Parallels - Installing Microsoft Office on a Windows Virtual Machine

This document provides the steps for installing Microsoft Office on a Windows 8 virtual machine running on Parallels Desktop 10.

Self-Help Only
NOTE: These products are not supported by the Help Desk. This document is provided for self-help purposes only. Please contact the manufacturer or system developer for assistance.

If you haven't yet, you will need to install Parallels Desktop 10 and Windows 8 on your computer before proceeding. Please see Parallels - Installing Parallels 10 Desktop for instructions.

Select which method you will be using to install Microsoft Office:

Installing Microsoft 365 University

  1. Launch Parallels Desktop and start your Windows virtual machine.

  2. Follow the instructions outlined in this document.

Installing Office 2013

Note: If your Macbook does not have a CD/DVD drive, skip to the steps below.

  1. Launch Parallels Desktop, then click on Parallels icon in your Mac's status bar and choose Control Center.

    2_vm_config

  2. Click on the Hardware tab, then select CD/DVD Drive from the left-hand pane. In the "Connect to:" drop-down list, choose Default CD/DVD.

    Hardware tab with highlight on CD/DVD 1 option

  3. Insert the installation disk (CD or DVD) for Office 2013 into the CD/DVD drive of your Mac.

  4. Launch your Windows virtual machine and open File Explorer. If you do not have a shortcut for File Explorer, go to the Start screen, then begin typing File Explorer; a search should automatically open. Select File Explorer when it appears.

  5. Navigate to Computer (Windows 8) or This PC (Windows 8.1), then double-click on your CD/DVD Drive.

  6. Launch the installation file (usually called setup.exe or install.exe)

  7. Follow the Office Installation wizard. Additional help with Office can be found on Microsoft's support website: https://support.office.com/.

My Macbook Does Not Have a CD/DVD Drive

  1. Launch Parallels Desktop and start your Windows 8 virtual machine.

  2. Open your preferred web browser.

  3. Navigate to the following page and use your product key to download Microsoft Office and begin installation: https://downloadoffice.getmicrosoftkey.com/

Document adapted from http://kb.parallels.com/en/119310


Keywords:
desktop 10 windows 8.1 ms word excel powerpoint outlook vm installation msoffice 
Doc ID:
46058
Owned by:
Help Desk KB Team in DoIT Help Desk
Created:
2015-01-08
Updated:
2023-06-09
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