How To Activate Microsoft Office 365 Proplus



Note for Mac users: Office 365 ProPlus allows you to install Microsoft Office 2016 only if you have OS X 10.10 or later. After installing Microsoft Office 2016, your Microsoft Office 2011 applications (if previously installed) will still exist in Applications in a folder titled Microsoft Office 2011.

  • Activating Office365 Proplus: Unlike a typical Microsoft Office install and activation, Office365 ProPlus automatically activates when you Install it from the Office 365 online Portal. To keep the installed programs activated, you must connect to the internet and sign in to Office 365 every thirty days.
  • Go to this link to find out the requirement and then jump to the steps. Click the plus sign in the upper right corner of the same page. Enter your Outlook email address and password to download the settings. Lastly, enter the product key from the list bellow and enjoy Office 365.

Microsoft Office 365 Proplus Keys

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  1. Using Outlook on the web (webmail.stanford.edu), click the app launcher in the upper left-hand corner and then click Office 365.
  2. Click Install Office > Office 365 apps.
    Note: Office 365 ProPlus includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Office 365 ProPlus for Windows also includes Access, Publisher, and OneDrive for Business.
  3. A file downloads to your computer. Once the file has finished downloading, click the file and go through the installation steps.
    This screen shot shows the Windows instructions. Mac instructions are similar but slightly different.
  4. After Office 365 ProPlus has finished installing you need to sign in to Office with your Stanford Office 365 account.

Install Microsoft Office 365 Proplus

The display level is set to None for enabling the silent installation of Office 365 ProPlus to avoid the activation of Office before installation is done. With the silent mode, you will not see any elements of the user interface, not even the progress bar, during the installation process. Activate a brand new Office or Microsoft 365 product key If you bought a new Office product key card, or you received a product key when you bought Office through an online store, go to Office.com/setup or Microsoft365.com/setup and follow the on-screen prompts. This is a one-time process that adds your new product to your Microsoft account.

Microsoft Office 365 Proplus For Students

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How To Activate Microsoft Office 365 Proplus

  • Windows: Click Start > My Office. Open any app (e.g., Word), click Accept and start <program name>.

  • Mac: Open your Applications folder and click a Microsoft app (e.g., Microsoft Word.app). In the application name menu (e.g., Word) click Activate Office. Sign in with your Stanford email address and click Next. Authenticate using two-step authentication.