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In 2019, the current version (Option A, below) of the Office Home Use Program will be retired, with the current $14.99 offers expiring June 30. However, Microsoft has apparently broken the old link early, so I'm removing Option A from this page now. But on April 9, 2019, a new Office Home Use Program (Option C, below) became available, to get a license for Office 365 Home or Personal at a 30% discount. |
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Introduction
The Office Home Use Program is available only to current Carleton faculty and staff, not students, alumni, or former employees. The sections below describe this program, as well as alternatives that are available for current students and soon-to-be former employees.
Option A
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: EXPIRED
The products available today are were Office 2019 Professional Plus for Windows, or Office 2019 Home and Business for Mac. (Optional language packs are available for purchase.) This offer expires expired June 30, 2019, but the license to use a single copy is valid as long as the licensee is the primary user of a college-owned computer that has Office on it (in any version), and continues to be employed by Carleton College.
Many questions are answered in the old detailed FAQ page at: http://www.microsofthup.com/hupus/faq.aspx.
Keep the email you receive received from Microsoft with the Download link! It will be required if you need to reinstall Office or transfer it to another computer. If you have lost this email, you may be able to recover the information here, but this is not guaranteed to work forever.
Option B. For current Carleton faculty, staff, and students:
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As long as you are affiliated with Carleton (i.e., have a CarlNetID |
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@carleton.edu email address you can log into), use the free subscription for Office 365 Education associated with your CarlNetID |
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@carleton.edu email address. No sign-up is required; in any Web browser, open https://portal.office.com and login using your CarlNetID |
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@carleton.edu login and password. (This is a “Work or school account”, in case you are prompted.) See |
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Usability Notes:
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Option C: For exiting Carleton faculty and staff (no students):
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Carleton does not administer these purchased subscriptions, so all your interactions will be directly with Microsoft.
Rebecca Barkmeier now owns and maintains this article.