OS X - Microsoft Office 2016 Visual Installation Guide

This document details the installation of the Office 2016 suite on OS X for all students and faculty/staff. Click here for the Windows installation guide.
- Please note that Office 2016 will only work on OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and later. Users running older versions of OS X can still use the online versions of the office software via the Outlook Web App.

- Retired and Emeritus faculty are not eligible for this license. They are still able to purchase Microsoft 365 University provided they do not have an existing Microsoft 365 University account.
  1. Use this link to go to the M365 Apps page.

  2. Click the blue button in the upper right-hand corner that says Install apps.

Install apps

  1. You will be taken to a new page where you will then select the button in the upper left quadrant labeled Install Office. Follow any prompts that may come up in order to complete the installation.

Install Office

  1. After installing, open the Word application and sign in. You must use your @wisc.edu address.
  2. Once you've entered your Wisc email address, you will be redirected to the standard NetID login page. Log in with your credentials to complete the registration.



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Doc ID:
54068
Owned by:
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Created:
2015-07-17
Updated:
2025-07-08
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