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Note: This article applies only to Office 365 operated by 21Vianet in China.
Ready to install Office 2016 for Mac for Office 365? This article tells you how.
Requirements
To use Office for Mac 2016, you must have:
Mac OS X 10.10 or later
One of the following subscriptions:
Office 365 Enterprise E3
Office 365 Business
Office 365 Business Premium
Office 365 ProPlus
Office 365 ProPlus for Students
Office 365 ProPlus for Faculty
Office 365 Midsize Business
Office 365 Small Business Premium
Note: Office 2016 for Mac for Office 365 operated by 21Vianet is not offered through the Apple store.
Download and install Office 2016 for Mac
From your Mac, sign in to Office 365 operated by 21Vianet with your work or school account.
Go to Settings > Office 365 Settings > Software.
On the Software page, under Install Office 2016 for Mac, select Install to begin downloading the installer package.
Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads, and double-click Microsoft_Office_2016_Installer.pkg.
On the first installation screen, select Continue to begin the installation process.
Enter your Mac login password to complete the installation.
After Office 2016 for Mac is installed, Word 2016 for Mac opens so you can activate Office and confirm your subscription. You should only have to do this once.
Review the Word 2016 for Mac What's New screen, and then select Get started.
On the Sign in to Activate Office screen, select Sign In, and then enter your work or school account.
After you sign in, you may see an alert asking for permission to access the Microsoft identity stored in your keychain. Select Allow or Always Allow to continue.
On the next screen, choose an appearance for your Office installation, select Continue, and then select the Start Using Word button to open the app and complete the Office 2016 for Mac activation.
Need help?
If you can't complete the install after going through these steps, contact the 21Vianet support team.
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Hardware requirements for Teams on a Windows PC
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| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Computer and processor | Minimum 1.6 GHz (or higher) (32-bit or 64-bit). |
| Memory | 2.0 GB RAM |
| Hard disk | 3.0 GB of available disk space |
| Display | 1024 x 768 screen resolution |
| Graphics hardware | Minimum of 128 MB graphics memory |
| Operating system | Windows Server 2012 R2+, Windows 10, or Windows 8.1 in 32-bit and 64-bit. For the best experience, use the latest version of your operating system. |
| .NET version | Requires .NET 4.5 CLR or later |
| Video | USB 2.0 video camera |
| Devices | Standard laptop camera, microphone, and speakers |
| Video calls and meetings |
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| Teams live events | If you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders. |
Hardware requirements for Teams on a Mac
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Processor | Minimum Intel processor, Core 2 Duo or higher |
| Memory | 2.0 GB RAM |
| Hard disk | 1.5 GB of available disk space |
| Display | 1280 x 800 or higher resolution |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later |
| Video | Compatible webcam |
| Voice | Compatible microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device |
| Video calls and meetings | For better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher).
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Hardware requirements for Teams on Linux
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Computer and processor | Minimum 1.6 GHz (or higher) (32-bit or 64-bit). |
| Memory | 2.0 GB RAM |
| Hard disk | 3.0 GB of available disk space |
| Display | 1024 x 768 screen resolution |
| Graphics hardware | Minimum of 128 MB graphics memory |
| Operating system | Linux distribution capable of installing DEB or RPM. |
| Video | USB 2.0 video camera |
| Devices | Standard laptop camera, microphone, and speakers |
| Voice | Compatible microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device |
| Video calls and meetings |
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| Supported Linux distributions | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, Fedora 30 Workstation, RHEL 8 Workstation, CentOS 8 |
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Hardware requirements for Teams on mobile devices
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You can use Teams on these mobile platforms:
Android: Compatible with Android phones and tablets.
Support is limited to the last four major versions of Android. When a new major version of Android is released, the new version and the previous three versions are officially supported.
iOS: Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Support is limited to the two most recent major versions of iOS. When a new major version of iOS is released, the new version of iOS and the previous version are officially supported.
For the best experience with Teams, use the latest version of iOS and Android.
Hardware requirements for Teams in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment
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See Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure for requirements for running Teams in a virtualized environment.