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Getting Started with Office 365 ProPlus

Office 365 ProPlus is the recommended version of Microsoft Office as it provides leading productivity and collaboration tools as well as app consistency across our organization. Office 365 ProPlus can be installed on up to 5 devices as well as unlimited mobile devices for iOS, Android, & Windows Phone.

Employees: Before you upgrade, we recommend contacting your IT Support team to make sure that installing Office 365 ProPlus will not impact any of your current settings or applications.

How to Sign In to the Office 365 Portal

  1. Find your MacID and password. Visit https://portal.office.com 
  2. When you sign in, enter your MacID followed by “@mcmaster.ca”. For example, MacID “smithj,” you would enter “smithj@mcmaster.ca”.
  3. Enter your password into the next field.

Remember to bookmark https://portal.office.com

How to download and install Office 365

  1. Sign in to the Office 365 portal – instructions above.
  2. Instructions are available for both PC and Mac. Continue the installation starting on step 3 in Microsoft support page. This link will open in a new tab.