How To Download Office For Mac Without Dvd Drive

  

Modern laptops and netbooks, as well as some desktop PCs, can come with or without a CD or DVD drive. The latter option prevents you from being able to install Microsoft Office from a disc. Rather than struggle to run your business without this important software suite, you can download and install Office directly from the Microsoft website. Depending on your Internet connection's speed, the installation may take some time. However, Microsoft's Click-to-Run install technology downloads and installs core program files quickly, making it possible to start using Office almost immediately while non-essential files continue to download in the background.

Mar 23, 2018 All previous comments restored. In this easy tutorial you will learn how to create a bootable dvd or usb pendrive from a DMG file under Windows 7 to 10. Download TransMac as a zip or executable. Feb 02, 2014  How to download and install Microsoft Office 2010 for free without product keys. Duration: 7:17. How to install Windows without CD, DVD or USB Flash Drive.

Step 1

Locate the product key on your Microsoft Office CD or DVD. This is a 25-character code made up both letters and numbers; it can usually be found either on the front of the disc packaging or on the back of the card inside the packaging.

Step 2

Navigate to the Office setup page (see link in Resources). Type your product key in the text boxes and click 'Get Started.'

Step 3

Sign in to your Microsoft account. If you don't already have a Microsoft account, you will need to create one to proceed. You will need to provide your name, birth date, country and post code; you will also need to either provide your current email address or sign up for a new Microsoft email address. The process is free.

Step 4

Wait for the system to validate your product key. Once the process is complete, click 'Download,' 'Run' and then click 'Install' to begin the installation process. The installer software will inform you when core program files have been installed and you can start using Office; however, ensure you remain connected to the Internet until the process is complete and all program files have been downloaded and installed.

References

About the Author

Laurel Storm has been writing since 2001, and helping people with technology for far longer than that. Some of her articles have been published in 'Messaggero dei Ragazzi', an Italian magazine for teenagers. She holds a Master of Arts in writing for television and new media from the University of Turin.

Photo Credits

  • Comstock Images/Comstock/Getty Images

Tumblr Talldaddy

More Articles

Sharing discs

If your Mac doesn't have a built-in optical drive and you need to use a CD or DVD, you can connect an external drive like the Apple USB SuperDrive. You can also share discs from the optical drive of another Mac, or from a Windows computer that has DVD or CD Sharing Setup installed. DVD or CD sharing allows you to access documents stored on these discs, and allows you to install some software.

DVD or CD sharing isn't designed for some kinds of optical media. Connect a compatible optical drive directly to your Mac if you need to use one of these discs:

  • Audio CDs
  • Blu-ray or DVD movies
  • Copy protected discs (such as some game discs)
  • Recordable CDs or DVDs that you want to burn or erase
  • Microsoft Windows installation discs
Download

How To Download Office For Mac Without Dvd Drive Windows 7

If you have a Microsoft Windows install disc that you want to use with Boot Camp, you can create a disc image of this disc and copy it to a USB flash drive for installation instead.

Setting up a Mac to share discs

To share discs from a Mac that has a built-in or external optical drive, use these steps:

  1. On the Mac that has an optical drive, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
  2. Click the Sharing icon in the System Preferences window.
  3. Make sure you've entered a name that you can easily recognize in the Computer Name field.
  4. Enable the checkbox for DVD or CD Sharing.
  5. You can also restrict who has access to your optical drive by selecting 'Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.'

Setting up a Windows PC to share discs

To share discs from a Windows PC that has a built-in or external optical drive, use these steps:

How To Download Office For Mac Without Dvd Drive Download

  1. Download and install DVD or CD Sharing Update 1.0 for Windows.
  2. From Control Panel, open 'Hardware and Sound'
  3. Click 'DVD or CD Sharing Options.'
  4. Select the checkbox for DVD or CD Sharing.
  5. You can also restrict who has access to your optical drive by selecting 'Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.'
How To Download Office For Mac Without Dvd Drive

If you're sharing discs from a Windows computer and your PC has firewall software enabled, be sure to allow access to the following programs from your firewall:

  • ODSAgent
  • RemoteInstallMacOSX

Use a shared DVD or CD

After you've enabled DVD or CD Sharing, you can use that computer's optical drive at any time. Insert a disc in the optical drive of the computer that's being shared. The disc should then be available on any Mac that's connected to the same network.

  1. On the Mac that doesn't have an optical drive, open a Finder window.
  2. Select Remote Disc in the Devices section of the sidebar. You should see the computer that has DVD or CD Sharing enabled.
  3. Double-click the computer's icon, then click Connect to see the contents of the CD or DVD available from that computer.

If you can't use a shared disc

If your Mac already has a built-in optical drive, or an external optical drive connected, you won't see the Remote Disc feature appear in the Finder or other apps.

Download Office For Mac Free Trial

If you're using a compatible disc and you don't see it from Remote Disc, make sure the sharing computer is turned on, is connected to the same network as your Mac, and has a compatible CD or DVD in its optical drive. If you've enabled the option to ask for permission before using the drive, click Accept on the computer that is sharing its optical drive.