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Consider cloud-based Office alternatives.

1. Microsoft Office 365 Free Download For Windows 10

(Note: The link may say Office 2016, however Office will install the most up-to-date version of the Office apps as set by your Office 365 admin.) This begins the download of Office. Follow the prompts on your screen to complete the install.

As online tools become more powerful, there is less and less need for installing productivity programs on your computer. Besides the Office web apps detailed above, there are several other cloud-based productivity suites you can use. All of these services allow you to upload and then edit Office documents.^[3]

• Google Docs is the most famous of the cloud-based options. You can create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations using Google's online tools. You can access everything from Google Drive, where your documents will be stored. If you have a Gmail account, you have access to Google Docs. See Use Google Drive for details on creating and editing documents.
• Zoho is another cloud-based Office replacement. Its interface is much more similar to the Office interface than Google Docs. Like Google Docs, you can create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. See Use Zoho Docs for instructions on using Zoho.
• OnlyOffice is an online Office alternative that allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Office 365 Personal Download

Microsoft Office 2016 is available free to faculty, staff and students of the University of South Florida System.

Each individual is allowed installation on up to five devices at a time. It is available for PC and Mac.

*Why should I NOT install Office 2016 through this method?

Microsoft Office 365 Free Download For Windows 10

• Do NOT use this method if this is a USF owned computer. This method is only for personally owned devices.
• Office 2016 Click-to-Run installation is incompatible with standalone Office 2013 applications. During installation if you see a warning “Stop, you should wait to install Office 2016”, the computer has specific version of Visio 2013, InfoPath 2013, SharePoint Designer 2013, or Project 2013 installed. The installation process has to uninstall the programs listed in the warning, and you will NOT be able to install the programs again on the same computer.
• These programs are available as a separate purchase for installation through Microsoft.

To download your copy:

1. Go to https://portal.office.com/Home and enter your @usf.edu, or @health.usf.edu email address if you are in health. Students should enter their username as netid@usf.edu as well.

2. You will be redirected to the USF NetID Single SignOn page. Login there with your normal credentials.

3. Select the Install Office apps dropdown. This will select the most appropriate option automatically. You are welcome to select the Other Install options area if you would like to select a different software suite. This site will automatically download a Setup file to your downloads folder.

4. As instructed in the next image, open the Setup file that you just downloaded, confirm that you want it to run, and then stay online while it installs.

It will step through the various applications that are included in the Office suite of products...

5. When it is finished, you will find your programs with the rest managed by your operating system. In Windows 10, for example, you will find them under All apps, accessible from the Windows (Start) menu.