Not licensed to use Office desktop apps under any existing agreement between UW and Microsoft.
If emeritus/retired have a zero-dollar or part-time appointment, they will be able to download and install software from the CSL solely for installation and use on UW-owned computers.Although most emeritus/retired will not be able to initiate downloads of Office, Office downloaded from the CSL can be installed and used on any UW-owned computer.Retail Microsoft Office products are available directly from Microsoft, and Outlook can be configured to access your UW-Madison email and calendar.For an overview of the web apps that are available through UW-Madison to emeriti/retired, see: Office 365 - Reduced access to services due to an affiliation change.You can access them using a separate, personal Microsoft account that you can set up here: This subscription is completely separate from your UW-Madison Office 365 subscription.Emeritus/retired can continue to get the discounted rate as long as they continue to renew their subscription. Before separation from UW-Madison, employees can purchase a discounted Office 365 subscription to retain access to Microsoft Office desktop apps after separation.
If the machine is not assigned to one person and is a shared machine, IT staff can download and install the Office 2019 installation package from Microsoft, then download and run the serializer from the Campus Software Library > Microsoft for UW-owned Computers > Microsoft Office for Macintosh > Volume License Serializer for Office 20xx for Mac.If the machine is assigned to one person, download and install from the Office 365 Portal.Download and install from the Office 365 Portal.These are your options for getting the MS Office desktop apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) on your computer, depending on your affiliation with the UW and whether you're installing on a personally-owned or UW-owned machine.