Service Description
Protocol plugin for Office 365/Lync/OCS. A multi-protocol instant messaging app for Mac OS X. In Office 365 settings click Software then under the Lync heading, click Install. On the downloads page at the bottom click Install at the bottom of the page. Quick install steps. Run the installer to install Lync for Mac 2011, then install 'Update for Lync for Mac 2011' - KB2952672. Then check for updates in Microsoft Office and install any. Update Office from the Mac App Store. If you downloaded Office from the Mac App Store, and have automatic updates turned on, your apps will update automatically. But you can also manually download the updates: Open the Mac App Store from your Dock or Finder.
Office 365 is Microsoft's Software as a Service (SaaS) suite of productivity software and subscriptions. Software options include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Skype for Business, Planner, InfoPath, Teams, and Office Online. Services include Exchange Online, Skype for Business Online, Yammer Enterprise, OneDrive file storage and sharing, SharePoint Online, Active Directory integration, Office mobile apps, and Power BI. Microsoft Office 365 is available to Vanderbilt University faculty, staff, and students.
Support Contacts
Service Charges or Fees
Licensing covered by our Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft is provisioned automatically.
Requesting Service
Access is provisioned automatically to current Vanderbilt University faculty, staff and students. For problems with, or to request new access to Microsoft Office 365, contact VUIT Helpdesk.
As part of an ongoing licensing agreement with Microsoft, Vanderbilt is offering Office 365 ProPlus to all active students through the Microsoft Student Advantage program. The Office 365 ProPlus program allows you to use the latest version of Office on up to 5 PC's or Macs and your mobile devices.
Students/Faculty/Staff - How to get Office 365 ProPlus:
- You must be a current Vanderbilt student, faculty or staff member
- Login to office.com
- Enter your Vanderbilt email address and ePassword
- Select your preferred download and follow the onscreen directions
- System Requirements - click here
- Once you have installed the preferred software you will be required to activate the software within 30 days of installation
What You Can Request
Microsoft Office includes but is not limited to:
Bookings (Exchange Online only)
To-Do
Stream
Teams
Flow
PowerApps
Forms
MyAnalytics (Exchange Online only)
Planner
Sway
Delve
Yammer
OneDrive
Office 365 ProPlus
Office Online
SharePoint Online
Exchange Online
Skype for Business Online (Exchange Online only)
Advanced Threat Protection
Power BI Pro (faculty/staff only)
Intune
To-Do
Stream
Teams
Flow
PowerApps
Forms
MyAnalytics (Exchange Online only)
Planner
Sway
Delve
Yammer
OneDrive
Office 365 ProPlus
Office Online
SharePoint Online
Exchange Online
Skype for Business Online (Exchange Online only)
Advanced Threat Protection
Power BI Pro (faculty/staff only)
Intune
Documentation and Service Information
Office 365 ProPlus
- PC / MAC
- Office 365 ProPlus for PC (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Lync)
- Office 365 ProPlus for Mac (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Lync)
- Install on up to 5 machines (PC or Mac)
- Mobile Devices
- Office 365 ProPlus Mobile for iPhone (Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, OneNote Mobile, Lync Mobile)
- Office 365 ProPlus Mobile for Android (Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, OneNote Mobile, Lync Mobile
- Office 365 ProPlus for iPad (includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote Mobile, Lync Mobile)
- Office 365 ProPlus for Windows Mobile (includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote Mobile, Lync Mobile)
- For more information about Office 365ProPlusfor mobile click here.
Troubleshooting
- Error message, 'Something went wrong' - click here
- General troubleshooting for installing Office 2013 and Office 365 - click here
- After installation if an office program looks blurry, displays as all black or all white, the screen flickers, or looks different on different computers, click here
Help and Tutorials
- For help and tutorials on VU Office 365 please see the following:
- Overview of features and FAQ's
- Use Office and Office Online in Office 365
Additional Software
Office 365 Lync
Additional products are offered through the Vanderbilt Software Store.
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Service Category
Download Lync For Office 365
Communication and Collaboration