How do I know which version of Office I have on my PC?
There are several ways to find out, none are complicated, what can vary is the way to do it depending on the version downloaded. Below we will show you everything so that you can easily recognize your version of Office with any of them.
Know which version of Office I have when I run the application
One of the simplest ways is run the application. We need to open any Office application, such as PowerPoint or Word. AND the year appears on the cover of the program. However, in versions 2013 and 2016 it is not possible because it does not show the name and version number when opening the application.
Find out which version of Office I have by logging into the control panel
In these cases we have to enter the control panel. As we click on «Programs», the list of programs and applications that we have downloaded on our computer will be displayed.
If we notice something unusual, like different versions of Office downloaded to our computer, we have to go through them all, because we can only have one, so we have to validate the version that we want to have. At the end of this article you can read how to do it. It is also important that you know that you can change the manager account if you wish.
Know which version of Office I have using PowerShell
The first thing to do is right-click on the Windows menu button and a list of options will appear. Then we click on » Windows PowerShell (administrator) " and a window will appear in which we will use the syntax of some Office applications, such as Word.
We insert this code in PowerShell: (reg query ¨HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT / Word.Application / CurVer¨). AND will a text like ¨ Word. Application 15 for instance. The number at the end indicates the version of Office and may vary depending on which one we have installed.
If it appears an 11.0 it means that we have downloaded the Office 2003 package, if it appears a 12.0 it is Office 2007, if it is 14.0 it is Office 2010, if it is 15.0 it is Office 213 and if it is 16.0 it means that we have Office 2016, 2019 or Office 365. You have to take into consideration that you need to create an account in Microsoft Office 365 to be able to use it, if this is the version you have installed.
Review the information in the application menu
This is another method of doing this, as the Office product name can be seen reviewing its information in the application menu. In some cases you can also see the full version number. Each version differs from each other by design.
Un example of this is Microsoft Office 2016, 2019 or Office 365, which is characterized by having the rectangular file button, which starts the word of said tab with a capital letter and its edges are sharp. If these characteristics are met but the letters of the word file are all uppercase, it is Microsoft Office 2013.
Find out which version of Office I have by signing in (for Microsoft Office 2016)
While in any Office application, like Power Point, we click on «File». In the sidebar with different options there is the ¨Account¨ button. When you click on it, your account information appears and Office information next to it.
Showing us the version of our Office package and we can also click on «About Power Point» to get more information about this application, regarding technical support, id. Of copyright, and the version. You may also find this tutorial useful for updating Office to the latest version, to keep yourself up to date.
Help Entry (For Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010)
Similarly, you can follow the above steps with an older version like Microsoft Office 2010. We click on «File», we are in the sidebar, at the end where the «Help» option is located and we click.
All Office version information will be displayed on the right side of the screen. We can see this more specifically in the section ¨ Learn about Microsoft Access ¨
How to validate the version of Office of our preference?
For this we enter the configuration, in the section applications and features. There we can see which version of Office we have installed and chosen as the default.
