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January 23, 2024
Office for Faculty/Staff
Details on free Microsoft Office for faculty and staff, including installation instructions.
Office for Students
Installation instructions and other details on free Microsoft Office for Rutgers students.
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Rutgers provides free access to various Microsoft Office products for all current faculty, staff, and students. Faculty, staff, and students can install Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher (PC only), and Access (PC only) on up to five computers, five tablets, and five phones, including personal equipment.
Please note Microsoft OneDrive and Skype are only available for faculty and staff. Students are encouraged to use the storage component of their ScarletMail accounts, Google Drive, for storage space.
Faculty, staff, and students will have an active license to use Microsoft Office products while they are enrolled in or employed at Rutgers. Once they depart the University, the license will expire and they will have 30 days before the Office applications go into a read-only mode with limited functionality.