These updates are important to keep your Office apps up and running seamlessly.

M365 is now installed! Before you can start using any M365 Office application, you will need to activate your copy.Office 365 updates (O365 updates) come with latest features, security patches, and bug fixes for Office 365 subscribers.

If updates are current, you will see the message All apps are up-to-date to the left of the update button.

To the right of the blue Check for Updates button, you can click on the arrowhead pointing down to see if updates are being applied.

Click on the blue Check for Updates button:

If there are any updates that need to be applied, a screen will immediately appear and will check for M365 Office updates.

You will get a confirmation screen indicating that software install was successfully completed.

Enter the appropriate credentials and click Install Software.

Depending on your Mac OS security settings, it may ask you for a username/password with administrator rights to continue with the install.

The standard install of M365 will require 9.69 GB.

Click Continue to agree with the License Agreement.

If it doesn’t automatically open, you will need run it from your download folder (accessible using Finder). Once the download process has finished it should automatically open the 'Welcome' install screen.Click on the Install Office, which will download the M365 install package. You will be taken to your My account screen.Enter your NetID and password and click Sign In:.You will be asked to enter your UAlbany email address.

You are now ready to download the M365 apps install file.

Drag the selected files to the trash can or right-click with your mouse and select Move to Trash:.

Select all Microsoft Office files (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams, etc.): Open up your Finder and go to Applications. Before you go any further, we recommend that you uninstall all previous versions of Office.

You are now almost ready to install the M365 app.

Once the install completes, you will get a confirmation screen.

Once you enter appropriate credentials, click Install Software.

You may need to enter your username password to continue with the install.

Click on Agree to confirm that you agree with the terms of the software license agreement:.

Once you have downloaded the License Removal Tool, run it:.

This is necessary to remove any previous Office licenses you have so that your M365 license can function properly.

Download and run the Office License Removal Tool.

Make sure that you save all work and all Office applications are closed.If your Mac is running an earlier version, you will need to upgrade in order to install M365. Microsoft 365 will run on the newest and previous two versions of macOS.

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