Outlook 2016 for Mac integrates with a variety of different email clients, including Exchange, Office 365, Outlook.com, Hotmail, iCloud, Google, and Yahoo! This means that when you add all of your email accounts to Outlook, you can compose new messages and read and respond to email messages from one application—no need to open multiple email. Collaborate for free with online versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. Save documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online, in OneDrive. You may get Office 2016 for Mac for free or at a substantial discount. It takes only 30 seconds to find out at office.com/student. Otherwise, go to office.com/mac or buy an Office 365 subscription at your local retailer. Office 2016 for Mac will become available as a one-time purchase option this September. Office 365 Home: 1TB of OneDrive storage accessible by up to five users, plus 60 minutes per month for Skype calls. Neither tier of Microsoft Office 2016 comes with OneDrive storage. The most significant difference by far is pricing and payment model. Microsoft Office 2016 is a one-time payment, while Office 365 is a monthly. Office 2016 upgrade to MicroSoft 365 (Mac OS) I purchased the Microsoft 365 for MAC since my Office 2016 was saying no longer being updated. I installed the 365 but I see no change to the 2016 apps and now my update screen shows the following.
This article applies to: Central IT Service Group (CITSG) Support, Office 365 Productivity Bundle
What to Expect During the Installation
An Internet connection is required throughout the installation.
Starting the Office 365 upgrade process manually
Use these steps if you prefer to start the upgrade process manually, rather than waiting for your system to upgrade automatically after the deadline.
- Open Self Service and click Microsoft Office – Activate Office 365 Version Self Service.
- Click Activate O365.
- The activation may take 1-2 minutes to complete.
- The next time an Office application is opened, it will prompt you either to activate the product or to sign in immediately.
- If you are prompted to activate the product when an Office app is opened:
- Click Activate in the yellow activation warning bar.
- Click the Sign in link at the bottom of the activation window.
- Log in using your Cornell NetID and password.
- The Office application will no longer display the yellow activation warning bar.
- Click Activate in the yellow activation warning bar.
- If you are prompted to sign in when opening an Office app:
- At the Microsoft Sign in window, type your NetID in the field labeled Email, phone, or Skype, then click Next.
- Log in using your Cornell NetID and password. The Office application should open normally.
- At the Microsoft Sign in window, type your NetID in the field labeled Email, phone, or Skype, then click Next.
- If you are prompted to activate the product when an Office app is opened:
- To confirm your activated Office 365 license in any Office application, click the application name in the Menu bar, then click About. The license type should read “Office 365 Subscription.”
Upgrade Office 2016 Mac To Office 365
What to Expect After the Upgrade
- Dock shortcut icons
For any Office applications that were in the Mac Dock, you will need to add them again to the Dock. (To do this, open the app to make its icon appear again in the Dock. Control-click the app’s icon, then choose Options > Keep in Dock.) - Your Office 365 Subscription
This Office installation will count toward the five total installations that you are allowed through Cornell’s Office 365 licensing. When you launch any Microsoft application in the suite, you will be automatically logged in based on your Mac login. (The assumption is that you are using an Active Directory-bound system.) - OneDrive for Business
If you still use OneDrive for Business, be aware that it will not be re-installed with Office 365. We recommend you use the OneDrive app moving forward. For more information, see Sync files with the OneDrive sync client on Mac OS X. - If your upgrade fails
In the unlikely event that your Office upgrade fails, leaving your system without Office applications installed locally, please submit a ticket to CIT Desktop Support immediately.
Until your upgrade issue is resolved, use the web-based Office applications. Log in to the Office site, then click the Apps icon in the upper left-hand corner to open a menu of available web-based Office apps.
What to Expect from Future Office Updates
Outlook 2016 Mac Office 365
- Release Notes
Release notes for each version and channel can be found on the following pages: - Regular Office Updates
Once the upgrade has been rolled out, users will be on a 'monthly channel.' This means new feature updates will be released monthly for the product. For details, see Overview of update channels for Office 365 ProPlus. Unlike previous Microsoft Office updates which users received as part of 'Patch Tuesdays,' these Office 365 client updates require the apps to be closed prior to starting the update.