Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows was released to the general public on September 22, 2015. The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has been testing the new productivity suite while it was in early-release status in order to confirm compatibility with key campus services. OIT has currently listed Office 2016 for Windows as software that is in the recommended phase on its Software Life Cycle page. Although the software has been listed as “recommended,” it is always a good practice to make sure that new software is compatible with the services you most frequently use.
Office 2016 for Windows is available free of charge to all CU Boulder faculty, staff, and students. As a result of the release of Office 2016 for Windows, Office 2013 for Windows has been classified by OIT as software that should be upgraded soon on the Software Life Cycle page. Office 2016 for Mac was released in August and is also “recommended” and free to CU Boulder affiliates.
Here’s how to get Office 2016 (for Mac or Windows):
Dedicated Desktop Support Customer for university owned computers
If your computer is managed by Dedicated Desktop Support, contact your technician to have Office 2016 (Mac or Windows) installed.
If you do not have OIT Dedicated Desktop Support, you should contact your departmental IT technician first, secondly you can:
- set up an appointment with Desktop Support
- or come to a Desktop Support Walk-in Center
Students, Retirees & Personally Owned Computer Options
- Come to a Desktop Support Walk-in Center
- Windows: until made available as part of ProPlus in the Office 365 portal, download and install from this temporary site
- Mac: download and install from the Office 365 portal
If you have questions about Office 2016 (for Windows or Mac), please contact the IT Service Center at help@colorado.edu or call 303-735-4357 (5-HELP from a campus phone).
