Through BU licensing, so long as you have a fully active staff or student account, you can install a copy of MS Office365 desktop applications on your personal device/computer.
Prerequisites
Windows: Any version of Windows 10 or 11
Mac OS: OSX 10.12 or newer
Quick Guide
1.Go to https://www.microsoft365.com/
2.Login with your BU email address and password
3.In the upper-right corner, click on Install and more and select the Install Microsoft 365 Apps And click on the Install Office, follow instructions on screen. Be ready to wait a bit, the install can take awhile depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Long Guide for Setting up Office365:
To set up your Microsoft 365 Apps access:
- Sign into https://www.microsoft365.com/ in any browser
- Within the upper-right corner, click “Install and more” button
- After Clicking on "Install and more" you can see the options like below
- Click on "Install Microsoft 365 apps"
- After It will take you to like the below page
- Clicking on "Install Office"
- It will downlad the OfficeSetup.exe file (Depends on your Opreating system)
- Opening this file it will ask for you Administrator Permission
- On the following screen click “Yes”
- It will start automatically downloading and install Office 365 applications one by one
When you first open an Office 365 app you may be prompted to login with your BU email and password. This finalizes the install and activates the MS Office programs to your account.