Installing Microsoft 365 Apps

Find out how to install the Microsoft 365 Apps suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

System Requirements

The Microsoft 365 Apps suite requires either:

Windows 10 PC with 4 GB RAM and 4 GB available disk space
Apple Mac running one of the 3 latest versions of macOS, 4 GB RAM and 10 GB available disk space. Find out your version of macOS.
An Apple iOS device running either the latest or last previous version of iOS
An Android device running the latest version or any of the 3 previous versions of Android

Windows and Mac Installation Instructions

These instructions are for Windows 10, but the steps are very similar for an Apple Mac.

IMPORTANT:

If you have a University of Auckland managed computer then it will already have Microsoft Office installed and you should not follow these instructions - they are only for personally owned devices.

1. Using a web browser go to https://aka.ms/office-install

2. Enter your University student email address (username@aucklanduni.ac.nz) and click Next

3. At the University sign in page, enter just your username and password (don't enter @aucklanduni.ac.nz) and click Sign in

4. At the Stay signed in? screen put a tick in Don't show this again and click Yes

5. At the Apps & devices page click on Install Office

6. Depending on your browser, select Run (in Edge or Internet Explorer), Setup (in Chrome), or Save File (in Firefox).

7. If you see the User Account Control prompt that says, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? select Yes.

The installer will now download files from the internet and start the installation.

8. Your install is finished when you see the phrase, "You're all set! Office is installed now" and an animation plays to show you where to find Office applications on your computer. Select Close