Microsoft Office Professional

ITDS is pleased to announce we have finalized a campus license agreement for Microsoft Office Professional on the Windows and Macintosh platforms. This entitles every EKU-owned PC to install the latest version of Microsoft Office Professional.

As part of this agreement, eligible faculty and staff members may purchase a Work at Home CD, which can be used to install the latest version of Office Professional on their home computer.  Eligibility and usage restrictions do apply to this Work at Home version.

On-campus install instructions

Work at home copy instructions

Microsoft Campus Agreement Frequently Asked Questions:

General Information

Question:

What does the Microsoft Campus Agreement for Office provide?

Answer:

The Campus Agreement gives EKU the right to install and run the latest version of Microsoft Office Professional on all university owned computers for the length of the contract. It also allows university employees to run the software on home computers under the Work At Home (WAH) provision.

Question:

Are campus computer labs included in this Campus Agreement?

Answer:

Yes, the labs are included in the Agreement. This agreement covers all university owned PCs or Macs.

Question:

Does the Campus Agreement cover computers owned by Auxiliaries or the computers owned by Auxiliary staff members?

Answer:

This agreement only applies to computers owned by the university. Also the Work-At-Home (WAH) provision will not cover home computers for those employees who do not use a university owned computer at work.

Faculty & Staff Use

Question:

Can I install Microsoft Office Professional on my home computer?

Answer:

Under the Agreement's WAH rights, university employees may install one copy of the covered programs on a home computer provided the employee is the primary user of that computer, and such copy must be used for work-related purposes.

You must meet the following conditions to be eligible:

You must be employed by the university as a full-time or part-time faculty/staff member and you must use an on-campus, university owned PC or Mac at work. Student workers and graduate assistants are not eligible.

CDs for WAH installations are special CDs purchased from the EKU Computer Store for this purpose. They are not the same CDs used to install the software on EKU owned computers.

These CDs may not be duplicated and they come with their own installation keys.

To obtain the WAH Office media, faculty and staff should contact the EKU Computer Store in the Student Services Building, Room 158 to purchase WAH CDs.

You will be required to show your EKU ID card, read and sign an acceptance document, and pay the media fee.

Work at Home Pricing for CDs - Windows Office Pro | $10 - Macintosh Office Pro | $10

EKU - Microsoft Campus Agreement - Work at Home Acceptance Form

Question:

Does the Office software currently on my faculty computer need to be reinstalled under this new Campus Agreement?

Answer:

No. The license for that software was purchased through the Microsoft Academic Select Agreement and is perpetual. Therefore Office does not need to be reinstalled. You can continue using your version of Office until a newer version is released. University owned PCs and Macs are entitled to upgrade to the latest Microsoft Office version under this new agreement and are encouraged to do so upon its release.

Question:

If I am no longer an employee of the university, do I get to keep the WAH Office software installed on my home computer?

Answer:

No. If you leave the university, you must un-install the product.

Question:

I tried installing the WAH CD on my home computer but now my home computer will not boot.

Answer:

While ITDS of EKU cannot support home systems, we offer the following suggestions:
1. Boot into safe mode and see if you can uninstall MS Office.
2. For Windows XP, use the System Restore to a date before you attempted the     installation.
3. Use a bootable utility type program to solve the problem.

Question:

I share my computer with others at home that need to use Office.

Answer:

Then the WAH Office is not the correct version for you. You will need to purchase the Academic Version of the software. See the Computer Store for pricing.

Question:

I share my computer with others at home and I have an older version of Office installed for them to use.

Answer:

Generally speaking you can only install one version of Office on a computer (multiple versions of Office do not cohabitate on the same computer!!). The WAH Office is not the solution for you. You will need to purchase a full version of the software. See the Computer Store for the Academic Version.

Question:

I have 3 computers at home that I use. Can I install WAH Office on all 3?

Answer:

No. This software is for a single installation.

Question:

If I or my department purchased the Academic Version of Office last month, can we return it and get a refund?

Anwser:

No. All previous sales of Microsoft Office Pro from the EKU Computer Store using the Academic Select Agreement or Academic pricing are final.

Student Use

Question:

Can students install the Microsoft Office software on their home computers under this agreement?

Answer:

No. A student option is not included in the EKU Campus Agreement. Students can purchase Office under the university’s Microsoft Student Select Agreement. See EKU Computer Store for pricing information.