Microsoft Site License - Information
What does the Microsoft license with Duke mean to you?
Microsoft Windows upgrades and MS Office are free of charge for community members, with some notable exceptions. We explain our recommendations below. The Windows license requires that you already have a license for Windows or a recent Macintosh OS.
How do I acquire the software?
See below.
To whom do I turn with my questions?
Please contact the Academic Technologies help desk.
What kinds of licenses are there?
All of the licensed software is available to Duke users while they are part of Duke. However, there are also circumstances under which users can acquire licenses that extend use beyond their stay at Duke.
How does Academic Technologies support Microsoft software?
The following table represents our practices and recommendations.
| Group | Situation | License | Notes |
| Faculty and staff | Office computer | Fully covered | Ac Tech staff installs and maintains |
| Faculty at home and travelling | University-owned laptop or desktop | Fully covered | Ac Tech staff installs and maintains when at the law school |
| Faculty at home | Personal computer (if no university-owned computer) | Covered as resources allow | Ac Tech staff installs as resources and time allows (at the law school). You may wish to use the At Home program described for staff. |
| Staff at home | Personal computer | Office applications covered under MS At Home Program ($9.95); staff can also install Office on a home computer through Office 365 for Duke-related work |
Contact the help desk for assistance. Office 365 applications can be downloaded via Settings in Outlook on the Web (http://mail.duke.edu). Follow links for Office 365 and software install. For Office at Home, go to the OIT software website and follow the links for Microsoft Office. As a staff member you will be directed to the Office at Home program web page: (At the time of this writing, there was a similar offering for a Windows download at the site that sells At Home Microsoft Office. However, it is unclear whether that will continue to be offered.) |
| Students | Personal computer | For day-to-day use, you can download Office from Office 365. Before you graduate, download a graduation copy via the OIT software pages. | If you are using a copy downloaded from Office 365 (http://mail.duke.edu) and are leaving the law school soon, you will want to acquire the personal licensed version (aka the graduation copy) through OIT. You must acquire the software before you graduate. |