To start working with your purchased Microsoft office setup, you need to redeem your product key or activation code. Activate your MS Office using your product key by visiting the link office.com/setup via your PC’s web browser.
Keep reading to learn how to buy, download, install, and activate Office setup.
How to register a new account on Microsoft
Follow the below-listed steps to become a member of the Microsoft community.
- Visit the URL office.com/setup via a web browser on your PC.
- Click the “Create a new account” button.
- Select the “Create one!” option. Now, Microsoft will ask for some information. First, it will ask for your Email address.
- Click Next after entering your Email id. You can use a phone number as well instead of the Email address.
- On the next web page, create a complex password that no one can get through.
- Then, click Next.
- Type your first and last name.
- Click Next.
- Enter your date of birth and select your country.
- Again, click Next.
- Now, enter the one-time code Microsoft sent on your Email or phone number.
- Check your email or text message for the code and enter it in the empty code field. When entered correctly, click Next.
- Solve a puzzle on the next web page.
- Once solved correctly, click Done.
How to buy Microsoft Office setup
If you want to use Microsoft Office apps like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc., you have to purchase the complete Microsoft Office setup. Here’s how to purchase it online.
- Go to office.com and click the Get Office button under the Welcome to Office section.
- Select a Microsoft 365 plan under the For Home or For Business tab.
- Once selected, click the “Buy Now” or “Or buy at $XYZ/month” button.
- Sign in to your Microsoft account.
- Now, complete the last three steps to finish purchasing your selected Microsoft Office setup.
- Keep following the on-screen prompts, and you shall get a product key to your Office setup in two or three minutes.
- Congrats! You have successfully purchased your selected Microsoft Office plan.
Steps to redeem your Microsoft Office Product Key
Follow the below-listed steps to redeem your Microsoft Office product key or activation code.
- Go to office.com/setup via an Internet browser on your PC.
- Sign in to the Microsoft account by entering your email id and password.
- Enter the product key you received after buying the Office setup.
- Choose your country of residence and language.
- Select your payment method.
- Then, enter your payment details and proceed.
- Great! You have successfully activated your Office setup. Now, follow the on-screen commands to download it on your computer.
Steps to install the Office setup on your computer
Installing the Office setup is the last step before you start using the Microsoft apps for your work. Here are the steps to install the Office setup on your computer.
- Double click on the My Computer shortcut from Desktop to open it.
- Go to the downloaded Office setup file.
- Select and open it.
- Click the Yes option on the pop-up if prompted.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Office setup installation.
- Once the installation finishes, your PC will display a “You’re all set!” message on your PC screen.
- Now you can use Office applications on your computer.
FAQs
How to open an installed Office application on your computer?
1. Open the Start menu from the lower-left corner of the PC screen. 2. Search for any Office app you want to use. If the searched application is installed on your computer, it’ll appear in the search results. 3. Click on the Office app to open it.
How to change your Microsoft account password?
1. Visit the link account.microsoft.com and click Change Password. 2. Sign in to the Microsoft account if prompted. 3. Follow the on-screen commands to create a new password.
How much cloud storage do you get with Microsoft 365 subscription?
With every Microsoft 365 subscription, you get a 1 TB OneDrive storage limit. You can store as many as 500 thousand files with Office’s cloud storage, assuming the average file size 2 MB. If you’re purchasing the family plan for 2-6 people, you get a total of 6 TB cloud storage (1 TB per person).
