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Microsoft Office 365 for Education

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About

Office 365 is free to Swarthmore faculty employees and students that have a Microsoft account using their Swarthmore email address.  The The service includes both downloadable and online versions of applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote.  

Sign in or create an account on the Microsoft Office 365 for Education website.

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. You can install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones.

Please note: The office.com website will advertise some pieces of software like Project and Loop, which are not included in our subscription. We recommend following the instructions below to bulk install all available software.

Sign in with your Swarthmore email address at https://office.com

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Most college owned computers already have Microsoft Office installed. Installing multiple version of Microsoft Office can cause problems. Remove any old versions before installing Office 365.

Downloading 365 Desktop Apps

Once logged into https://office.com:

  1. Select the Install Office drop down menu

  2. and select Office 365 app.

  3. Find Office apps & devices.

  4. Select Install Office. This will begin the download process.

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Troubleshooting

View Only: Your Account Doesn't Allow Editing on a Mac - Office 365 Error

After installing Office 365 apps on a personally owned Mac some users get an error that says:

View Only. Your account doesn't allow editing on a Mac. To learn more, contact your admin about your Office plan

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First, verify that you are using the proper account: 

  1. Click

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  1. Use Another Account

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  1. and sign in with your email address and Microsoft password.

Alternately,

  1. click the

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  1. Activate

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  1. button

  2. and sign in with credentials.

If that does not work, you you can attempt to clear credential caches and reactivate office 2016 Office 365 for the Mac:

  1. Open

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  1. Finder →  click go on the top menu bar →  go to folder →  input the following path: ~/library/Group Containers/

  2. Right-click each of the folders below if present, and then click move to trash.

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  • ubf8t346g9.ms

  • ubf8t346g9.office

  • ubf8t346g9.officeosfwebhost

If that doesn’t work the last option is to try uninstalling office for mac Mac completely then re-install and re-activating office.

Office Accessibility

Office Accessibility Center

Office 365 Accessibility Features

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