The Managed Desktop Services group is providing this documentation for our supported macOS users to illustrate the steps necessary to install and license Microsoft Office for macOS.
Table of Contents
Installation
If not already installed, individual Microsoft Office applications can be found and installed via Self Service. Patching for this applications is maintained automatically.
Licensing
Microsoft Office for macOS requires a user's Microsoft 365 A3 license. This means that you will need to do the following:
- Login with your UnityID@ncsu.edu into one of the Microsoft Office applications in order to license it.
- If you don't, the Microsoft Office applications will function in Read Only mode
- If you have multiple user accounts on a computer, each user account will need to follow the directions above.
See example below:
Escalation
Any questions on process or content contained in this document should be escalated through the NC State Help Desk and a have an incident assigned to the OIT_DESKTOP_SUPPORT queue.
The NC State Help Desk is the primary point of contact for computing services. Visit help.ncsu.edu or call 919.515.HELP (4357) to get help now.
Related Documentation
Using Self Service to Do More on Mac Computers
Title: Installing and Licensng Microsoft 365 for macOS
Service: Desktop and Mobile Device Support
Template if applicable: MDS Public Knowledge Template
Assignment Group(s): OIT_SUPPORT_TECHNICAL
Document Owner: Peyton Armstrong
Available Priorities: All Priorities
Keywords: macos, Mac, suite, office, apple, word, excel, powerpoint, onenote, outlook, oitmds, managed desktop