{"id":199,"date":"2022-03-04T07:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T07:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/?p=199"},"modified":"2022-03-10T13:06:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T13:06:01","slug":"how-to-activate-office-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/how-to-activate-office-365\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Activate Office 365 &#8211; The Exact Process to Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Office 365 consists of a variety of productivity applications like Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, and Outlook. MS Office 365 is the most recent version of the Microsoft Office edition. It comes with the Home and Business plans. The application gets updated regularly. So, you don\u2019t need to purchase and install the latest version repeatedly manually. It has also moved to a subscription-based model. It has created some confusion among buyers about how its license should be activated. They desire to know <\/span><b>how to activate Office 365<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this article, you\u2019ll find the exact process of <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/activate-office-5bd38f38-db92-448b-a982-ad170b1e187e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>activating<\/b><\/a> the Office 365 application so you can start using it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0Also, You can Read<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/how-to-activate-visa-gift-card\/\"><em><strong>How to Activate Visa Gift Card<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>How to Activate Office 365?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start the process of activating Office 365, you will need to purchase a subscription to Office 365\/Microsoft 365. Then, log in to your MS account in an Office 365 application on your system. You can purchase the Office 365 subscription from<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/p\/microsoft-365-family\/cfq7ttc0k5dm?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/p\/microsoft-365-family\/cfq7ttc0k5dm?activetab=pivot:overviewtab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There are numerous plans, so you can easily choose one that fits well with your requirements. You need to use the Microsoft account for making the purchase. Remember to not forget the account you are using to make the purchase so that you can activate your apps later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Steps for Activating Microsoft Office 365<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have purchased the subscription, you need to activate it. Follow the steps below to <\/span><b>activate Microsoft Office 365<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download MS Office 365. You will get the prompt to log in with your Microsoft account before you can start downloading the installer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, install MS Office 365.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, you can open any Office 365 app, like Microsoft Word.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will view a sign-in screen. If you aren\u2019t able to view it, tap the option of \u2018<\/span><b>Sign in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 present on the top right part.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Login with that MS Office account that you used to purchase the subscription.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start the application again. Your subscription will get activated.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How to Activate Microsoft Office 365 Using Product Key<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/how-to-activate-microsoft-office\/\">activate MS Office<\/a><\/strong><\/em> 365 application through an account. However, if the account is connected to a work email, you can activate it through a product key. To get a product key for Office 365, you require an MS 365 subscription that you bought through your work email. Apart from that, the work email should be associated with the company managing subscriptions via the Home Use Program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get the Product Key navigate to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/home-use-program\/order-history?rtc=1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/home-use-program\/order-history?rtc=1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Input your email related to the subscription purchase and open your inbox to find an email having the product key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the instructions to <\/span><b>activate Office 365 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using a Product Key.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install Microsoft 365 on your computer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run the application.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap \u2018<\/span><b>Sign in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, hit the option \u2018<\/span><b>I don\u2019t want to sign in or create an account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Input the product key in its field.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-to-Activate-Office-365.jpg\" alt=\"How to Activate Office 365\" width=\"575\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-to-Activate-Office-365.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-to-Activate-Office-365-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>How to Activate Office 365 for Free\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><b>activate Office 365 free <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for a period of one month or thirty days. Note that you must have Windows 10 activated on your system before you activate it. Also, you require to activate MS Office within a period of 180 days from the time you installed the Windows operating system. Ensure to log in with your Microsoft account. Now you can follow the steps below to activate MS Office free for a period of 30 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a new Office account or sign into your existing one.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type in your password and after that tap \u2018<\/span><b>Sign in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To continue, tap \u2018<\/span><b>Start Free 30-Day Trial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, tap \u2018<\/span><b>Try 1 Month Free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 for progressing further.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap \u2018<\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 to continue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finish the process of activation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap \u2018<\/span><b>Refresh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS Office 365 is activated. You can now start using it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Benefits of Activating and Using Microsoft Office 365<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned before, one of the best advantages of using the latest version of Microsoft Office 365 is that you don\u2019t require to purchase the updates frequently. It also has a lot of other great benefits over the Office 365 basic edition. These include the following.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will receive 1TB of OneDrive storage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of 12 applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program also has apps like Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Whiteboard, Outlook, and Publisher. There are also Forms, Delve, and Sway. All of these apps come with premium features. In contrast, the basic edition only has seven apps, and all of them only have basic features.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Final Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopefully, you will now have no doubts about <\/span><b>how to activate Office 365<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Follow the various steps mentioned in the article and activate your subscription. You can also activate a one-month free trial and use the program. If you face any issues n activating or using Microsoft Office 365, feel free to contact <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/\">Office 365 customer support services<\/a><\/strong>. The professionals will help you start and set up this program effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Office 365 consists of a variety of productivity applications like Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, and Outlook. MS Office 365 is the most recent version of the Microsoft Office edition. It comes with the Home and Business plans. The application gets updated regularly. So, you don\u2019t need to purchase and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30],"tags":[56,53,57,55,54],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Activate Office 365 with Product Key and Free<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to activate Office 365? You need to purchase a subscription to Office 365\/Microsoft 365. 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