‭Free Microsoft Office with Office 365‬

As part of your Wintec student/staff subscription to Microsoft Office 365, you can download and install up to 5 copies of the latest version of Office for Mac or PC on your home or personal use computer

Note: This software is only available to current students and staff while they are studying or working with Wintec.

Please check your PC/Laptop compatibility before you install this software. Only supported on Windows 10 or above

This is only for desktop devices, and will not work on mobile devices. To download the mobile version (Apple iPad/iPhone or Android Mobiles/Tabs or Windows Surface Tabs) please go to Apple Store or Google Play store and search for Word/excel. Office 365 mobile apps have limited functionality.

Presuming you already have the same version of Microsoft Office installed, please follow the steps :

Uninstall existing MS Office from your computer*
Restart your computer

*You can uninstall the current Office software or keep using it if you want. If you remove the old version, it is your responsibility to store any license you may have paid previously. ITS has no control over your paid subscription.

Instructions

Go to https://www.office.com/?auth=2&home=1

Click Install Office -> Office 365apps

It will download the setup. Please run the setup to install the office applications.

If you are prompted to sign in (please enter your Wintec student email and password) or see a screen like below please ensure to untick Allow my organization to manage my device and select No, sign in to this app only.

The options you see will depend on what computer you are using.

Windows OS

Mac OS

Troubleshooting: If you experience any issues please try the following:

Click Start -> Control Panel -> Add remove programs
Highlight Office 365 Pro Plus and click Change
Select Online Repair (though Quick repair may work too)

Removing Old subscriptions

If you have exceeded the number of allowed devices you can remove the not used device.

Go to https://www.office.com/?auth=2&home=1

To remove your connected devices please click Other install options

Click Apps and Devices -> Click Devices -> Sign out