For installation of applications on your CERN Mac, please check: Mac Self-Service.

Office 365 ProPlus (Microsoft 365 Apps) on Windows Server 2016 will be supported until October 2025. Microsoft recently announced it will be delivering new non-subscription (perpetual) version of. Microsoft managed to make using Office for the Mac easy for anyone familiar with Office for Windows, while also integrating it more closely than ever into the OS X ecosystem. Office 365 (at Amazon). The Microsoft Office for Mac download is available as a one-time purchase or as an Office 365 subscription, which includes the new Office 2016 for Mac as well as the latest updates. Browse your download options and get everything you need to work on your own, collaborate with colleagues and make the most of your Mac.

CERN Users are invited to edit their office documents using on-line editors integrated into CERNBox.

CERN users who have a CERN mailbox [1] and a specific affiliation [2] type may obtain Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus licence, which enables them to download Office products for their Windows PC or Mac and to enable full functionality of Microsoft Office apps on their smart devices.

In order to get the Office 365 ProPlus licence, please submit a request using this ServieNow request form. Once the licence has been granted to your CERN account, you will be able to

use the Self-Service to enable converting an existing MS Office 2016 installation to Office 365
use the Self-Service to install Office 365 (if neither Office 2016 nor Office 2019 are installed on your Mac; requires macOS 10.13.6 or newer)
logon at https://portal.office.com and download the applications for Windows PC or Mac from there
use this account to log on in the Office apps on your smart devices.

This is the video of how to download, install and activate MS Office 2016 on MAC OS X. Just have a look on it and try this experiment on your MAC and if you. You can still purchase permanent licenses for Office 2016 through one of Microsoft’s volume licensing programs. What are the available suites? For a business owner, your choices are Office 2016 Standard or Office 2016 Professional Plus. You can also purchase Office 2016 for Mac Standard, if you have employees with Macs.

Please note the granted licence might be revoked in the future.

The Office 365 ProPlus licence enables to you to install Office 365 ProPlus on up to 5 Windows PCs or Macs and to use it on 5 tablets (Windows, iPad and Android) and 5 smartphones. This licence is renewable every 12 months.

Office 365 ProPlus on Mac includes:

Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook

Microsoft Office is available for installation from the CERN Mac Self-Service for users that are registered for Office 365. You may also use this licence to run Microsoft Office on your home Macs, on your tablets or smartphones.

Please note that OneDrive for Business in Microsoft cloud is currently not available to CERN users. Instead, we recommend using CERNBox.

Activation of Office 365

When you start one of the Office 365 products you will be asked to activate your license, as shown on the following screenshot. Click on the 'Activate' button to start the process.

A new window will pop up, click on 'Sign in': Rtl8201el.

On the next window enter your CERN email address:

You might get another window on which you should select 'Work or school account':

Once that is done you will get a window saying 'You're All Set'.

[1] Having a CERN mailbox and a '@cern.ch' e-mail address is necessary to log on to Office 365. Users who don't have it can enable it using the CERN Account Portal (including an optional forward to an external non-CERN e-mail address).

[2] The following affiliations are not eligible for Office 365 ProPlus licence: ENTC, EXMP, EXTN, RETR. In addition, having a CERN mailbox is a technical pre-requisite for getting access to the Office 365 ProPlus licence. You may check your afflication type on the CERN Account Portal.

Tracy King updated onDec 18, 2020 to PC Transfer|How-to Articles

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Can I transfer and move the Office 2016 to a new computer without re-installation?

'Now I’ve moved almost all useful files to my new computer. But the applications and programs such as Microsoft Office 2016, PhotoShop, etc. cannot work even I've copied the installation files of those programs to the new computer. So is it possible that I can transfer and move the Office 2016 to my new PC? How?'

Want to transfer installed programs to a new PC without reinstallation? Here we'll show you 2 fixes about how to transfer Office 2016 to a new computer. To getting a time-saving and highly effective solution, we highly recommend EaseUS Todo PCTrans, rather than follow the manual steps.

Workable Solutions	Step-by-step Troubleshooting
Fix 1.(Secure Software) Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer without reinstallation	Deactivate license > Run EaseUS Todo PCTrans > Choose 'PC to PC' > Start Office 2016 transfer..Full steps
Fix 2. (Manual Way) Move Office 2016 to a new computer	Uninstall Office 2016 on the old PC > In the new PC, reinstall..Full steps

Before starting the transferring process, please figure out you can transfer Office 2016 to another computer.

Can I transfer Office 2016 license to another PC?

You can check the license terms issued by Microsoft: You may also transfer the software to a device owned by someone else if (i) you are the first licensed user of the software and (ii) the new user agrees to the terms of this agreement.

However, Office 2016 has the OEM license, which can not be transferred to a new computer. So you need to deactivate the Office license on the existing PC, then move Office 2016 to a new computer, and activate it on a new PC by a unique 25 characters product key.

Time to experience the method below!

Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer without reinstallation using EaseUS Todo PCTrans

As a robust PC Transfer software, EaseUS Todo PCTrans allows you to directly transfer microsoft office to new computer on Windows 10/8/7 with simple clicks.

Before you start transferring Office program to a new computer, we highly recommend you to prepare both the new and old computers for the transferring with the below guidelines:

1. Find and keep your Office 2016 account or activation key.
2. Download and install EaseUS Todo PCTrans for help

Phrase 1- Deactivate Office 2016 license on the old PC

Step 1. Log in to Microsoft Office, move to the My Account page.

Step 2. Your Office 2016 will show on this page. Head to the Install option and choose Deactivate Install. (Set Office 365 as an example)

Step 3. Confirm your deactivation.

Phrase 2 - Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer with user account

Step 1. Neo geo rom last blade. Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans and select the transfer mode.

Download and install EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both of your computers.
Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans on the PCs and choose 'PC to PC' on one of the computers.

Step 2. Connect the source PC and the target PC.

Choose one method to connect the current PC to the target PC: enter the target computer's account password or its verification code. You can click and check the verification code on the right top of the 'PC to PC' mainscreen on the target computer.
Choose the transfer direction and click 'Connect'.

Step 3. Select Office to transfer.

Hover on 'Applica

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