I installed my Office H&S on my mac but it says view only

Question

I installed my Office H&S and I see the icons but when I go to use them, it says they are view only. After downloading it and seeing the icons on my computer, I threw away the card with the PIN. Now what do I do?

Answer 1

It sounds like your Office Home & Student (H&S) installation is in a view-only mode because it may not be activated properly. Since you mentioned that you discarded the card with the PIN, you will need to retrieve your product key to activate your Office applications. Here are the steps you can take:

1. Check your Microsoft account: If you registered your Office product with a Microsoft account, you can log in to your account at account.microsoft.com to find your product key.
2. Contact Microsoft Support: If you cannot find the product key through your account, you can contact Microsoft Support for assistance. They may be able to help you recover your key based on your purchase details.
3. Reinstall Office: If activation issues persist, consider uninstalling and then reinstalling Office from your Microsoft account dashboard.

Make sure to follow the activation prompts after reinstalling to ensure that your Office applications are fully functional.

Answer 2

Please try this:

1. Go to https://account.microsoft.com/services
2. Sign in with your Microsoft account
3. If Office Home and Student appears there, uninstall Office from your Mac, then reinstall it from that page and activate by signing in.

If the key was already redeemed, you can reinstall and activate Office by signing in with the Microsoft account used during setup.

Answer 3

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