I just bought a new computer, that has Office already installed on it. I have professional plus 2016 on my old laptop, so I need to transfer everything over from my old laptop to my new laptop, without losing any of my documents or anything. Is there any way to do that?
MS "Improved" the Office 2016 Pro Plus license (actually 2013) terms to allow it to be installed on only one computer. Moving it to the new computer is simple enough. On the new computer log in with your email account to: (MyAccount)
There you can find the computer(s) you currently have Office active on. Click on the "Deactivate" link. That free's up your one install count to be used on this computer. Just click on the "Install" button to put Office on the new computer.
I think the problem may be that my friend gave me an activation code for it since he has a business. Would the office still show up on my account since it was activated on my account? It hasn't showed up the last few times I checked, both on my new laptop and my old one.
If you already redeemed a product key, reinstalling the apps, or you have an assigned license through work or school, you can skip ahead and go to the section sign in to download and install Microsoft 365 or Office. However, if this is the first time you're installing Microsoft 365 or Office, you may have some steps to do first. Expand the Learn more section below for more info.
If this is the first time you're installing Microsoft 365 or Office, you may have to complete a set of pre-installation steps or you may need to follow different steps than what's shown below. What you do depends on if your copy of Microsoft 365 or Office is a home or a business product and whether or not you have a product key that you still need to redeem, an account already associated with your product, or a pre-assigned license.
Go to office.com/setup and sign in with an existing or new Microsoft account and then enter your product key to redeem it*. Redeeming your key is what adds your Microsoft 365 or Office license to your Microsoft account, and you only have to do this once per product key. If you're renewing a Microsoft 365 subscription with a new product key, use the same Microsoft account you previously associated with your expired version subscription.
Learn how to check this in What Microsoft 365 business product or license do I have? or if you're a Microsoft 365 admin responsible for assigning licenses to people in your organization, see Assign licenses to users.
Once you verify you have a license, anytime you need to install or reinstall Microsoft 365 you can go straight to the section below, Sign in to download Office and select the tab for steps to install on a PC or Mac. You'll sign in with your work or school account for these versions of Microsoft 365.
The 64-bit version is installed by default unless Microsoft 365 or Office detects you already have a 32-bit version of Microsoft 365 or Office (or a stand-alone app such as Project or Visio) installed. In this case, the 32-bit version of Microsoft 365 or Office will be installed instead.
To change from a 32-bit version to a 64-bit version or vice versa, you need to uninstall Microsoft 365 first (including any stand-alone Microsoft 365 apps you have such as Project of Visio). Once the uninstall is complete, sign in again to www.microsoft365.com and select Install apps. From the Install apps window select the language and version you want (64 or 32-bit), and then select Install. (See Install Visio or Install Project if you need to reinstall those stand-alone apps.)
Your install is finished when you see the phrase, "You're all set! Office is installed now" and an animation plays to show you where to find Microsoft 365 applications on your computer. Select Close.
The What's New window opens automatically when you launch Word. Click Get Started to start activating. If you need help activating Microsoft 365 or Office, see Activate Microsoft 365 or Office for Mac. If activation fails, see Wh
