
Click the Activate button to start the activation process. As your Office Application opens for the first time, you will be prompted to activate the product.Microsoft Word Icon on the Start Menu in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Click on an Office application icon (In the example the Microsoft Word Icon).Please return later to check and verify that you have successfully activated your Office product purchase. Please close all open Office Apps (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) - this can speed up upgrade/downgrade/update completion. This activation processing may take longer than just a few minutes, dependent upon the strength of your Internet connection. Once you initiate the activation process, please wait until all of the Office upgrades, downgrades, and updates have been completed on Microsoft's backend.

upgrade or downgrade as applicable) on its own to your Office product version purchase once activation processing is completed. When you begin, you will see the Office factory pre-install version reflected as Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 or Microsoft Office 365, which will change (i.e. NOTE: An active Internet connection is required to activate your Office 2016 or 365 product.
