. On the first installation screen, select Continue to begin the installation process.
3. Review the software license agreement, and then click Continue.
4. Select Agree to agree to the terms of the software license agreement.
5. Choose how you want to install Office and click Continue.
6. Review the disk space requirements or change your install location, and then click Install.Note: If you want to only install specific Office apps and not the entire suite, click the Customize button and un-check the programs you don't want.
7. Enter your Mac login password, if prompted, and then click Install Software. (This is the password that you use to log in to your Mac.)
8. Enter your admin password to begin installing. The software begins to install. Click Close when the installation is finished.

Launch an Office for Mac app and start the activation process

1. Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to display all of your apps.
2. Click the Microsoft Word icon in the Launchpad.
3. The What's New window opens automatically when you launch Word. Click Get Started to start activating. 
4. Sign in to activate Microsoft 365 with your Randolph Microsoft account email address and password