Office 365 is a cloud-based Microsoft productivity suite that gives you access to Microsoft services and software, such as email, calendaring, Microsoft Office suite, OneDrive, Office Online, and other features.
As part of the Office 365 A2 Plan with Student Advantage, Illinois State University students, faculty, and staff are entitled to install Microsoft Office on up ten devices. The latest version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS X is Microsoft Office 2016.
As of the Office 365 for Mac November 2019 update, macOS 10.13.6 or later is required to receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.
Office 365 works best with Office 2016, the latest version of Office, but also works with Office 2013, and Office 2011 for Mac. Older versions of Office, such as Office 2010 and Office 2007, may also work with Office 365 but might operate with reduced functionality. Log into UDO and click the Office 365 tile; alternatively access the Office portal directly by going to office.com 2. You will be redirected to the Office 365 pages, click Install Office Apps Office. This will re-direct you to the University’s Office 365 login page. Step 3 Enter your Active Directory username and password (including the ur domain). Step 4 In the Apps & devices tab, click Install Office. With Office 2011 for Mac, you may encounter a “Getting Started” window with three options. December 5, 2014 - Office 365, SharePoint, G.harvard Connectivity Issues December 2, 2014 - Proofpoint end user digest not updating November 10, 2014 - Known issues with Yosemite Mac Mail and Exchange.
Important: Illinois State University annuitants do not have the option to install Microsoft Office on their personal devices. They do, however, have access to Office Online Cloud Based Apps:
Install Microsoft Office for Mac
To install Microsoft Office 2016, do the following:
- Before installing Microsoft Office 2016, the Technology Support Center recommends uninstalling any existing version of Microsoft Office on your computer. For more information, see Uninstalling Microsoft Office.
- Go to Office365.IllinoisState.edu.
- Log in to Office 365 with your Illinois State email address and password.
- You will be brought to the Office 365 homepage. Click Install Office on the top right corner of the screen.
- Click Office 365 Apps. The Microsoft installer will download to your computer.
- You can also click Other Install Options to install Office in different languages or to specify the downloads you would like.
- Double-click the Microsoft installer to begin installation.
- Click Continue and follow the on-screen instructions to install Office.
- You may be asked “How would you like to get started?” after you install Office. Click Sign in to an existing Office 365 subscription and enter your Illinois State email address and password.
Microsoft Office 2016 will now be installed on your computer. Please Note: This will not automatically configure the Outlook app with Office 365 mail account. You must now configure Outlook for Office 365 manually.
Please refer to Configuring Outlook in Mac OS X for Office 365 Email and Calendar
How to Get Help
For technical assistance, you may contact the Technology Support Center at 309-438-4357, or by email at SupportCenter@IllinoisState.edu.
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Microsoft Office Mac
-->Use VBA add-ins and macros that you developed for Office for Windows with Office for Mac.
Applies to: Excel for Mac | PowerPoint for Mac | Word for Mac | Office 2016 for Mac
If you are authoring Macros for Office for Mac, you can use most of the same objects that are available in VBA for Office. For information about VBA for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, see the following:
Note
Outlook for Mac and OneNote for Mac do not support VBA.
Office 2016 for Mac is sandboxed
Unlike other versions of Office apps that support VBA, Office 2016 for Mac apps are sandboxed.
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Sandboxing restricts the apps from accessing resources outside the app container. This affects any add-ins or macros that involve file access or communication across processes. You can minimize the effects of sandboxing by using the new commands described in the following section.
Creating an installer or putting user content
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For instructions on creating an installer for your add-in, please refer to the article here: Installing User Content in Office 2016 for Mac
New VBA commands for Office 2016 for Mac
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The following VBA commands are new and unique to Office 2016 for Mac. Facetime app for macbook.
| Command | Use to |
|---|---|
| GrantAccessToMultipleFiles | Request a user's permission to access multiple files at once. |
| AppleScriptTask | Call external AppleScript scripts from VB. |
| MAC_OFFICE_VERSION | IFDEF between different Mac Office versions at compile time. |
Ribbon customization in Office for Mac
Office 2016 for Mac supports ribbon customization using Ribbon XML. Note that there are some differences in ribbon support in Office 2016 for Mac and Office for Windows.
| Ribbon customization feature | Office for Windows | Office for Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Ability to customize the ribbon using Ribbon XML | Available | Available |
| Support for document based add-ins | Available | Available |
| Ability to invoke Macros using custom ribbon controls | Available | Available |
| Customization of custom menus | Available | Available |
| Ability to include and invoke Office Fluent Controls within a custom ribbon tab | Available | Most familiar Office Fluent Control Identifiers are compatible with Office for Mac. Some might not be available. For commands that are compatible with Office 2016 for Mac, see idMSOs compatible with Office 2016 for Mac. |
| Support for COM add-ins that use custom ribbon controls | Available | Office 2016 for Mac doesn't support third-party COM add-ins. |
idMSOs compatible with Office 2016 for Mac
For information about the idMSOs that are compatible with Office 2016 for Mac, see the following:
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Support and feedback
Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback.