How to Download Microsoft 365 Through Your JC Account
What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365, formerly Office 365 or Microsoft Office, is the suite of document editing applications most commonly associated with Windows. These include and Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These application are mainly for the creation of documents, spreadsheets, and power point presentations. Amongst the entire Office 365 applications available, these are the three main.
How to Download for Windows
1. Navigate to the Office website
2. Sign in with your Jackson College account
3. Select ‘Install Apps’ from the upper right, or go to the package install website
4. Select ‘Microsoft 365 Apps’ from the list
5. Open the installation file that downloads, you will need administrative privileges for this to run properly. This will start the installation of Microsoft 365.
6. When you get a screen that says “You’re all set! Office is installed now” and there is a close option, select close. Microsoft 365 is now installed.
7. Select any one of the Microsoft 365 applications, such as Word.
8. When the application launches and asks you to sign in to activate a license, sign in with you Jackson College credentials. From there, you’re all set!
How to Download for Mac
1. Go to the Office website
2. Sign in with your Jackson College account.
3. Select ‘Install Apps’ from the upper right, or go to the package install website.
4. When the installation package has finished downloading, go to Finder and then Downloads and double click the ‘Microsoft Office installer.pkg’ file.
5. On the first installation screen, select ‘Continue.’
6. Review the software license agreement and select ‘Continue.’
7. Select that you agree to the terms of the license agreement.
8. Select how you want to install Microsoft 365 on your Mac and select ‘Continue.’
9. Review the amount of space required to install Microsoft 365 and select ‘Install.’
10. If prompted, enter your Mac login password and then select ‘Install Software.’
11. When the installation is finished, select ‘Close.’
12. To activate your Microsoft 365 applications, you need to open one of the applications, such as Word. Click the Launchpad icon in the dock to display your installed applications.
13. Select Microsoft Word from the list.
14. On the ‘What’s New’ window, click ‘Get Started’ to activate your license. When prompted to sign in, use your Jackson College credentials to activate the license (if you need additional help activating your license, please click here.) From there, you’re all set!
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