Getting Startedįor those accounts that are eligible for the downloadable Office suite with their account, the Microsoft Office Suite Setup installation software is available from the Microsoft Office Portal. Staff and faculty from USC units that use a different account as their primary computer and network account (e.g.,, ,, etc.) should reference instructions about accessing and activating the Office Suite applications software from their local IT group. Staff and faculty who use their as their primary computer and network account can also use this account to activate their Office Suite applications.
Departmental “Organizational Accounts” and iVIP sponsored “Affiliate Accounts” are not eligible for the downloadable Microsoft Office Suite applications. Because there are different versions of Office and different ways of activating the software to ensure its on-going use, you should check with your local school or department IT support to determine what version of Office they will support including the configuration for on-going activation of the software.Īctive students can activate their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise installation with their account.
Current USC faculty, staff, and students are able to download and “activate” the Microsoft Office Suite applications, called Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise” for Windows and Mac computers.
