1.  Make sure you do not have any older versions or trial versions of Office installed on your computer.  If you do, we strongly recommend that these programs are uninstalled before installing Office 365.  Uninstalling these programs will not remove any existing Word, Excel, or other Office-based documents.

• Here are instructions on how to uninstall Office:
• For Windows based systems: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8
• For Mac OS based systems: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3

2. Login to your Western email account:

• Go to www.westerntc.edu, click on the Current Students link at the top of the page, click on the Email link and login to your Western student email account.

3. Click on the App Launcher icon in the upper left corner.  

 

4. Click on the Microsoft 365 link.

 

5.  Click the Install and more link located on the right side, and select the Install Microsoft 365 apps option. 

 

6. The setup file is usually downloaded to your Downloads folder for most web browsers. This window with information about how to start the installation appears:

 

7. After the file has been downloaded, the installation should start. If it doesn’t start, navigate to the location of the downloaded file and follow the steps shown in the window that pops up. If you need assistance with the install, click the Need Help Installing? link at the bottom of the window.

 

 

 

8.  When you activate your installation, use your Western email credentials.

a. Near the end of the activation process, a screen will appear asking to allow your organization to manage your device. Please remove the check mark for this option.