All they have to do is login to the computer and start Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Once Office 20nn is installed on a Windows or Mac computer, it’s available to anyone using that computer. Sign in with the Microsoft account that you used to purchase, or have already associated, with the subscription or one-time purchase product, and then follow the onscreen instructions to install Office.
That includes Office 2016 (Windows or Mac), Office 2013, Office 2011 for Mac, Office 2010, Office 2007 and so on back in time. To install Microsoft 365 or Office as a one-time purchase, visit on the PC or Mac that you want to install Office on. Office 2019 and earlier versions of Office (non-subscription, perpetual licence plans) work on a per device basis. Either directly from a Microsoft 365 Personal plan or shared from a Family plan or volume licence arrangement (organizations, education etc).
The software can be installed anywhere, what matters is the Microsoft account used to login to the Microsoft 365 / Office 365 apps.Įach person (Microsoft account login) must have a licence to use Office. It’s the way ‘subscription’ or annual fee Microsoft 365 works. Microsoft calls that ‘per user’ licencing. That’s enforced by the separate login within the Microsoft 365 programs. However, each person using Microsoft 365 needs to have a separate licence to use the software. Once Microsoft 365 is installed on a Windows or Mac computer, any login to that device can use the software. This is the crucial login for Microsoft 365 / Office 365 use.
Once you’ve installed Office on a computer it’s available to all regular users on that machine however the licencing rules matter.
Windows 10 for Microsoft Office users has a chapter devoted to multi-user setup and use including making a ‘Guest’ account (which Microsoft stopped providing but we show how to restore Guest to Windows 10). Most commonly, there are separate Windows or Mac logins for the computer with each user/login having their own folders for documents etc. Office can work for multiple separate users on the one computer. It depends on which type of Office you have on a Windows or Mac computer. Microsoft Office rules might let two users or more use the same copy of Office on a computer.