How to get Microsoft 365 Apps for your computer

Microsoft 365 Apps is the modern version of Microsoft Office installed on your computer. It includes the applications that you're familiar with, including Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Teams, and Word.  It was formerly called Office 365 ProPlus.

Microsoft 365 Apps is not the same as the "web versions" of the Office applications. Microsoft 365 Apps are installed on your computer directly, just like with Office 2019 and earlier versions.  The web versions of the Office apps let you open and work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote documents in a web browser. The web versions of these Office applications remain available.  

Read about the benefits of Microsoft 365 over older versions of Office.

Read about the differences between Microsoft 365 and older versions of Office.

Determine which version of Office you have installed on your computer by following the steps in this article.

Before you can use any M365 application you must sign in with your UAlbany credentials to activate M365. 

• Activate Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows
• Activate Microsoft 365 Apps on macOS

Try the workaround identified here:  Issues activating Microsoft 365 apps with YubiKey

Yes, Windows computers in classrooms, conference rooms, and other shared spaces will be updated to Microsoft 365.  To use the Office apps in one of these locations, you will need to complete 2-Step login with Duo. 

Click here for info on troubleshooting M365 Upgrade Issues.

UAlbany faculty, staff, and students are entitled to install and use Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (formerly called Office 365 ProPlus) on their Windows and/or Mac computers while they have UAlbany Mail email accounts.  Please click here for additional information.

This can be installed on up to 15 devices in total:  5 installations on Windows (Windows 7, 8.1, or 10) and Mac (macOS/X 10.10 or later) devices, 5 installations on smartphones, and 5 on tablet devices.  You can download and install this yourself at any time.

In Microsoft 365 apps for enterprise, new files are saved to your OneDrive for Business library by default.  You can still change that location to your hard drive or any other location in Office 365, such as Microsoft Teams or an Office 365 Group. 

Existing files opened from any location will save to their existing location unless you intentionally change the location.

Learn more about this:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/customize-the-save-experience-in-office-786200a7-f5f2-4d26-a3ae-b78c60dd5d3b.

How to get Microsoft 365 Apps for your computer

See the technical requirements for Microsoft 365 plans.

You can get M365 for your University -owned computer from off-campus as long as your computer is signed into the University's VPN.