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Let's Get Started With Office Setup
Download and install or reinstall Microsoft 365 or Office 2019 on a PC or Mac
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Before you begin, make sure your PC or Mac meets the system requirements.
If this is the first time you're installing Office you may have some setup steps to do first. Expand the learn more section below.
However, if you're reinstalling Office, you've already redeemed a product key, or you're installing Office at work or school and know you have a license, then go to the section sign in and install Office on your PC or Mac.
Learn more about product keys, assigned licenses, HUP, and volume license versions
If this is the first time you're installing Office, you may have set of pre-installation steps or you need to follow a different set of steps. What you do depends if your copy of Office is an Office for home or an Office for business product and whether or not you have a product key that you still need to redeem, an existing account associated with Office, or a pre-assigned license.
*If you don't have a product key or an account
Some versions of Office such as Office Professional Plus 2019, Office Standard 2019, or a stand-alone app such as Word 2019 or Project 2019 don't have an associated Microsoft account, or work or school account.
The steps to install these versions can be different depending if you got Office through one of the following ways:
Office for home
If you have an Office for home product and it came with a product key*, before installing for the first time (or sharing it if you have Microsoft 365 Family), you need to redeem your product key first. Go to office.com/setup and sign in with an existing or new Microsoft account* and then enter your product key to redeem it. Redeeming your key is what adds your Microsoft account to Office and you only have to do this once. If you're renewing an Microsoft 365 subscription with a new product key, use the same Microsoft account you previously associated with your expired version subscription.
Tip: Once this is done, anytime you need to install or reinstall Office you can go straight to the next section, Sign in to download Office and select the tab for help to install on a PC or Mac. Be sure to sign in with the same Microsoft account you used to redeem your product key at office.com/setup.
Office for business
If your Office for business subscription plan includes the desktop version of the Office apps you won't see an option to install it unless someone in your organization assigned a license to you.
Learn how to check this in What Microsoft 365 business product or license do I have? or if you're an Microsoft 365 admin responsible for assigning licenses to people in your organization, see Assign licenses to users.
Once you verify you have a license, anytime you need to install or reinstall Office you can go straight to the section below, Sign in to download Office and select the tab for steps to install on a PC or Mac. You'll sign in with your work or school account for these versions of Office.
Microsoft HUP:
You bought Office for personal use through your company benefit program and have a product key, see Install Office through HUP.
Volume license versions:
IT departments might use a different method when installing Office for people in their organization. Talk to your IT department for install help.
Sign in to download and install Office
Install on a PC
Sign in to download Office
Go to www.office.com and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in.
Sign in with the account you associated with this version of Office. This account can be a Microsoft account, or work or school account. I forgot the account I use with Office
After signing in, follow the steps that match the type of account you signed in with.
: The 64-bit version is installed by default unless Office detects you already have a 32-bit version of Office (or a stand-alone Office app such as Project or Visio) installed. In this case, the 32-bit version of Office will be installed instead.
To change from a 32-bit version to a 64-bit version or vice versa, you need to uninstall Office first (including any stand-alone Office apps you have such as Project of Visio). Once the uninstall is complete, sign in again to www.office.com and select Other install options, choose the language and version you want (64 or 32-bit), and then select Install. (See Install Visio or Install Project if you need to reinstall those stand-alone apps.)
This completes the download of Office to your device. To complete the installation, follow the prompts in the "Install Office" section below.
Tip: Don't see an install option after signing in? There could be an issue with your account. Select Need help? from above and review the solutions under Account questions.
Install Office
Depending on your browser, select Run (in Edge or Internet Explorer), Setup (in Chrome), or Save File (in Firefox).
If you see the User Account Control prompt that says, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? select Yes.
The install begins.
You signed in with a Microsoft account
From the Office home page select Install Office.
Select Install (or depending on your version, Install Office>).
You signed in with a work or school account
From the Microsoft 365 home page select Install Office apps (If you set a different start page, go to aka.ms/office-install.)
Select Office 365 apps to begin the installation.
Your install is finished when you see the phrase, "You're all set! Office is installed now" and an animation plays to show you where to find Office applications on your computer. Select Close.
Installation or sign in issues?
If you're having an installation issue such as Office taking long to install, try Need help? for a list of common issues.
Activate Office
To open an Office app, select the Start button (lower-left corner of your screen) and type the name of an Office app, like Word.
If you have Windows 8.1 or 8.0, type the name of an Office app on the Start screen. Can't find your Office apps?
To open the Office app, select its icon in the search results.
When the Office app opens, accept the license agreement. Office is activated and ready to use.
Note: The Activation Wizard appears if Office has trouble activating. Complete the steps in the wizard to finish activating Office.
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