If you haven’t already during Setup, you are prompted to enter your Product Key when you launch your Office 2007 programs for the first time after installation.
The Activation Wizard launches automatically when you enter a valid Product Key and presents you with two options:
GET ACTIVATED VIA THE INTERNET
Using your Internet connection, the Activation Wizard automatically makes contact with the Microsoft licensing servers. Your product is activated instantly if you are using a valid Product Key that hasn’t been used for the permitted number of installations.
Your product ID, which is obtained from the installation product key, is sent to Microsoft when you activate online. To activate your product, a response—the confirmation ID—is transmitted back to your computer. The wizard notifies you that there is no connection if you choose to activate your product online and you are not already connected.
TELEPHONE USE TO ACTIVATE
If you would like assistance from a customer service representative to activate your product, you can call an Activation Center using the numbers provided in this article for your particular country or region.
Activation over the phone may take longer than activation online. When you make the call, you ought to be at your computer with your software Product Key out of reach.
Your installation ID will be shown on your screen when the customer support agent asks for it, along with any other pertinent information. You are given a confirmation ID once your installation ID has been validated.
Type the confirmation ID into the designated spaces at the bottom of the screen in the Activation Wizard, then hit Enter.
Trial and subscription versions cannot be activated over the phone.
Can I still use Office 2007?
Important: This error message may appear if you choose to activate Office over the phone: YOUR PRODUCT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED FOR TELEPHONE ACTIVATION. You can call the numbers listed in this article for your particular country or region to activate Office over the phone.
If you haven’t already during Setup, you are prompted to enter your Product Key when you launch your Office 2007 programs for the first time after installation.
The Activation Wizard launches automatically when you enter a valid Product Key and presents you with two options:
GET ACTIVATED VIA THE INTERNET
Using your Internet connection, the Activation Wizard automatically makes contact with the Microsoft licensing servers. Your product is activated instantly if you are using a valid Product Key that hasn’t been used for the permitted number of installations.
The wizard notifies you that there is no connection if you choose to activate your product online and you are not already connected.
TELEPHONE USE TO ACTIVATE
If you would like assistance from a customer service representative to activate your product, you can call an Activation Center using the numbers provided in this article for your particular country or region.
Activation over the phone may take longer than activation online. When you make the call, you ought to be at your computer with your software Product Key out of reach.
Installing Microsoft Office 2007 with a product key
- Put the Office 2007 CD into the computer. To initiate the setup wizard manually, open the CD drive and select SETUP.EXE.
- Enter the product key when asked.
- The product key is located on the label found on the CD case or other packaging. See Locate your Office 2007 Product Key for assistance if you need it.
- Click CONTINUE after reading and agreeing to the Microsoft Software License Terms.
- After Office has installed, follow the instructions and click CLOSE.
- To maintain the full functionality of your Office programs, you must activate Office.
- Click the MICROSOFT OFFICE BUTTON > OPTIONS > ACTIVATE MICROSOFT OFFICE to activate from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Click HELP > ACTIVATE PRODUCT to activate from any other Office product.
Need for a product key for Office 2007
Upon installing Office 2007, you will be required to enter or copy the 25-character Product Key, which appears as follows:
NOTEWORTHY: While it’s not necessary to enter your Product Key during installation, we advise you to do so as it aids in confirming the legitimacy of your software.
Your Office 2007 programs can be used up to 25 times before a Product Key is needed.
Following this grace period, the program enters Reduced Functionality mode and many features become inaccessible if you haven’t entered a valid Product Key.
NOTEWORTHY: Keep your product key with you. Preserve the packaging, or jot down the number and store it somewhere secure.
You should get in touch with the seller and ask for a refund if your Office product key is no longer functional or has stopped working.
Regretfully, there are plenty of unscrupulous vendors who sell Microsoft product keys that have been misused, pilfered, or obtained illegally.