Runshaw College – MS Office Installation
Whilst you are student or a member of staff at Runshaw College you can install MS Office on up to 5 devices - instructions are below.
iOS Device
Download the Microsoft Office app from the App Store
Once installed it will prompt you to sign in. Your For students the username is your email address (studentid@student.runshaw.ac.uk) for staff it is staffid@runshaw.ac.uk
Chromebook or Android Device
Download the required app (Word, Excel etc) from the relevant store for your device.
Once installed it will prompt you to sign in. Your For students the username is your email address (studentid@student.runshaw.ac.uk) for staff it is staffid@runshaw.ac.uk
PC & Mac
Please note that these instructions are for the latest Outlook web version – instructions for the older version are also given at the end.
- Log in to your email account from the device where you want to install the software (from the Email link on My Runshaw on the College website www.runshaw.ac.uk )
- Click on your initials in the top right hand corner
- Select My Account
- Select Install Office
- Follow the on-screen instructions
If you have the older version of webmail you may need to follow the instructions below
- Log in to your email account from the device where you want to install the software (from the Email link on My Runshaw on the College website runshaw.ac.uk )
- Click on the Settings Menu
- Under Your app settings select Office 365
- Select Software
- Click on the Install button
This guide will help you install the Office 365 software (Outlook, OneDrive, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and more). Your account will allow you to install the latest version of Microsoft office on up to five devices.
Sign into the Microsoft Office portal directly by going to www.office.com
Sign into Office 365 Portal by using your Student or Staff ID followed by @student.runshaw.ac.uk if you are a Student and @runshaw.ac.uk if you are a Staff member.
Once signed in, click the Install Office apps drop-down menu and select Office 365 Apps:
You will be prompted to download or run the installer, click Run (if you have downloaded the file, run it from the location you have saved it to)
Once download has completed, an installer will initiate automatically and start installing the Microsoft Office 365 Apps
Shortly, you will see a new window indicating that the installer is getting ready and preparing the files for installation
Once the installation has finished; you may need to login to the Office App such as Word at launch for the first time in order to activate the software. It is also recommended to login as it allows you to save your work directly to your OneDrive and allowing you to keep your files stored in the cloud, securely.
Enter your password when Prompted and you have successfully installed Microsoft Office on your computer