Install MS Word for Free
Microsoft Word has become the defacto word processing program in the world, and is included in the free Microsoft Office software download from the University of Aberdeen. See the Toolkit resource Microsoft 365 installation guidance for more information.
Help and Support
This resource is aimed at new users of Microsoft Word, giving both an overview of the software and then more detailed tutorials covering common functions. You can also learn how to use the mail merge tool to send the same document to multiple people, using our helpful written guides.
Once you've mastered the basics of MS Word, why not move on to the Working with Long Documents for help writing your thesis or dissertation.
Further information about the Toolkit service can be found on our IT Services web pages.