Microsoft Office for students
Installation/tutorials
Please see our guide regarding the Installation of Office 365:
Chromebooks
Office 365 cannot be installed on a Chromebook. Access to Office 365 will need to be done via the Microsoft Office website.
Guidance on this can be found on Microsoft's website.
License Information
All home use licenses are subject to you being a current student or staff member. By downloading and using the software you will be agreeing to the terms and conditions. Please note these are not personal licenses, they are for home use directly related to learning, teaching, training, research or development and shall not be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purposes. When you leave the institution you will be required to remove the software.
The University is now able to offer all staff and students, with an @uhi.ac.uk email account, Microsoft Office 365 to download for free. This can be installed on up to 5 devices, and on a number of different operating systems.
Microsoft Project and Visio is only available for Students whose studies require use of this software. Guidance can be found on our Microsoft Project and Visio page.
Microsoft have many online guides on using MS Office. Please see below.
Additional useful information
Plugins
Only plugins approved by the University will be supported for Office 365 software package. Unapproved plugins such as Mendeley cannot be supported.
If you require any assistance with Reference add-ons for MS Word, please check out the guidance on the UHI Libraries pages.
You can also start a Live Chat with one of the UHI Librarians.