Audience: Franklin University current students, faculty, and staff with University Office 365 accounts.
Disclaimer: The results and functionality of the following article only apply to the audience listed above.
Because of Microsoft’s partnership with Franklin University, the full version of Microsoft Office is available to you free of charge if you have an active account. The download includes the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more. These applications may be installed on up to 5 devices.
- Students: Access to this software is reserved for those currently taking courses. Former students and Alumni will likely no longer have access to this software.
1. Log in with your Franklin account information at http://portal.office.com/account
2. Click Install apps
3. When you click install a file will be downloaded. You may have to look in your downloads folder to run the program. Or it will show up in the top right-hand corner if you're using Chrome.
4. Once you run the Microsoft 365 installer you have downloaded, you will see an installation dialogue window. To get through the prompts, please click the following in order.
Continue > Continue > Agree > Install > Enter your device username and password > Install Application > OK > Close
5. Once you have gotten past the dialogue windows, you will then open any Microsoft application. In this example, we are using Microsoft Word.
6. Click on Sign in or create account.
7. Sign in using your full Franklin University email address, and your account password. Click Next.
8. You may be prompted for 2-factor authentication. Please authenticate, and then click Start using Word.
Once all of these steps are complete, you will have a fully licensed and logged into application to begin your work.