Method 1 of 3: Open any Microsoft Office application on your Windows PC. You can activate Office from Microsoft Word, Power. Point, Excel, or any other product from the suite. You’ll find your Office apps in a folder called Microsoft Office (version) in the Start menu.
Here are the steps to activate Office by signing in. Open any Office application (Word, Excel, etc.) A pop-up will prompt you to sign-in, click on the Sign In button. Or you can go to File > Account > Product Activation. Enter the credentials for the account that has an Office license tied to it.
The program’s activation status is visible right under Product Information heading. If it says Product Activated, it means that you have a validly licensed copy of Microsoft Office. But a yellow highlighted box that reads Product Activation Required signifies that you need to activate your copy of Microsoft Office.
A common inquiry we ran across in our research was “How do I Activate my new Microsoft Office product key?”.
Activate a brand new Office or Microsoft 365 product key. If you bought a new Office product key card, or you received a product key when you bought Office through an online store, go to Office. Com/setup or Microsoft365.com/setup and follow the on-screen prompts. This is a one-time process that adds your new product to your Microsoft account.
KMSpico is the ideal tool to activate the final version of Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1, and MS Office. Activator does not require user intervention, the entire activation process takes place in the background, just run the activator and a couple of minutes to check the activation status of Windows and/or Office.
How do I Activate my Office 365 subscription?
If you have an Office 365 subscription, you won’t need to activate Office—just sign in with the Microsoft account you used to subscribe. If you bought a retail version of Microsoft Office, you’ll need to link the 25-digit product key included on the receipt or product card to your Microsoft account first.