![]() If you bought Office Professional Plus online, see Can I buy a product key? or, if your product key isn't working, see My Office product key isn't working.ĭo I need a product key to reinstall Office? If Office came pre-installed on your new device, and you see a yellow or red banner in an Office app that says PRODUCT NOTICE Most of the features of have been disabled because it hasn't been activated, you must start a new Microsoft 365 Family trial, sign in with a Microsoft account that's associated with Office, or buy Office. For help, see Renew Microsoft 365 for home. If you see a yellow or red banner in an Office app that says SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRED, you must renew your Microsoft 365 subscription to keep using Office. If you're using a volume license version of Office Professional Plus at work, you'll need to contact your admin for a product key. To locate your product key online, see Get your Workplace Discount Program product key. If you bought Office Professional Plus, Visio Professional, or Project Professional through your employer's Microsoft Workplace Discount Program benefit, you'll need your product key to install Office on a PC. ![]() You can also enter the product key at There are a few exceptions where you'll need to do something other than sign in. The letters V and V back to back (VV) appear like the letter W.Note: If you bought a new, unused Microsoft 365 product key card to renew an Microsoft 365 subscription or to buy your trial, you can enter that product key if Office prompts you for it. To avoid typing mistakes, here’s a list of commonly mistyped characters: Reading the product key from a label can be difficult. These keys can’t be used for retail Office versions like Home and Student, Home and Business, or Professional. The product keys they provide to students, teachers, and employees are known as volume license keys. Schools and companies usually buy a different type of Office license. Using the product key provided by a school or company For example, you can’t use a Microsoft Word product key to install Microsoft Office Home and Student. Office product keys aren’t interchangeable between Office suites and individual programs. ![]() Using the product key from an individual program to install a suite For example, you can’t use a Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 product key if you’re trying to install Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010. Office product keys aren’t interchangeable between Office versions. Using the product key from an earlier version of Office Check the sticker for a product name to make sure it’s for the Office product you’re trying to install. These product keys are normally for Microsoft Windows. Using the product key from a sticker on a PC Here are some common things that can happen: If you own multiple Microsoft products, it’s easy to confuse the keys and use the wrong one. Most Microsoft products use a 25-character product key. For example, the product key may have been mistyped or a product key for a different product might have been used.Īre you entering a product key for another Microsoft product? There are several reasons why you might get an error after entering a product key. Note that this product key won't match the product key shown in My Office Account. Locate the Office one-time purchase or individual Office app, and then select Install Office to view your product key (this doesn't actually install Office). Go to In the upper right-hand corner, select Sign in and enter the user ID and password you used to buy Office.Īfter you sign in, select your name in the upper right-hand corner, and then select Order History. Here's how to view your product key in the Microsoft Store: Select Find my product key and enter the information requested to download software or get your product key. Go the Digital River download information page. Here's how to view your product key if you purchased Office from Digital River: If you can’t find the email receipt, you may be able to retrieve the information contained in the email by using the Order History link for the store you made the purchase from: If you have multiple email accounts, check the email account that you provided when you purchased Office 2010 online. Try searching your email for the word “Microsoft” or the name of the company where you bought Office. Try the following to find this confirmation email:Ĭheck your spam, bulk, or junk mail folders for the email. If you purchased and downloaded Office from an online store, the product key should be in your email receipt.
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