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Want to activate Microsoft Office 2021 or Office 365 on Windows 11?
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Here is how you can do it.
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This is The Windows Club. Most people are moving to Office 365,
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which is a cloud-based subscription product. The activation key is tied to your email
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account, and you must renew the subscription according to your plan.
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Here we have shown how to activate Microsoft Office 2021 or Office 365.
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First, if you are not sure about the version or activation status of your copy of Microsoft
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Office, then Open any Office application. Go to File and then select Account.
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The program’s activation status is visible right under the Product Information heading.
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If it says Product Activated, it means that you have a validly licensed copy of Microsoft Office.
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But a yellow highlighted box that reads Product Activation Required signifies that you need to
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activate your copy of Microsoft Office. Now to activate Office, here is what you
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need to do. Method 1:
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If you have already purchased a license or you are just re-installing Office on a new computer,
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you don’t need any product keys. Instead, all you need to do is
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sign-in using the same Microsoft Account you used to buy the license.
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Office will automatically pick up the eligible license from your account.
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If you have multiple Office licenses tied to your account, Office will list all of them,
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and you can select which license you want to use for activation.
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This is a more simple and secure way of activating your copy of Office. By following this, you need
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not maintain product keys somewhere. Here are the steps to activate Office by signing in.
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Open any Office application. If A pop-up will prompt you
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to sign-in, click on the Sign In button. Or you can go to File, Account and then Sign-In.
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Enter the credentials for the account that has an Office license tied to it.
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Select one of the licenses displayed in the list.
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This is only applicable if you have multiple licenses.
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Method 2: If you bought Office License
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from a physical or an online store, you must have received it in the form of a product key.
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Office can be directly activated by the product key. But it is best recommended
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to link the product key with your account first and then Sign In with the same account.
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Go to office.com/setup. Sign in using your Microsoft account.
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Now enter the 25 character long product key. Select your country and your
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language. Click on Next. After this, you will be redirected
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to Microsoft Services and Subscriptions Page. Locate the product you just activated and
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click on Install Now to download the setup. Run the setup to install Office on your computer.
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When prompted, Sign In using the same Microsoft Account.
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This procedure is one time only, and the license is now linked with your account
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Method 3: When a copy of Office has
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exhausted the trial period or is not activated, the user is prompted with an Activation Wizard.
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Or if you have changed some hardware on your computer,
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you are going to get into activation issues that can be addressed using Activation Wizard.
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Activation Wizard is very helpful, and all the instructions are
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mentioned in the dialog box itself. If you want to activate Office over
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the Internet, then select I want to activate the software over the Internet, and then select Next.
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Or you can select the telephone option if you wish to contact Microsoft Support and
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activate the product over the phone. If you are not able to activate your
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product, it is best to contact Microsoft Support regarding this.
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Microsoft Office activation process is very simple and secure. There are just many ways to activate
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Office on Windows. Make sure you follow the right instructions as per your situation.
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So, that’s it. Subscribe to The Windows Club for all
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your tech solutions related to Windows. Thanks for watching.
