{"id":219,"date":"2017-08-15T17:40:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T17:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsusupport.wpengine.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=219"},"modified":"2023-07-03T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T17:46:48","slug":"students-where-can-i-get-free-software","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/?ht_kb=students-where-can-i-get-free-software","title":{"rendered":"Students: Where can I get free or discounted software?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The easiest way to download a copy of the Microsoft Office Suite:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow the steps<span class=\"mce-nbsp-wrap\">\u00a0<\/span>below to download Microsoft Office<span class=\"mce-nbsp-wrap\">\u00a0<\/span>on<span class=\"mce-nbsp-wrap\">\u00a0<\/span>a<span class=\"mce-nbsp-wrap\">\u00a0<\/span>Windows machine<span class=\"mce-nbsp-wrap\">\u00a0<\/span>or<span class=\"mce-nbsp-wrap\">\u00a0<\/span>Mac.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Navigate to the following URL:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.office.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/portal.office.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If prompted, login with your full WCSU email address and current email password.<\/li>\n<li>Complete MFA.<\/li>\n<li>On the right hand side of the page, click on the Install apps button, and then click Microsoft 365 apps:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2247\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice1.png 328w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice1-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice1-60x40.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice1-100x66.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Go ahead and Open\/Run the OfficeSetup.exe file that was downloaded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2248\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2-1024x286.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2-50x14.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2-60x17.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2-100x28.png 100w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice2.png 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0The installation is an automated process &#8211; and it will download everything it needs from the internet. This process may take a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2249\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice3.png 469w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice3-50x30.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice3-60x36.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/InstallOffice3-100x60.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Need help? Read about it or watch a video: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-US\/article\/Video-Install-Office-on-your-PC-or-Mac-for-Office-365-for-business-b7071ece-237d-4f84-a67d-d8cf1d1f2e60\">https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-US\/article\/Video-Install-Office-on-your-PC-or-Mac-for-Office-365-for-business-b7071ece-237d-4f84-a67d-d8cf1d1f2e60<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The easiest way to download a copy of the Microsoft Office Suite: Follow the steps\u00a0below to download Microsoft Office\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0Windows machine\u00a0or\u00a0Mac. \u00a0Navigate to the following URL:\u00a0 https:\/\/portal.office.com\/ If prompted, login with your full WCSU email address and current email password. Complete MFA. On the right hand side of the page, click&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[24],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-219","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-software"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fht-kb-category&post=219"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fht-kb-tag&post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}