I have an Office 365 license that includes multiple family accounts

Question

I have an existing office 365 family license, supporting up to 4 accounts. How do I set up an account on a new computer?

Answer 1

1. Sign in with the account you want to use

On the new computer, open a browser and go to:

https://www.office.com

Click Sign in and enter the Microsoft account email of the family member who will use this device.

Make sure you sign in with one of the users you shared the Family subscription with — not the owner’s email unless the owner is using this computer.

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2. Install Office

Once signed in, at the top right click:

Install Office → Install Microsoft 365 apps

This will download the installer. Run it and wait for the apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) to finish installing.

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3. Activate Office

Open any Office app (for example Word). When prompted, sign in again with the same Microsoft account. This activates the license on the new PC.

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4. (Optional) Add or manage family members

If you need to share your subscription with someone new:

Go to https://account.microsoft.com/services

Under Microsoft 365 Family, select Sharing

Add the person’s email to send them an invite

They must accept the invitation before installing Office.

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That’s it!

Each family member signs in on their own devices with their own Microsoft account, and the Office apps activate automatically using the shared Family subscription.

Answer 2

Hi,

first you gonna install office apps on your new PC

go to http://account.microsoft.com/services. and sign with your primary account Click Install Office and download the installeropen Word or Excel.

When prompted, sign in with the Microsoft account that’s part of your Family plan. Go to http://account.microsoft.com/family.

Add their email to your Family group and they’ll receive an invitation to join and activate Office.

Each user gets 1 TB of OneDrive storage and can install Office on multiple devices. Make sure everyone uses their own Microsoft account for personalized access.

Let me know how it goes, Happy to help!

Answer 3

@ Leonardo Stelko,

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Answer 4

If you just want to install Office on a new computer that belongs to you, install from the associated account at https://account.microsoft.com/services.