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Overview
Microsoft 365 Apps ensures you have access to the latest features and capabilities with always up-to-date versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and more.
You can install the Microsoft Office suite onto 5 different devices. The Microsoft Advantage program allows eligible faculty, staff, and students to download and install the latest Microsoft Office software on up to five computers at no cost. This includes full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other titles. Microsoft Office is available for both Windows and Mac computers as well as through the Microsoft app on your Apple or Android device.
Requirements
A valid Acadia University email address is required.
This offer is only available to current students, faculty and staff.
Install Office 365
Please note: It is strongly recommended to uninstall previous versions of Office before attempting to upgrade your version of Office. Assistance in uninstalling Office can be found at the following support article from Microsoft.
1. Please visit the Office 365 portal site: http://portal.office.com. You can sign in with your email address and regular Acadia password.
2. Once you are logged in, the system will automatically recognize what operating system you are running and give you the choice of downloading the version of apps that best work on your system. Click on the Install and more button and then on Install Microsoft 365 apps. On the next page click on Install Office and follow the installation directions. Repeat this on up to 5 devices.
Sign in information:
For Students: Use your student email address.
For Faculty and Staff: Use your firstname.lastname@acadiau.ca email address.
For Graduate Studies Students: Use your student email address, unless you opted to use your graduate email alias to also send email, in which case your username would then be your alias, firstnamelastname@acadiau.ca.
Manage your Installations
There is no longer a need to manage Office Installations. Microsoft will register the latest 5 installations of Office and de-register older installations on older devices. If you should want to access this information or would like to manually de-register a device, follow these steps.
1. Please visit the Office 365 portal site: http://portal.office.com. You can sign in with your email address and regular Acadia password.
2. Once you are logged in, Click on the Install and more button and then on Install Microsoft 365 apps
3. Click on the downward facing arrow next to Devices to view and alter the list of registered devices.