Office 365
Work, learn, collaborate, connect, and create with the familiar Microsoft Office apps, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, all in one place.
Available to
Students, Faculty, Staff
Platforms
Mac, Web-Based, Windows
Category
Microsoft, Productivity
Install Time
~90 minutes
Before You Begin
A WFU Office 365 License is required before installation. It can take up to one hour for your license request to sync with the Office 365 portal.
Follow the prompts in the installation guide to request a license.
Licenses are permitted to active faculty, staff and students.
Installation Instructions – Windows
- CLICK HERE TO REQUEST OFFICE 365 LICENSE
- Click Submit on the Google Form screen to automatically request your WFU Office 365 license (make sure you are logged in to your wfu.edu Google account).
- It can take up to one hour for your license request to sync with the Office 365 portal. You will not receive an email when your license is available. To check if your license is ready:
- Check if Office 365 is available in your Google App Launcher. You may want to try signing out and back into your account or doing this in an incognito browser window.
- Visit portal.office.com and try to log in with your Wake Forest credentials.
- Download.
- Enter your @wfu.edu email address. You will be prompted to login via Google.
- Click on the Install Office button to download the installer.
- Locate the downloaded file and double-click to launch.
- The automated installation process will begin.
- Click Close once the installation is complete.
- You will now be asked to verify your Office 365 account and activate Office. Enter your full WFU email address.
- Click Get started > to begin using Office.
Installation Instructions – Mac
- CLICK HERE TO REQUEST OFFICE 365 LICENSE
- Click Submit on the Google Form screen to automatically request your WFU Office 365 license (make sure you are logged in to your wfu.edu Google account).
- It can take up to one hour for your license request to sync with the Office 365 portal. You will not receive an email when your license is available. To check if your license is ready:
- Check if Office 365 is available in your Google App Launcher. You may want to try signing out and back into your account or doing this in an incognito browser window.
- Visit portal.office.com and try to log in with your Wake Forest credentials.
- Download.
- Enter your @wfu.edu email address. You will be prompted to login via Google.
- Click on the Install button to download.
- Locate the downloaded file and double-click to begin installation.
- Click Continue.
- Click Next and Agree to step through the wizard process.
- Click Install to allow and begin installation of Office. You may be prompted for your Mac password to allow the installation.
- Once the installation is complete, click Close.
- You will now be asked to verify your Office 365 account and activate Office. Enter your full WFU email address.
- Click Get started > to begin using Office!