Pre-installed copies
of Office may come with a product key, or it will activate over the Internet
with no product key being required. If the product key is not required, please
note that this is a limited time offer and expires six months after you
activate Windows. The expiry date will be shown as below.
To find out if you
need a product key, please follow these steps below:
1.
On Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, choose Start.
2.
Scroll down through your apps and choose Microsoft Office - the
tile with the Office logo.
3.
Do one of the following:
o
If you are asked to sign in with your Microsoft account, that
means you do not need a product key. Proceed to the next step below and enter
your Microsoft Account.
- OR -
o
If you are asked to enter a product key, this means a key was
included with your purchase. Look for it on your Certificate of Authenticity or a
card in the packaging. If you cannot find it, contact your reseller. The key
uses a combination of 25 letters and numbers and looks like this:
XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.
Enter your key in the space provided.
4.
Sign in with your Microsoft account to activate the Office
product that came with your device.
If you do not have a
Microsoft account, select Sign up now and follow the prompts to create an
account; or follow the steps to Create an account.
Remember this email address!
This Microsoft account
email address and password are now associated with your copy of Office, and you
will always use this account to sign in to the My Office Account page to install or reinstall Office, or to choose
custom install options.
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