If Office originally came pre-installed and you need to reinstall on it on the same device or a new device, you should already have a Microsoft account associated with your copy of Office. This is the account you'll use to install Office following the steps below.
Volume license versions : If you work in an organization that manages your installations, you might need to talk to your IT department. Some organizations have different methods to install Office on multiple devices.
Third-party seller : You bought Office from a third-party and you're having problems with the product key. Go to your Microsoft account dashboard and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in. Forgot your account details? See I forgot the account I use with Office. From the top of the page, select Services and subscriptions and on that page find the Office product you want to install and select Install.
To install Office in a different language, or to install the bit version , select the link Other options. Choose the language and bit version you want, and then select Install.
You're now ready to install Office. Remember a one-time purchase version of Office is licensed for one install only. 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. Follow the instructions in the window to find your Office apps.
For example depending on your version of Windows, select Start and then scroll to find the app you want to open such as Excel or Word, or type the name of the app in the search box. If you're unable to install Office see Troubleshoot installing Office for more help. Start using an Office application right away by opening any app such as Word or Excel.
Can't find Office after installing? In most cases, Office is activated once you start an application and after you agree to the License terms by selecting Accept. Office might activate automatically. However, depending on your product you might see the Microsoft Office Activation Wizard. If so, follow the prompts to activate Office.
If you need activation help, see Activate Office. Upgrade to Microsoft to work anywhere from any device and continue to receive support. If you're stuck at the Verifying…. 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. Volume license versions of Office , Office , or Office To download the offline installer, go to www. If you're not already signed in with the Microsoft account associated with your copy of Office do that now. If you're signed in with a different account, sign out of that and then sign in again with the correct Microsoft account.
Note: If you're trying to install Microsoft that you got through your work or school and you already signed in with your work or school account, don't follow these instructions.
Select the Office for business tab from above instead. Select Install Office. Check the box Download an offline installer and select the language you want to install Office in. Select Download. The file will begin downloading on your PC. Once the download is complete, open File Explorer and locate a new virtual drive, for example D:. This drive contains the Office installation files. If you don't see the new drive, locate the image file you downloaded and double-click it.
The new drive should appear in your directory. Note: If you already have a drive labeled D: , Office creates a virtual drive with the next available letter, which would be E: as shown in the next step below. Save the image: You can also choose to save a copy of this virtual drive to a thumb drive or disc for later use. Select the Office folder from the virtual drive and then double-click either the Setup If you're not sure which version is right for you, see Choose the bit or bit version of Office.
When you see the message, You're all set , you can access your Office applications. After your Office installation is complete, you need to activate Office.
Be sure you're connected to the Internet and then open any Office application, such as Word or Excel. In most cases, Office is activated once you start an application and after you click Accept to agree to the License terms. If you need activation help, see Activate Office.
After activating Office and before you start using it, make sure you have the latest update. From the Update Options drop-down list box, select Update Now. The tool is designed for enterprise environments and runs from the command line, so the steps are more complicated--but they'll still work for installation on a single device. You must have an Office license assigned to you to install and activate Office. To check if you have one, see What Microsoft business product or license do I have?
Create a folder on your hard drive and name it ODT. Select Save As and save it to your downloads folder. In your downloads folder, double-click the Office Deployment Tool exe file to install it. If you see the User Account Control prompt that says, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?
The drop-down list below contains detailed steps that show how to download and install the bit or bit version of Microsoft Apps for enterprise or Microsoft Apps for business. If you have a Microsoft Apps for business or Microsoft Business Standard plan, you need to download the Microsoft Apps for business version.
For all other plans, download the Microsoft Apps for enterprise version. See the following if you're not sure which version to install:. To find out which Microsoft plan you have, see What Microsoft business product or license do I have?
If you're not sure how to decide between bit or bit, see Choose between the bit or bit version of Office. You need to change what's between those quotes if you want to download Office in a different language. If you're not sure what that is, use the URL for this topic to see your language ID, for example, "support. Save the file as installOfficeProPlus Click Start , type run , and then select the Run Desktop app to open it.
The Office installation files should start downloading to the ODT folder on your computer. It can take a while to finish downloading and it may look like nothing is happening while the files are downloading. You'll know the installation is complete once the dialog box closes on its own, and a new folder called Office appears in the ODT folder you created earlier. After the files have finished downloading, open the Run dialog box again.
This time type the following. Office should automatically activate. After you activate Office and before you start using it, make sure you have the latest updates.
