This guide is directed at students at VIA. At VIA it is possible for students to download Microsoft Office for both Windows and Mac on up to five devices.
Students who use an iPad also have the possibility to download Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The software is available and free for you as long as you are a student at VIA.
In order to use Microsoft Office after downloading it, you need to set up two-factor authentication. Read about setting it up in the guide two-factor authentication here.
- In order to download Office for a Windows computer, you need to log on to the address https://portal.office.com with your VIAmail address and password.
- Click on Install Office.
- Download Office 365-apps.
- Install the downloaded program.
The page will look a bit different if you are working on a Mac. Learn more about installation on Mac computer in here.
To download Office for Mac, log in to the address https://portal.office.com with your VIAmail and password and click Download.
Open the downloaded file
- Click on Continue.
- Read the license agreement and click Continue.
- In order to be able to install the Office package, you must declare that you agree with the conditions.
- Click on Install to start the default installation.
- You will now be asked to log in with your VIA account.
- Click on Install software.
- You have now completed the installation and can click on Close.
- Go to App Store and download Microsoft Word for iPad, Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad and/or Microsoft Excel for iPad.
- These programs are free and can be downloaded by everyone, whether you are a student at VIA or not. However, the programs only give you a read-only access. If you need to edit and save documents at your iPad, you need to log on with your VIAmail address and password.
NOTE: To gain access to download the free Office package, you need to mark that you have read and understood the IT rules at VIA, either at VIA Start or at MyVIA.
If this has not happened, it will not be possible to install programs through Office 365 and you will be greeted by the text in the image below.
To change this, log in to MyVIA and click on IT and "Rules for use of IT".
