How do I know if I have activated Office?
The most obvious way to know if your Office is activated is to open one of the applications, be it Word, Excel or PowerPoint. When you open the application, the first thing you will find is a warning message indicating that Microsoft Office is not activated.
Another way to find out is to click on the tab File (Alt + A shortcut) and then on the section Help. You should find a message indicating that the software is not activated.
How to activate Microsoft Office 2010 on your PC?
To activate MO 2010, in most cases you will need to have the product key.
Product activation by telephone
Each region or country has a number of assigned phone to activate it. Check which one matches you based on your country. You can check on this page which phone number corresponds to your country.
- Open the activation wizard from the help page of any Microsoft Office application. Click the File menu, then click Help.
- click on Activate product code.
- Call the number that corresponds to your country.
- You need to enter the facility identification number that appears on the screen. In addition to other information you will be asked to validate your identity and are required for activation.
- You will receive a confirmation identifier which you must place at the bottom of the screen.
- After making sure everything is written correctly, press Enter. The product should already be activated.
In case you cannot activate after following these steps, please call the system again, but do not select any options. Just wait for your call to be transferred to someone who can help you with product activation.
Activating the product from the application.
Activation via some of the office suite applications requires an Internet connection. The process is done through the Activation Wizard.
- Open any MO 2010 application and click File, Help option - Activate product code.
- If you do not have the product key activation button, it is because the software license is already active in use on another PC.
- Now you just have to follow the instructions in the activation wizard and have all the product license details at your fingertips.
Use an activation license more than once
Sometimes it is necessary to reinstall a PC's operating system and reinstall existing programs. Office licenses allow you to reinstall a license already used on a PC.
In case you want to install Office on more than one PC, you can do it based on the license you own. There are licenses that allow you to install on multiple PCs, check what kind of license your Office has.
