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Office installation step by step
Installing Microsoft Office can be tedious if you have never done it before. The first step you need to take to install Office on your computer is to purchase an original Microsoft licence. There are many types of licences: One-time payment, annual payment, for business, for personal use, ... But whatever licence you are looking for, at Licendi we offer you the best prices on the market. Not only do we have a great selection of Office licenses, but we also have customer service that is one of the highest rated on TrustPilot. So if you have any questions, we will resolve them immediately.
You don't have a Microsoft Office licence yet?
Here are some of the licences of Microsoft Office products that you can purchase through our shop to get an original licence. Follow our step-by-step installation guide for all versions of Microsoft Office:
Do you already have a licence? Then you can proceed...
Step-by-step guide to installing Office
The installation process of these products is quite simple, but first we must take into account that you will follow some steps or others depending on the product you have purchased.
1) Bound licences, 365 products, "Home & Business" and "Home & Student" versions.
If you have the following products, you must follow the steps below.
• 365 products: Office 365 Family or Office 365 Personal.
• All versions purchased with the "Bound" variant.
• Home and Business or Home and Student versions, starting with the 2019 version:
o Office Home and Business 2021.
o Office Home and Business 2021 for Mac.
o Office Home and Business 2019.
o Office Home and Business 2019 for Mac.
o Microsoft Office 2021 Home and Student.
o Office Home and Student 2019.
If you want to install one of these products, follow the steps below:
• Completely uninstall all previous versions of Office.
• Open a new window in your preferred browser.
• Enter this link: http://setup.office.com/
• Log in with your Microsoft account (Hotmail, Outlook, One Drive...) or create a new account (it's free).
• Enter and redeem the code we sent you, which you will also find on your invoice.
• Microsoft provides you with links to download the programme. Download and install it directly.
2. OEM and Retail licences
If your product does not match the above, it means that you have purchased an OEM or Retail licence from Office, so you should follow these instructions:
• Completely uninstall all previous versions of Office.
• In the email you received, click on the download link for your version of Microsoft Office (either 32-bit or 64-bit version). If you have the USB stick, you can open it on your computer and run the file from there.
NOTE: To find out which version you need to download (64-bit or 32-bit), check the system properties by going to "Computer - Properties".
• Then click on "Download", i.e. click on the 32-bit or 64-bit version and the download will start automatically.
• Wait until the process is complete (it usually takes a few minutes).
• Go to the download folder on your PC and open the file you have just downloaded.
Removing and starting the Office installation
NOTE: If the file is compressed, right-click on it and click on "Extract all".
• Go to the extracted folder. If you click on the file, you will see that it in turn contains other files. Double-click on the "start.cmd" ("RunMe.bat" in Office 2021) file of the application.
• If no new installation window opens, right-click on the folder and select "Run as administrator". The installation will now start.
• Follow the instructions of the installation programme.
Enter Office product key
• After the installation, you must close all windows and search for an application, e.g. Word.
• You open a new document and have to click on "File" at the top left.
• At this point you will be asked to enter the product key we sent you to the email address you provided at the time of purchase.
• We activate Office... And that's it, we have completed the installation of Office.
If you like, you can also watch the installation instructions on YouTube:
What you should bear in mind when installing Office
IMPORTANT!
If you have "Office 365" pre-installed on your computer, please log out and uninstall it completely. Otherwise, you will be asked to subscribe to this programme after the trial version expires. And that will cause confusion.
If you are a Licendi customer, you will find both the invoice and the licence transfer in your email.
Did you encounter any issues?
If the licence does not work, we will replace it free of charge. We are at your disposal for anything you need.
We have an activation guarantee
Our licences must be activated within a certain time frame. If you have followed all the instructions and, as shown in the video, downloaded, extracted (if necessary) and installed the file, but the licence does not activate the software, it is possible that the licence has expired.
In this case, we ask you to fill out the form in our help centre and send a picture with the error message. You will then receive a new licence for immediate activation.
The licence gives you the right to download and use the updates.
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