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Follow these steps to Install Microsoft 365 apps (M365) on a Mac with macOS Mojave (10.14) or newer version of macOS

Tipnote

Microsoft 365 supports the newest and previous two versions of macOS.  If your Mac is running macOS High Sierra 10.13 or earlier, you will need to upgrade to 10.14 or newer in order to install M365.  

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  1. Download the installer directly from Microsoft at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2009112

    Notetip

    The installer is 1.8GB, so it may take some time to download.

  2. Once the installer file has downloaded, double click on the file icon and run it:
  3. The welcome screen will appear. Click continue.
  4. Click Continue to agree with the License Agreement.
  5. Click Agree to confirm.
  6. The standard install of M365 will require 9.69 GB. Click on the Install to continue.
  7. Depending on your Mac OS security settings, it may ask you for a username/password with administrator rights to continue with the install. Enter the appropriate credentials and click Install Software.
  8. The install process will start.
  9. You will get a confirmation screen indicating that software install was successfully completed. Click on Close.
  10. If there are any updates that need to be applied, a screen will immediately appear and will check for M365 Office updates. Click on the blue Check for Updates button:
  11. To the right of the blue Check for Updates button, you can click on the arrow head pointing down to see if updates are being applied. If updates are current, you will see the message All apps are up-to-date to the left of the update button.
  12. Before you can start using any M365 Office application, you will need to activate your copy.

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