Download and install Office for Mac using Office 365 for business

This guide applies to customers on Office 365 Business Premium and installing Microsoft Office on a Mac.

Download and install Office 2016 for Mac

1. Sign in to the Office 365 portal with your work or school account.
2. Go to Settings > Office 365 (under My app settings) > Software.
3. On the Office page page, under Install Office 2016 for Mac, select Install to begin downloading the installer package.
4. Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads, and double-clickMicrosoft_Office_2016_Installer.pkg. (The name might vary slightly.)
5. On the first installation screen, select Continue to begin the installation process.
6. Review the software license agreement, and then click Continue.
7. Select Agree to agree to the terms of the software license agreement.
8. Review the disk space requirements, and then click Install.
9. 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.)
10. 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.