Office 365 customers with a qualifying subscription - meaning Office 365 Home, Office 365 Personal, Office 365 ProPlus and certain Office 365 business plans that include the right to download the Office apps locally - can install Office 2016 for Mac from their 365 account pages. According to officials, Microsoft will make updates and new features for Office 2016 for Mac at least quarterly. Those with Office 365 subscriptions are able to get their hands on the product first. The new suite, the successor to Office 2011 for Mac, has been in public preview since March 2015. Office 2016 for Mac - which includes new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote - is available in 139 countries and 16 languages starting Thursday. On July 9, Microsoft is making the new version of its Office suite for Mac generally available, first for Office 365 subscribers. Open Finder and select Applications in the sidebar.įind the Office app you want and double-click to open it.Microsoft is planning to make regular updates and new features for Office 2016 for Mac at least quarterly, officials said. What to try if you can't install or activate Office 2016 for Mac Launch an Office app On the next screen, choose an appearance for your Office installation, select Continue, and then select the Start Using Word button to open the app and complete the Office 2016 for Mac activation. Select Allow or Always Allow to continue. On the Sign in to Activate Office screen, select Sign In, and then enter your work or school account.Īfter you sign in, you may see an alert asking for permission to access the Microsoft identity stored in your Keychain. Review the Word 2016 for Mac What's New screen, and then select Get started.

On the first installation screen, select Continue to begin the installation process.Įnter your Mac login password to complete the installation.Īfter Office 2016 for Mac is installed, Word 2016 for Mac opens so you can activate Office and confirm your subscription.

Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads, and double-click Microsoft_Office_2016_Installer.pkg. On the Software page, under Install Office 2016 for Mac, select Install to begin downloading the installer package. Go to Settings > Office 365 Settings > Software. Sign in to Office 365, at, select Office365 from the quicklink section.

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