Which Version of Office Should I Use?
Stanford provides a number of options for getting Microsoft Office.
Help me choose Office for Windows
| I want to: | Office Pro Plus 2016 via Office 365 | Office 2016 Professional Plus | Office 2013 Professional Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install Office on any computer Your Office 365 account lets you install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones |
Recommended | Not appropriate | Not appropriate |
| Use Microsoft Project or Visio Professional Plus Visio 2013 and Project 2013 are not compatible with Office 2016; use with Office 2013 Professional Plus; for faculty and staff on Stanford-owned computers only |
Not appropriate | Recommended | Recommended |
| Download | Office ProPlus 2016 | Office 2016 Professional Plus | Office 2013 Professional Plus |
Help me choose Office for Mac
| I want to: | Office 2016 | Office 2011* |
|---|---|---|
| Office 365 provides access to its apps in the browser at portal.office.com. This includes Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneDrive for Business. | ||
| Use OS X 10.10 or later | Recommended | Not appropriate |
| Use OS X 10.7, 10.8, or 10.9 | Not appropriate | Recommended |
| Download | Office 2016 | No longer available* |
| *Office 365 provides access to its apps in the browser, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. See How to Access Office Online and OneDrive. | ||
- = Recommended
More information
- See What version of Office am I using? if you want to know which version of Office you currently have installed.
- See Uninstalll Office from a PC or Uninstall Office 2016 for Mac for instructions on how to remove Office.
- See Microsoft Office Resources for information about getting software for personal and academic use, support, and training.
For Windows users
- Office 365 Pro Plus is not compatible with the Windows installer versions of Visio and Project that are available from Essential Stanford Software. See Office installed using Click-to-Run and Windows Installer on same computer isn't supported for more information. (Click-to-run is the technology used to install Office 365 Pro Plus; Windows Installer technology (MSI) is the technology used to install Visio and Project .)
- Make sure all versions of Office, Visio, and Project are either 32-bit or 64-bit. You can’t have a mix of both. (Essential Stanford Software distributes the 32-bit version of all.)
- See Microsoft Office Resources for information about activating Microsoft Office Professional Plus.
