Introduction
Depending on your eligibility you may have access to Microsoft 365 ProPlus, which allows the installation of subscription-based desktop versions of Office apps such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams and OneDrive. You can also get Skype for Business as a separate download from the Apps & devices section.
Please confirm your Microsoft 365 ProPlus access eligibility by consulting this article: Microsoft 365 Licensing – Toolkit overview and eligibility.
Instructions
To download and install the software, follow these steps:
- Sign into your account at portal.office.com.
- Click on Install and more in the top right corner of the screen and select Install Microsoft 365 apps.

- Go to the Office apps & devices section and click on Install Office.

- You will be prompted to save the Microsoft Office Installer file. It will be saved to your Downloads folder.
- Open the .pkg file to start the installation.
- Click Continue in each screen to progress through the installation options.

- Read the License Agreement and click Continue then Agree.

- At the Destination Select screen, click Install then Continue.

- At the Installation Type screen, click Install.

- At the security prompt, enter your Macintosh’s password and click Install Software to continue.

- When it’s finished, click Close.

Open Microsoft Office for the first time
- Open Microsoft Word. Click Get Started.
- Click Sign In.
- Enter your U of T email address and click Next.
- You will see the Weblogin screen. Type your UTORid and password and click Log in.
- Microsoft Office will activate and you will see a screen where you can choose how Office will look. Click Continue.
- Click Start Using Word.
Note: When launching another Microsoft Office app for the first time, you will see a window requesting to use your “Microsoft Identity” information. Click Always Allow.