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Microsoft "Work At Home" Program for Employees
The Microsoft Campus Agreement with certain restrictions allows Shands and UF employees to use the following Microsoft products at home:
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate. This is an "Upgrade". (See Special instructions below.)
- Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 for Windows or Microsoft Office Standard 2011 for Macintosh. (Only one Office product can be obtained.)
Students are also covered under the Microsoft Campus Agreement. For information concerning the student option, visit the Microsoft Program for Students page.
What are the terms and conditions of use?
The University of Florida has purchased license coverage for Microsoft Office and Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade through its Microsoft Campus Agreement for all Shands and UF employees. The employee is required to buy the installation media.
To participate in this agreement, you must acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions listed:
- You do not own the license or the DVDs, rather you are authorized to use the software and associated media pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Microsoft Campus Agreement.
- You will be required to remove the software from your personnal computer when your employment by Shands or the University of Florida ends.
- You will be required to remove the software from your personnal computer should the Shands/University of Florida end its agreement with Microsoft. Should this license agreement expire, an announcement will be issued to the UF community and from this web site.
- You must be a University of Florida or Shands employee. (An employee is any person who receives a pay check from the University of Florida or Shands.)
- You must read and abide by the license agreement(s) associated with this software when you install the software.
- No technical support is provided by Microsoft. The UF Computing Help Desk (392-4357) can be contacted for assitance in the installation of the software provided in this program..
- The minimum specifications to run the Software are listed at Microsoft's Office 2010 system requirements web page and Windows 7 System Requirements web page.
- You are entitled to only one copy of the software for work at home use.
- You will remove the software from your home machine immediately upon the earlier of (a) expiration of the license agreement or (b) the end of my employment by the University of Florida or Shands.
How to obtain software?
In order to obtain MS Office and the Upgrade of the MS Windows 7 Ultimate software follow these instructions:
Step 1: Print, read and sign Microsoft Campus Agreement, "Microsoft Campus Agreement: Work at Home Acceptance Form" acknowledging that you understand the Terms and Conditions of use of the Microsoft software.
Step 2: Check your Gator1 ID.
- IF the designation on your Gator1 ID card is "Faculty" or "Staff", your Gator1 card is all that is required to show proof of employment.
- IF you do not have a Gator1 card, you are required to obtain a UF ID before purchase. If you do not have a Gator1 card but have a UF ID then you can obtain a copy of your UF Pay stub by using the PeopleSoft system. Once Signed on to the PeopleSoft system, navigate to My Self Service and Payroll and Compensation. Select the View Paycheck option. Use the Printer friendly version link option to view and print an acceptable pay stub.
Step 3: Take the Microsoft Campus Agreement: Work at Home Acceptance Form, your UF Gator1 ID (or pay stub) to the one of these three locations:
- Technology Store located in the University Bookstore in University of Florida Bookstore and Welcome Center
- The Bookstore with Shands
- The UF Computing Help Desk at the HUB
- The sales clerk will require these at the time of purchase.
Installation Advice:
Important Instruction for Installation for Windows 7: We strongly recommend that you review Windows 7 Help web site before deciding to upgrade to Windows 7 at Microsoft's FAQ for Windows 7 32bit and 64 bit software and also review your computer's vendor's (DELL/HP/Gateway etc) web site to check compatibility with windows 7.
Before purchasing the Window 7 Ultimate media know which operating system is installed on your computer system.
- 32 bit versions of Windows XP or Windows Vista should upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit version)
- 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Vista should upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit version).
The version of your Windows operating system can be determined by looking in your System Control Panel. (If you select the My Computer icon with the right-mouse button and choose Properties this will open the System control panel also). If the operating system does not indicate 64 bit then more than likely the system is a 32-bit system.