Office 365 Subscription for free! Starting October 2015, students of the NWU are eligible to download Office 365 ProPlus for free. The only costs will be that of the bandwidth utilized in the process of installation or when working in the cloud. Installation Procedure How to install Office 365 ProPlus when ONLINE Go to Students sign in with NWU#@student365.msfed.nwu.ac.za (e.g. portal.office.com. 12345678@student365.msfed.nwu.ac.za). No password is required at this point. You will then be redirected to the option page. Choose one of the following NWU’s sign-in options: Student Single Sign-on is to be chosen for PCs. Mobile login is to be chosen for Macs, tablets and phones. If I have an older version of Microsoft Office on my computer, can I still install Office 2016? No. All other versions of Office must be removed before the installation can be completed. We recommend that you remove your previous versions of Microsoft Office, before installing Office 2016. Remember that you will need your product key should you wish to reinstall your previous versions at a later stage. Should I install 32-bit or 64-bit version? The 32-bit version is recommended for most users and can be installed on 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems. The 64-bit Office can only be installed on a 64-bit operating system. Can I visit my or to install Office 2016? tablet’s phone’s apps store instead, Yes. Note that the applications are installed separately e.g. Word, Excel etc. Support What can I try first should I have a problem with installation? Clear the cache of your browser by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Delete. Where can I find help? Students: Contact your IT Service Desk at . Where can I find training material? Computer Rooms What about the PCs or Macs in the Computer Rooms, Residences and Libraries? These PCs or Macs are installed with Office install Office 2016 in the Computer 2013 Pro. Don’t Rooms as you will use one of your 5 licenses. You may however access your Office 365 account from a workstation in a Computer Room when working in the cloud. Office 2016 is for your personal use only and therefor may only be installed on your personal PCs, Macs or other mobile devices.
Office 365 Subscription for free! Starting October 2015, students of the NWU are eligible to download Office 365 ProPlus for free. The only costs will be that of the bandwidth utilized in the process of installation or when working in the cloud. Installation Procedure How to install Office 365 ProPlus when ONLINE Go to portal.office.com. Students sign in with NWU#@student365.msfed.nwu.ac.za (e.g. 12345678@student365.msfed.nwu.ac.za). No password is required at this point. You will then be redirected to the NWU’s sign-in option page. Choose one of the following options: Student Single Sign-on is to be chosen for PCs. Mobile login is to be chosen for Macs, tablets and phones. If I have an older version of Microsoft Office on my computer, can I still install Office 2016? No. All other versions of Office must be removed before the installation can be completed. We recommend that you remove your previous versions of Microsoft Office, before installing Office 2016. Remember that you will need your product key should you wish to reinstall your previous versions at a later stage. Should I install 32-bit or 64-bit version? The 32-bit version is recommended for most users and can be installed on 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems. The 64-bit Office can only be installed on a 64-bit operating system. Can I visit my tablet’s or phone’s apps store instead, to install Office 2016? Yes. Note that the applications are installed separately e.g. Word, Excel etc. Support What can I try first should I have a problem with installation? Clear the cache of your browser by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Delete. Where can I find help? Students: Contact your IT Service Desk at . Where can I find training material? Computer Rooms What about the PCs or Macs in the Computer Rooms, Residences and Libraries? These PCs or Macs are installed with Office 2013 Pro. Don’t install Office 2016 in the Computer Rooms as you will use one of your 5 licenses. You may however access your Office 365 account from a workstation in a Computer Room when working in the cloud. Office 2016 is for your personal use only and therefor may only be installed on your personal PCs, Macs or other mobile devices.