Install Microsoft Office 365: Free for Personally Owned Devices

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Get Microsoft Office 365 software products for my personal computer or laptop for free?

Environment (Products involved such as e.g. hardware, software, network)

Microsoft Office 365 , Application 

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  • If you are a current Hennepin Tech student, faculty or staff member, you may install up to five copies of Microsoft Office through our Office 365 portal at http://portal.office.com on any personally owned devices. This software is good as long as you are a member of our institution or one of the other 37 institutions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. View instructions in this article below to install Microsoft Office Software.
  • For other Microsoft software such as, Visio, Project, Windows 10, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and many more selections are available through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching, refer to article: Free Microsoft Software Products for Personal Devices through Microsoft Azure. Note: Microsoft does not have an app for iOS or desktop for Visio or Project.
  • For help with logging into your Microsoft Office 365 account, Click here.
  • For help with Multi-Factor Authentication, Click here.
  • If you are a student that has attended another MinnState College or University and need to change your primary email to Hennepin Tech College Click here.

Install Microsoft Office (O365) Software:

  • Step 1) Go to http://portal.office.com.
  • Step 2) Sign in with your MinnState login credentials.
    Username:
         Students: StarID@go.minnstate.edu
         Employees: StarID@minnstate.edu
    Password:
         StarID password
  • Step 3) After you have logged in you will be on your Microsoft Office account home page.  In the upper-right area select Install Office drop down.

“Office.com home screen showing app icons for Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Teams, Sway, and Forms. In the upper‑right corner, the ‘Install Office’ button is highlighted with an arrow pointing to its menu. The menu options shown are: ‘Office 365 apps — Includes Outlook, OneDrive for Business, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more,’ and ‘Other install options — Select a different language or install other apps available with your subscription.’”

  • Step 4) Install Office by selecting Office 365 applications. To view install options for language selection or to install other applications with your subscription click Other install options.
  • Step 5) Once you have selected Office 365 applications, further install instructions will display (pictured below). Follow the instructions to complete the install.

“Installation help screen titled ‘Just a few more steps…’ showing three steps: ‘1) Click Run — If asked, click Save File, then run the file,’ with a magnified label ‘Save File’; ‘2) Say “yes” — Click Yes to start installing,’ with a magnified label ‘Yes’; and ‘3) Stay online — After installation, start Office and sign in with the account you use for Office 365.’ At the bottom are buttons labeled ‘Close’ and ‘Need help installing?’ with the text ‘Need help installing?’ highlighted.”

  • For help information, click on Need help installing to view common install solutions and troubleshooting information.
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