Get the latest Microsoft Office software

As part of the University's Office 365 subscription, all staff and students are entitled to install and activate up to 5 copies of Microsoft Office software on personal computers or mobile devices for as long as they remain members of the University.

Please, do not install this Office software on University-managed computers as this may cause existing deployed ones to no longer function correctly.

Entitlement to Microsoft Office software via the University Office 365 subscription is separate to any previous offer or purchases of Microsoft Office you may have. The subscription is only available for active staff and students, but not visitors or alumni.

Installing Microsoft Office on personal computers (Windows or Mac)

  1. Sign into https://portal.office.com/account
  2. Choose 'Install Office' and follow the on-screen instructions to download and install Microsoft Office on your computer.
  3. When opening an app, you may be asked to sign in with your University Office 365 account using your uun in the following format: "uun@ed.ac.uk" (without the quotation marks)

Installing Office apps on Android and iOS devices

  1. Follow Microsoft's setup instructions to download and set up the app(s) you require from the appropriate App Store.
  2. When opening an app, you may be asked to sign in with your University Office 365 account using your uun in the following format: "uun@ed.ac.uk" (without the quotation marks)

Setting up email and calendar

Email & Calendar

Still need help?

This article was published on