Microsoft Office is that various organizations and people associated with educational institutions that exist in this world also need to use Office applications once in their lifetime. Therefore, if you recently purchased your subscription Microsoft 365 or if you have purchased a one-time Office 2019 suite, you will consider the guidelines given in this article.
Please note that these steps apply to all plans and subscription packages that are a variant of Microsoft 365 or Office 2019.
Hint: A product key is provided to you when you purchase your Microsoft Office suite. This license code must be used before installing Microsoft Office on a PC or Mac. To redeem the product key go to: www.office.com/setupthen follow these instructions.
Download, install and activate Office on Windows
You can follow the instructions below for a device running on Windows operating system. Here are the steps you should follow:
- Visit office.com/setup and select ‘Sign In’.
- Provide Office account details on the login portal.
- Use the account to which you linked the product key.
- Select ‘Install Office’ from your account home page.
- Select ‘Install Office’ again to continue.
- Make sure you have installed the correct version i.e. 32 or 64 bit.
- When the download is finished, now is the time to install.
- Depending on your device’s browser, choose Run, Setup or Save File.
- In the User Account Control dialog box, choose ‘Yes’ to allow Office to make changes.
- Select ‘Close’ when you see the installation confirmation.
- To activate Office, open an Office application such as Word / Excel.
- Once the application is opened, accept the license agreement.
Download, install and activate Office on Mac
The instructions given below are usually applied to a tool running on a Mac OS. However, you will find some similarities in the steps with the previous procedure, but they are not alike. The steps to put it in Microsoft Office on Mac are as follows:
- Visit the office.com/setup portal and click ‘Sign In’.
- Next, enter the account sign-in details to open your Microsoft account.
- Make sure that this account is the same account you used to redeem the activation code.
- If you’ve forgotten your account login information, try resetting it.
- Select ‘Install Office’ from the home screen of Office.
- Select ‘Office 365 apps‘to start the download.
- Follow the instructions and start the installation.
- Open your device’s ‘Finder’ and then go to the ‘Downloads’ folder.
- Double-tap the Office installer.pkg file and select ‘Continue’ to start the installation.
- Select ‘Continue’ on the license agreement page.
- Click ‘I Agree’ after reading the terms of the software page.
- Select the type of installation and choose ‘Continue’.
- If prompted, enter the Mac administrator login details and click ‘Install’.
- Use the Dock to open one of the Microsoft Office applications.
- Click on the application icon and select “Get Started” in the “What’s New” window.