{"id":89204,"date":"2015-01-21T13:35:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T18:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=89204"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:30:25","slug":"studentoffice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/distribution\/microsoft\/studentoffice\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Office for Students Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 aria-hidden=\"true\">Microsoft Office for Boston University Students<\/h1>\n<p><!-- This h1 is not included in the accessibility tree and therefore ignored by the rule --><br \/>\n<strong>By downloading you agree to the terms and conditions of the Microsoft Office for BU Students Program:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are a full or part time student at Boston University, enrolled and settled in an accredited program during the semester you are accessing this service.<\/li>\n<li>You can install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones.<\/li>\n<li>That your software download is for personal use and may not be sold or transferred to another person.<\/li>\n<li>Software must be installed on a computer under the control of the eligible Boston University student. Licenses may not be transferred from the student to another party.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Microsoft Select Program for BU Students\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/purchase\/personal\/ssa\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full Microsoft Office for Boston University Students Licensing Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 aria-hidden=\"true\">Office 365 apps<\/h3>\n<p><!-- This h3 is not included in the accessibility tree and therefore ignored by the rule --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Office 365 Apps activate on or off the BU network and will remain activate according to your BU affiliation<\/li>\n<li><span>You can install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ensure Older versions of Office are uninstalled (2010,2013,2016)\n<ul>\n<li>On newly purchased Windows computers Office 365 should already be installed and you can just sign in just by opening an application<\/li>\n<li>Office 365 IS NOT compatible with MSI install of Project\/Visio 2016 (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/deployoffice\/install-different-office-visio-and-project-versions-on-the-same-computer\">Details on MSI versus Click-to-Run (C2R) installers<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/system-requirements-for-microsoft-365-for-business-education-and-government-use-13eda659-3dfc-448e-b2cd-70ebb989be47\">System Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Installation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/office-install\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/office-install<\/a> to access the Office\/Microsoft 365 landing page.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your <strong>BU email address<\/strong> (<em>username@bu.edu<\/em>) then click <strong>Next.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2024\/05\/02_M365_SignIn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152117 size-full alignnone\" width=\"504\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you get the following prompt, select <strong>Work or school account.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You may not receive this option and will automatically be forwarded to BU&#8217;s Sign In page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2020\/06\/Office.365.Download.02B.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128643\" width=\"459\" height=\"474\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will then be taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/login.microsoftonline.com\">https:\/\/login.microsoftonline.com<\/a>, enter your <strong>BU Kerberos Password<\/strong>, you maybe prompted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/duo\/\">Duo Two-factor authentication<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/08\/Entra-Auth-02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/08\/Entra-Auth-02.png\" alt=\"BU branded Microsoft authentication box displaying a password box and a sign in button.\" width=\"462\" height=\"504\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159071\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check click &#8220;Install Office&#8221; in the top right then click &#8220;Office 365 apps&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/08\/Office-apps-and-devices.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/08\/Office-apps-and-devices.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"395\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159072\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation<\/li>\n<li>Finally open any of the Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and you will be prompted to sign in to activate. Use your BU email address and again select <strong>Work or school account<\/strong> if prompted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Office for Boston University Students By downloading you agree to the terms and conditions of the Microsoft Office for BU Students Program: You are a full or part time student at Boston University, enrolled and settled in an accredited program during the semester you are accessing this service. 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