![]() As more macOS applications move to the Mac App Store, it is critical administrators understand Workspace ONE capabilities supporting Mac App Store app distribution. On January 24, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Office apps for macOS were published on the Mac App Store. Notable in that list were Microsoft (Office) and Adobe (Lightroom CC). To convert a Mac's Office 365 installation (with 365 license) into an Office 2019 installation (with volume license), look for Convert MS Office to Volume License under the Maintenance section in Self Service.At the WWDC 2018 keynote, Apple announced partnerships with more third-party software developers to bring their apps to the Mac App Store.Windows licenses have a separate mechanism which does not affect shared or student-use computers in the same way. This distinction between volume licenses and 365 licenses is Mac specific.365-licensed copies will be continually upgraded. Volume licensed copies of Office for Mac will eventually get "stuck" at their current revision level (Office 2016, Office 2019, etc.) and will need to have an upgrade initiated manually to get to the next version.Volume licensed copies of Office for Mac will get some new features later than 365-licensed copies, or sometimes they will not get the new feature at all.For Macs used by students (workstudy, research labs, etc.) or many employees (shared kiosk, conference room, etc.), we recommend continuing to use the computer-tied volume license rather than user-tied 365 licensing. However, students may use dozens of computers (their personally-owned computer, lab and classroom systems, those related to campus employment, etc.). Most employees use one or two computers on a regular basis, so this is not an issue. If you try to exceed five, you will have to deactivate one to make more room. Special Note for Shared or Student-Use MacsĮach campus user is entitled to activate Office on up to five computers at once. Click the "use another account" button and log in again to resolve this message. If for some reason Office does not prompt you to log in, you may instead see a yellow bar at the top of your document window stating that your email address does not allow editing.The first time you launch one of the updated apps, you will be prompted to log in to Microsoft using your Davidson credentials.When the installation is complete, the new programs will be found in the Applications folder. You will know the upgrade is done when the "Executing." message is replaced briefly with "Done" and then with "Reinstall".Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade.Find Microsoft Office and click Install. ![]() (If you have the popup notice on screen, you can click "Do It Now" to launch Self Service.) Open the Self Service app that is in your Applications folder. ![]()
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