Purpose of Knowledge Article:

Download, install, and activate Microsoft Office 2021 on macOS and Windows computers.

Resolution:

Select the instruction you need: macOS or Windows

Before you start:

Make sure you already have an approved license for the Microsoft Office 2021 license for macOS from https://software.lbl.gov.
Internet connection is required.

Be sure to follow all 3 parts of the instruction. Click on each part to expand or collapse it.

Part 1: Download and Install Office 2021

1	Download your copy of Office 2019 for macOS from https://software.lbl.gov under the Purchase History section.
2	Right-click or control+mouse click on the installation file, Office2021-mac.mag Select Open
3	Right-click or control+mouse on Microsoft_Office_xx.xx.xxxx_Installer.pkg Select Open
4	Click Continue.
5	Click Continue to the Software License Agreement.
6	Click Agree.
7	Click Install
8	Type in your computer password Click Install Software
9	Click Close once the installation is finished.

Part 2: Activate Office 2021

1	Return to the window that you launch the installer from in Part 1, step 3. You will see another file Microsoft_Office_LTSC-2021_VL_Serializer.pkg Right click or control+mouse on Microsoft_Office_LTSC-2021_VL_Serializer.pkg Select Open
2	Click Continue Note: you may see a popup asking you to agree to the software license agreement. Click Agree if you do.
3	Click Install
4	Type in your computer password Click Install Software
5	Click Close

Part 3: Configure and Update Office 2021

1	For quick access to the Microsoft Office software: Open up the Application folder Drag and drop Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to the Dock for quick access
2	Launch Microsoft Word
3	Click Get Started
4	Click Skip sign in at the bottom. DO NOT CLICK the blue Sign in button
5	Click on Start Using Word
6	Repeat steps 2 through 5 for Excel and PowerPoint
7	Quit Excel and PowerPoint and return to Word
8	On the Word menu bar: Click on the Help menu Select Check for Updates
9	Click OK
10	In the Microsoft AutoUpdate window, make sure the box for Automatically keep Microsoft Apps up to date is checked
11	Leave the Microsoft AutoUpdate open and quit Word: On the Word menu bar, select Word Select Quit Word
12	Return to the Microsoft AutoUpdate window: If the Update available field shows any number besides 0 Click on the Update button
13	Repeat Step 12 until you see All apps are up-to-date

Before you start:

Make sure you already have an approved license for the Microsoft Office 2021 license for Windows from https://software.lbl.gov.
Internet connection is required.

Be sure to follow all 3 parts of the instruction. Click on each part to expand or collapse it.

Part 1: Download and Install Office 2021

1	Download your copy of Office 2021 for Windows from https://software.lbl.gov under the Purchase History section
2	In your Download folder, locate and right-click on the file Office 2021 Standard-Win.exe
3	Click Install
4	Click Yes
5	Office 2021 installer will start and you will see: Please Stay online while Office download, We'll be done in just a moment. Yes, stay online and allow the installer to finish before continuing
6	Once installation is done, you will see: You're all set! Office is installed now. Click Close.