Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Show only Search instead for. Do you mean. Search Results:. Microsoft Office download vs. Hello, I just purchased a Surface Pro 3 and would like to add Microsoft Office software on to it; but, I do not know the difference between the download version and the product key card version.
Can someone please enlighten me? Message 1 of 7 84, Views. Reply 0 Kudos. AWBrown Valued Contributor. Posts: 2, Re: Microsoft Office download vs. I would be glad to explain the process to you. From there it will give you a keycode and the site to go to or a direct link not sure which and you would enter that key into the software when asked.
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I also do free computer analysis and consultation via private message. Downloads are delivered electronically and save packaging and materials. This reduces the overall cost and price. Older disc copies of Microsoft Office included both the software and the license. Today, you can download via a product key card. This allows you to redeem your license key and install via the web. Prior to purchasing, make sure you identify which features and version you need.
Using Microsoft Office key card is easy — by following these steps you can save time and money on your next purchase. Instead of buying a boxed copy of Microsoft Office, opt for the downloadable key card version at checkout. If you bought Office through the Microsoft Store. Go to www. In the upper right-hand corner, select Sign in and enter the user ID and password you used to buy Office. After you sign in, select your name in the upper right-hand corner, and then select Order History.
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. On the Hi. Let's get your Office page, follow the prompts to associate your product key with your Microsoft account and start the installation process.
In the Sign in to set up Office screen, select I don't want to sign in or create an account it's a small link at the bottom of the window. If you see a Let's get started screen with options to try, buy, or activate Office, this means that Office is installed on your new PC as a 1-month trial of Microsoft Family.
You won't receive a product key from your PC manufacturer unless you paid for an Office product key card. Instead, you can start a trial of Microsoft Family, or buy Office. I thought this device included Office. If you paid for an Office product to be included on your new Windows 10 PC, a digital product key is transmitted to your PC when you activate Windows You won't receive a printed product key.
Instead, you'll see a message similar to the following when you start Word or any Office app. Get help with activating an Office purchase or free offer on a new PC. If you bought an Office product key card, you might need to carefully scratch off a silver foil coating on the back of your product key card to reveal your product key.
If you damage the key while scratching off the foil coating, see I lost or damaged my product key. Use your Microsoft account, not your product key, to install and activate Office and individually purchased Office apps, such as Project, Visio, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
If an Office app prompts you to activate, sign in with your Microsoft account instead of a product key. Find the account you use with Office.
Note: If you bought a new, unused Microsoft product key card to renew an Microsoft subscription or to buy your trial, you can enter that product key if Office prompts you for it. You can also enter the product key at www. To locate your product key online, see Get your HUP product key. 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. For help, see Renew Microsoft for home. For help, see Activate Office. No, you don't.
We can help if you forgot your Microsoft account or password. To learn how, see Change your Office product key. You can also switch your Office license if you buy a different version of Office. To learn how, see Switch your Office license. No, your product key isn't displayed online see exception below. You should sign in using the Microsoft account that you used to buy and download this version of Office.
For help, see Get your HUP product key. This is normal. They are two different types of keys, even though they use the same format. To buy a brand new copy of Office, or start a new Microsoft subscription, you can buy an Office product key card from a retailer.
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