Microsoft 365 Apps - How to install Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows or Mac
Microsoft 365 Apps allows currently enrolled (or employed) UWM students, faculty, and staff to download the latest version of the Microsoft 365 Apps at no cost. Once you are no longer enrolled or employed at UWM, your subscription will expire.
All students, faculty, and staff with an active Microsoft 365 account may install the Microsoft 365 suite which includes: Outlook, Teams, Word, OneDrive Sync, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher, and Access (Windows only). Microsoft 365 Apps is not available to UWM emeriti faculty and annuitants.
Microsoft Support Note:
Starting July 13, 2026, some users might notice that Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, or OneNote) can open and print files, but cannot edit, save, or create new files – called “reduced functionality mode”. This happens when support for Microsoft Office apps is no longer continued for older operating systems or devices.
This issue affects both Microsoft 365 subscribers on macOS, iPad, and iPhone, and those with non-subscription software, including Office 2021 or Office 2019 on macOS. For most users, updating your OS and updating your apps will resolve it. Office 2024 is not impacted by this issue.
You can use the following workflow to check if your device is impacted and proactively attempt to update your system to mitigate this issue:
Microsoft Supported Mac/iOS - Prior OS versions are no longer supported:
|
Device |
Minimum OS required |
Minimum app version |
|---|---|---|
|
Mac |
macOS 12 (Monterey) or later |
16.83 |
|
iPhone / iPad |
iOS 17.0 or later |
2.93 |
Note: Chromebooks are browser-based and cannot have M365 downloaded to them.
For Faculty/Staff
On University-owned computers, you can install Microsoft 365 Apps from Software Center on Windows or Self Service on Mac.
For Students
Follow the steps below to download and install Microsoft 365 Apps for Windows or Mac onto your computer.
- Log in to Microsoft 365 (https://login.microsoftonline.com) using your UWM email address (ePanther@uwm.edu) and password and authenticate.
- After logging in, click on the circle with ellipse, select Download apps and then choose the version you want to install:
- Follow the prompts to install the software package (.pkg for Mac, .exe for Windows). When asked to enter your account credentials, enter your UWM email address and password, and authenticate.
- Once your credentials are verified, Microsoft 365 Apps will now be activated on your device.
Additional information:
- You may install Microsoft 365 Apps on up to 5 devices.
- If you don't have any installs left, you can deactivate one device and install Microsoft 365 Apps on another.
- Installing additional languages on a computer that already has this version of Microsoft 365 doesn't count against your install limit.