Download and Install Office 365 For Free
Note: Check the system requirements to make sure your PC or Mac will be able to run Office 365.
COMPONENT REQUIREMENT
Computer and processor
Windows OS: 1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core
macOS: Intel processor
Memory
Windows OS: 4 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM (32-bit)
macOS: 4 GB RAM
Hard disk
Windows OS: 4 GB of available disk space
macOS: 10 GB of available disk space; HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended) or APFS Updates may require additional storage over time.
Display
Windows OS: 1280 x 768 screen resolution (32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher)
macOS: 1280 x 800 screen resolution.
Web apps require the same minimum resolution as the OS they are running on.
Apps running inside of Microsoft Teams adhere to the Teams minimum resolution.
Minimum resolution assumes zoom, DPI settings, and text scaling are set at 100%. If not set to 100%, minimum resolution should be scaled accordingly. For example, if you set the Windows display ‘Scale and layout’ setting on your Surface Book, which has a 3000x2000 physical display, to 200%, then Office would see a logical screen resolution of 1500x1000, meeting the minimum 1280x768 requirement.
Graphics
Windows OS: Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update).
macOS: No graphics requirements.
Operating system
Windows OS: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
macOS: One of the three most recent versions of macOS. When a new major version of macOS is released, the macOS and the previous two versions.
For the best experience, use the most current build of any operating system specified above. Product functionality and feature availability may vary on older systems (Search Microsoft Lifecycle Policy).
1. Sign in to Office 365 with your TechID (Techlink) username and password by visiting this link: https://aka.ms/office-install
2. Click the Install Office button.
3. Depending on your browser, click Run (in Edge or Internet Explorer), Setup (in Chrome), or Save File (in Firefox).
Note: If you see the User Account Control prompt that says "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?" Click Yes.
Note: The install will start, and it may take a while on a slow internet connection, so it's advisable to do this on your home WiFi, or another private network.
4. During or after the install you will be asked to log in with your email account. This is your Forsyth Tech email (@forsythtech.edu).
If you have any issues please come by our Walk-In desk in Allman Building, room 106, on Main Campus.