Microsoft Office 365 free for Scots students
Scots College students are now able to download Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus for free as part of the Microsoft Student Advantage programme.
This provides students with the full Microsoft Office Suite, which can be installed on up to 5 devices, Windows and Apple.
Note: We recommend using Microsoft Internet Explorer (or Safari for Mac users).
For Windows: follow either the direct link route, or via Scot-e. Both procedures are outlined below.
For the Mac: installation procedure is outlined in the third section below.
Install Office for Windows: direct link
To download the Office Pro Plus Suite, sign in to Office 365 at
portal.office.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx
Type in your Scots College email address, then go to the Password field. Type in your password then click OK.
This will take you to Office install page.
At the bottom of the screen, select Run.
Follow the prompts and accept the licence agreement.
When you see “You’re good to go”, select All done.
Install Office for Windows: via Scot-E
Install Office for Mac
Sign in to Office 365, at http://portal.office.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx.
On the Office page, select a Language, and then choose Install. This will install Office 365 for Mac.
After the disk image file finishes downloading, select the .dmg file to open the Office installer.
Accept the license agreement and enter your Mac password to start installing.
On the Welcome to Office: mac screen, select Sign in to an existing Office 365 Subscription, and then sign in with your Scots account.
(Some information on this page was referenced from the Microsoft website)