

The following activation process takes Office 2021 as an example: (The Office authority will be linked to your Microsoft account.) You need to sign in with a Microsoft account.You need to activate Office within 180 days from the time the Windows OS is activated.Before you activate Office applications, Windows OS must be activated on your computer.Note: If you had activated Office already and you need to reinstall it, please click here.

Before activating Office, please check below Office regulations from Microsoft. When installation is complete, your Office apps can be activated and used with your perpetual (one-time) license.This article describes how to activate a one-time purchase version of Office Home & Business (ex: Office 2021, 2019, etc.), and you also can refer to the Microsoft’s Activate Office topic.

Once downloaded, open the package to start the installation process. Office 2016 for Mac Installer for products such as Office 2016 Home & Business, or Volume License Office 2019 for Mac Installer for products such as Office 2019 Home & Business, or Volume License Open a web browser, such as Safari, and use these links to download Office 2019 apps directly from Microsoft:Īlternatively, you can download all Office apps in a single package: Locate Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook apps, then control-click, and choose to Move to Trash. Open Finder, and go to the Applications folder. Remove and reinstall Office appsĬlose Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook apps. If you have a perpetual (one-time) license, but have inadvertently downloaded Office apps from the Mac App Store, you can follow these steps to install the right apps. You also get extra online storage and cloud-connected features that let you collaborate on files in real time. Microsoft 365 is a subscription service that ensures you always have the most up-to-date modern productivity tools from Microsoft.

If a one-time Office license is used with an app from the Mac App Store, you will see a yellow message bar stating Action Required: We've detected a one-time purchase license and the app will be in reduced functionality mode. These licenses can only be used with Office apps downloaded directly from Microsoft. One-time Office licenses (also known as perpetual), such as Office 2019 Home & Business, Office 2019 Home & Student, Office 2016 Home & Business, Office 2016 Home & Student, and Volume License are not compatible with Office apps downloaded from the Mac App Store. You can activate an existing Microsoft 365 subscription, or use the in-app purchase option to start a new subscription. To send and receive email, Outlook requires an Microsoft 365 subscription. When downloaded from the Mac App Store, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint require a Microsoft 365 subscription to create and edit documents.
