If you purchased Office Professional Plus 2016, you will receive a 25 digit product key. Depending on the product you purchased, activation varies:ħA. Internet connection is required to activate Office. You will then be asked to enter a product key.ħ. It will only take about 5 to 10 minutes and internet connection is not required.ĥ. Click Run as administrator and then click Yes on the next prompt to allow Office to make changes on your device.Ĥ. Open the only folder in this directory named Office and right click on either Setup32 for the 32-bit version or Setup64 for the 64-bit version. If mount option is not available, simply double click the disc image file.ģ. Once download has finished, locate the file and mount the disc image file. File size is 4.3 GB and it will take about a few minutes to a few hours to download Office depending on the speed of your internet connection.Ģ. Note that Office 365 and Office Professional Plus 2016 both uses Office Professional Plus 2016 hence, they have the same installer. To download both Office 365 and Office Professional Plus 2016 offline installers for PC, click here. This is an official download link. Pirated Office should also be thoroughly removed to ensure that the new installation can connect to Microsoft’s activation servers for activation.įor PC, remove all licenses first: To remove existing Office license using the official Office license removal tool, click here.Run the program and follow on-screen instructions.įor PC, remove all installations next: To remove existing Office installation using the official Office removal tool, click here. Run the program and follow on-screen instructions.įor Mac, remove all installations first: Click here for a guide on how to remove Office from Mac.Īfter removing office licenses and uninstalling office, it is important to restart your computer.ġ. Microsoft Office is designed in a way that it only allows one installation and once license to exist in a single device. If you own previous releases of Microsoft Office below the 2016 version, it is of utmost importance that you remove them first before installing Office 2016 to prevent application errors. It is ideal as well if you are having trouble downloading Office since you can opt to purchase the USB installer to easily install Office offline. It is also perfect for installing Office on multiple PCs as you can simply copy the installer on a USB flash drive and use it to install Office on different PCs without having to download Office repeatedly. It removes the complication of logging in with a Microsoft account and validating your product key in advance prior to downloading Office in case of Office 2016 installation. Offline Office installation has many advantages over online installation.

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