Microsoft Office 2019 Upgrade for University-Managed Mac Devices

Overview

Microsoft will be discontinuing support for Microsoft Office 2016 in October. As a result, employees using University-managed macOS devices will be required to update to Microsoft Office 2019 by October 13, 2020.

Upgrading to Microsoft Office 2019

MacOS notification

Starting Sept. 9, 2020, the following Microsoft Office 2019 upgrade notification will appear in the top right corner on University-managed macOS devices.

This notification will remain open until one of the following actions is taken:

• Show: Employees who want to install Microsoft Office 2019 can click Show to open the Self Service app and begin the install process.
• Close: Employees who do not want to install Microsoft Office 2019 can click Close to dismiss the notification until the following week.

Installing Microsoft Office 2019 through Self Service

You can also upgrade to Microsoft Office 2019 by following the steps below:

1. Open Finder.
2. Click Applications on the left side of the Finder window.
3. Locate the Self Service application and double-click to open it.
4. Click Microsoft on the left side of the Self Service window.
5. Click Upgrade to install Microsoft Office 2019.

Note: Installing Microsoft Office 2019 will remove all prior versions of Office installed on a macOS device. No user data will be lost during the install process.