Microsoft Office 2016 Home and Student | Mac

Microsoft Office 2016 Home & Student for Mac

Office 2016 Home & Student for Mac brings Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote to your MacBook, iMac or Mac mini – as a one-time purchase, with no subscription.

This edition is intended for private use and is activated with the product key, without a Microsoft account.

Included programs

• Word 2016 for letters, reports and coursework
• Excel 2016 for spreadsheets, calculations and charts
• PowerPoint 2016 for presentations
• OneNote 2016 for notes and lecture notes

Who is this edition for?

• pupils and students with a MacBook
• families with an iMac
• Owners of older Intel Macs

What Office 2016 for Mac offers

• Interface: ribbon as in Windows, full-screen view and Retina support
• Excel: recommended charts, PivotTable slicers and functions from the Windows version
• Word: Design tab for themes, real-time comments
• PowerPoint: Presenter View with notes, timer and next slide
• Files: full compatibility with Office for Windows

Office 2016 for Mac compared

You will find all editions in the category Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac.

Practical for school and university

Word, Excel and PowerPoint also work without an internet connection. You export coursework directly as a PDF, styles create the table of contents with one click, and in OneNote you collect your notes sorted by subject.

Working with Windows users

Office 2016 for Mac saves in the same formats as Office for Windows. Documents, spreadsheets and presentations can be exchanged without conversion, and comments and tracked changes are preserved. On the Mac you usually use the Command key (⌘) instead of the Ctrl key.

Office 2016 or a newer version?

Office 2016 has been in use in offices, practices and public administration for many years. The interface is familiar, the programs run smoothly even on older computers, and if you work in a team with colleagues who also use Office 2016, you have the same menus and functions everywhere. Office 2016 is also one of the most affordable ways to use a full Microsoft Office without a subscription.

If you need newer features such as XLOOKUP or dynamic arrays in Excel, choose Office 2021 for Mac or Office 2024 for Mac. The DOCX, XLSX and PPTX file formats have remained the same since Office 2007, so documents can be exchanged between versions without any problems.

Buy once instead of subscribing

Microsoft 365 costs money again every year. You pay for Office 2016 once, and the programs stay on your Mac permanently. If you mainly write letters, maintain spreadsheets and create presentations, this gives you a full Microsoft Office at a very low price – with no contract term, no notice periods and no forced cloud use. You save your files as usual locally, on your network or with a cloud provider of your choice.

System requirements

• Operating system: macOS 10.12 Sierra or later
• Processor: Intel processor
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 6 GB of free space (Mac OS Extended or APFS)
• Display: resolution of 1280 × 800 or higher
• Internet: required for download and activation

Installation and activation

1. Download the installation package using the link in our e-mail.
2. Open the .pkg file and follow the installation.
3. Start Word, Excel or another program.
4. Activate Office with the product key supplied – no Microsoft account is needed.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Microsoft account?

No. You activate this edition with the product key.

Does Office 2016 run on my Mac?

Office 2016 for Mac was developed for Intel Macs. For very new Macs or macOS versions, we will be happy to advise you before you buy whether a newer version such as Office 2021 for Mac is a better fit.

Are Access and Publisher available for Mac?

No. Access and Publisher are only available for Windows.

Can I use the licence on Windows?

No. Office for Mac and Office for Windows are separate products, but the files are fully interchangeable.

Can I transfer Office to a new Mac?

Yes. Uninstall Office on the old Mac, install it on the new one and activate it with the same key.

Will I receive an invoice?

Yes, you receive a proper invoice by e-mail with every order.

Delivery, invoice and support

• Delivery by e-mail: you will usually receive the product key, download link and installation guide for Mac within 5 to 30 minutes of payment (daily 09:00–21:00 CET). More under Shipping & payment.
• Invoice: every order comes with a proper invoice, with your company address on request.
• Origin of the licence: we source our licences from distributors and wholesalers in Europe. We explain exactly how this works on the page Buying legal software.
• Support: if you have questions about installation or activation, we help by e-mail (Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 CET), phone (Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00 CET), live chat or remote support with TeamViewer.

Our goodwill promise

Should the ordered Office version ever no longer be available, we will supply the next higher version at no extra charge. You never pay more than the price at which you ordered.