Microsoft office Word & Excel is telling me I need a new product code

Al_Thomson70
Al_Thomson70 Member Posts: 1 New User

I need Word and Excel working. I expect it to be properly registered when I purchased the computer new a year ago. Tell me how to get these working again. (Just so you are aware if I have to drive 2 hours to the nearest computer shop I will not be happy)

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 11,755 Trailblazer
    edited September 12

    If you bought the Office 2021 standalone software from Microsoft then you should have a key or the software is activated through Microsoft. If you only bought this software 1 year ago, search your email and see the correspondence for this software as the only way that you can activate Word and Excel is with a key or its activated automatically through Microsoft online.

    Acer community can't do anything in regard to your Word and Excel software as we are not associated with Microsoft or even Acer computers, we are a peere to peer Acer community and Acer administrators could read this post and might be able to help you out. Good luck and try the above activation methods first.

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 33,745 Trailblazer

    In almost all cases, the version of Office 365 shipped with the machines is either a 90 day trial or a one year license. You have to purchase it after that time runs out. As suggested, if you are only using Word and Excel then the Home & Student desktop version will likely be least expensive overall. If you want to get automatic updates to the software as time goes by, and move it to a new computer when you replace this one, then the pay as you go license is liable to be better.

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