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Microsoft Office

Software > Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is an office suite for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X operating systems. On Microsoft Windows, the suite includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and Publisher. On Mac OS X, the suite includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage.

If you need help with this software after installing it on a home computer, please get support from a third-party service provider in your local area. One option is a company called Techs in a Sec, with whom Columbia has arranged a discount.

Download and Installation
(Please check your eligibility to download Microsoft Office at our Microsoft Campus License Agreement information page.)

Note: Please make sure your computer meets the necessary requirements to run:
  1. Download the installer (required UNI login):
     Office 2003 for Windows XP, Vista (423MB)
     Office 2007 for Windows XP, Vista (510MB)
     Office 2004 for Mac OS X (290MB)
     Office 2008 for Mac OS X (527MB)
  2. Save the installer to your hard drive, and make a note of where you saved it.
  3. For Windows XP, Vista:
    • Double-click the installer (msoffice2003.exe for Office 2003; msoffice2007.exe for Office 2007) to begin installation.
    For Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac OS X:
    1. Unzip the installer.
    2. Drag the Microsoft Office 2004 or Microsoft Office 2008 folder to your Applications folder.
    For Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac OS X:
    1. Unzip msoffice2008-mac.zip.
    2. Double-click Office Installer.
    3. Click "Continue" and follow instructions for installer.
    4. Click Continue when the "Remove Office" screen of the Installer appears (if you have prior versions of Office installed).
    5. Check appropriate box (Microsoft Office XXXX) and click "continue".
    6. Click "Close" when the installer has finished.



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