With most Office 365 plans, you’re able to download and install full versions of Microsoft Office programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your PC, Mac, or mobile device. All of these desktop applications connect to the cloud just like the online (web app) versions, which means you can do your work with or without an internet connection and all your data will automatically sync the next time you connect.
Follow the steps in this video to download Office programs to your PC and get started using the installed versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lync, and Outlook 2013 or 2016.
How do I know if my plan includes Office 2013/2016 programs?
- Download Microsoft Excel for macOS 10.13 or later and enjoy it on your Mac. This application requires a qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription. Microsoft 365 includes premium Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps, 1 TB cloud storage in OneDrive, advanced security, and more, all in one convenient subscription.
- In practice, this means Word, Excel, and PowerPoint offer a full experience for free on the iPad Mini and older 9.7-inch iPads. You’ll need a paid subscription to get document-editing capabilities an iPad Pro or newer 10.2-inch iPads.
As you can see in the video, you’ll see the Office programs you have available on your Office installation page, which you can access after signing into Office 365. The list of Office applications varies depending on your plan and operating system.
The ability to download the entire Office software suite – including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Teams, Publisher and Access – on up to five PCs or Macs (the last two are on PC-only). 8/10 (99 votes) - Download Microsoft Excel Mac Free. Microsoft Excel 2016 for Mac is the tool belonging to Microsoft Office to deal with large volumes of numerical data with great comfort and flexibility. If we talk about spreadsheets, we definitely need to mention the program par excellence.
If you don’t see any available installs, contact your IT admin. If you are the Office 365 admin for your organization, you’ll need to assign licenses for users to download the latest version of Office. Check out this Microsoft help article if you’re a small business account admin, or this help article if your org has a Midsize or Enterprise plan.
I don’t need PowerPoint, do I have to install it?
In Office 365, all the Office programs are packaged together for download and installation, so there’s no way to exclude an individual application.
How do I find my product key?
Office 365 for business doesn’t utilize product keys like other versions of Office–you simply need to sign in with your user ID to install, deactivate an installation, or reinstall.
If you are using a different version of Office and need your product key, visit this Microsoft help article.
How do I install Office on my phone?
Check out our guide to using Office 365 on any device.
Introduction: How to Install Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac for Free
Microsoft has put out the free download of Office 2016 for Mac public preview, without any Office 365 subscription required. The new software includes support for Retina displays, iCloud syncing, and looks like the versions of Office currently available on Windows and mobile.
You can begin the free download here.
Download Excel For Mac
Step 1: Download the Install
Once you download the 2.6GB file to your downloads folder, click on the Office Preview Package to get started. You will be guided through the necessary steps to install this software.
Tip: I had to upgrade my OS X because you can't install Office for Mac with any version of OS X below 10.10. To see my tutorial on how to upgrade your OS X go here.
I also had some internet interruptions on my initial download to my downloads folder and had a hard time opening the package because it did not download the full 2.6GB. Make sure that you fully downloaded the package.
Step 2: Read and Agree to Licensing Agreement
The software license agreement comes in many languages, this one in English. Once you read the agreement, you will have scrolled to the bottom. Click continue to agree.
Step 3: Agree to the License Agreement to Begin Installation
You will then be prompted to agree. Once you do you will select what users of your computer will have access to the software to select the destination for install. You will need 5.62GB of free space to install. Select and click continue.
Step 4: Install Office for Mac
I want all users of my computer to be able to access Office and made sure to have the available space. Now I am ready to install. I click install. I had to wait a few moments for the installation to complete. Then I was notified that the installation was successful. And my installation is complete.
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