Hi @Barry Sullivan , What version of Office did you use? I suggest you refer to this support article and check if you can also use the phone to activate the Office application: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/-telephone-activation-is-no-longer-supported-for-your-product-error-when-activating-office-9b016cd2-0811-4cb3-b896-5a6a13177713
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