Once the uninstall is complete, sign in again to portal. This completes the download of Office to your device. To complete the installation, follow the prompts in the "Install Office" section below. Tip: Don't see an install option after signing in? There could be an issue with your account. Select Need help? If you see the User Account Control prompt that says, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?
Your install is finished when you see the phrase, "You're all set! Office is installed now" and an animation plays to show you where to find Office applications on your computer. Select Close. If you're having an installation issue such as Office taking long to install, try Need help? To open an Office app, select the Start button lower-left corner of your screen and type the name of an Office app, like Word.
If you have Windows 8. Can't find your Office apps? When the Office app opens, accept the license agreement. Office is activated and ready to use. Note: The Activation Wizard appears if Office has trouble activating. Complete the steps in the wizard to finish activating Office. Note: If you bought Office for personal use through your company's Microsoft HUP benefit, you may not be able to sign in here. From the Microsoft home page select Install Office if you set a different start page, go to aka.
Note: Don't see an install option after signing in? Once the download has completed, open Finder, go to Downloads , and double-click Microsoft Office installer. Tip: If you see an error that says the Microsoft Office installer. On the first installation screen, select Continue to begin the installation process. Review the software license agreement, and then click Continue.
Select Agree to agree to the terms of the software license agreement. Review the disk space requirements or change your install location, and then click Install. Note: If you want to only install specific Office apps and not the entire suite, click the Customize button and uncheck the programs you don't want.
Enter your Mac login password, if prompted, and then click Install Software. This is the password that you use to log in to your Mac. The software begins to install. Click Close when the installation is finished. If Office installation fails, see What to try if you can't install or activate Office for Mac. Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to display all of your apps.
The What's New window opens automatically when you launch Word. Click Get Started to start activating. If you need help activating Office, see Activate Office for Mac. If Office activation fails, see What to try if you can't install or activate Office for Mac. Tip: Don't see your issue listed? Try Troubleshoot installing Office for additional issues and their possible solutions.
Before you can install Microsoft or Office you need to associate it with a Microsoft account, or work or school account. If you have an Office for home product and bought Office at a retail store or online store, but don't have a Microsoft account, it's possible you haven't redeemed your product key yet if you got one , or you missed the step for linking your recent purchase with an account.
Do the following to link an account with Office. For an Office for home product, go to office. Your account is successfully associated with Office when you see the page, My Office Account followed by your Microsoft account email address, and a button to install Office.
Select the PC or Mac tabs above to help you with the rest of the install process. If the Microsoft account or work or school account isn't working, see I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Office.
After signing in with your work or school account you don't see an option to install the desktop applications on the Microsoft home page, go directly to the Microsoft Software page instead. Select the language and bit-version you want PC users can choose between bit and bit , and then click Install.
See Step 2 and 3 on the PC or Mac tabs above to help you with the rest of the install process. If you still don't see an option to install Office on the Microsoft Software page, it's possible your admin hasn't assigned a license to you. Find out if you have a license to install Office. If you're a student or teacher and your institution didn't give you a license, find out if you're eligible to Get Microsoft for free. If you're trying to sign in with your work or school account to www.
To install Office, try signing in directly to the Microsoft Software page instead. See Steps 2 and 3 on the PC or Mac tabs above to help you with the rest of the install process. Not all versions of Office include a key, but if yours did, you need to redeem it before you can install Office. Follow the remaining prompts to finish linking your Microsoft account with this version of Office.
No product key or not sure if you need one? See Using product keys with Office. The steps in this topic assume you have Microsoft or Office and you're ready to install or reinstall it. Don't have the latest version yet?
Learn more about the differences between Microsoft and non-subscription versions. Installation help for older versions of Office:. Office Office for Mac For Microsoft subscriptions only: You can install Office on all your devices and be signed in to five at the same time.
To learn more, see How sign in works in Microsoft If you have Microsoft Family, you can also share your Microsoft Family subscription with up to five family members or other people. Each person can install Office on all their devices and be signed in to five at the same time. However, you may transfer Office to another computer that belongs to you if you experience a hardware failure or you buy a new computer.
For more information, see the Microsoft License Terms for your product, or see this blog post, Office now transferable. If you're not sure, see Check if you have local admin rights to install Office. If you bought a stand-alone version of an Office app, for example Visio or Word, in most cases you install this app in the same way you install the Office suite, by signing in to www.
The Office apps are available to install on your iPhone and iPad, Android device, or Windows phone and tablet. See Set up Office apps and email on a mobile device. If Office seems to be taking a very long time to install, this may be caused by problems with your internet connection, firewall, or anti-virus software. For possible solutions, see Office is taking long to install. Office can also take long to install because of a slow internet connection such as a dial-up connection. If you don't have a good connection, install Office using the Use the Office offline installer.
Office won't install: Your computer must be running a supported operating system to install Office. You can find a list of which systems are supported on the system requirements page. For example, your install won't be successful if you're trying to install Office on a computer running Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system. Choose your Language and then select Next. Under Installation options , select the options that match your needs or do nothing and select Next. Under Update and Upgrade , select the options that match your needs or do nothing and then select Next.
Enter the volume license key specific to the software, move the Autoactivate slider to On , and then select Next. Enter your name or the name of your company or organization and then select Next. Under Application preferences , select Finish. Select Export in the upper-right corner of the page. In the File Name text box, type "Configuration" if it does not already show this and then select Save as to save it to the folder you created.
Open an elevated Command Prompt. Copy the file path of the location where you downloaded the file and paste it in the command prompt window. Select Enter. The Command Prompt Line is now updated to the location where the files were downloaded:. Copy and paste the following command in the Command Prompt window and select Enter :.
The Office installation will start. If automatic activation did not work, you can manually activate your software by following the steps below:. Open a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. Select File. Select Help or Account. Select Change Product Key. Enter the product key in the field box and then select Install. The Office installation will begin.
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