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1. Can't Activate Microsoft Office 365
2. Cannot Activate Microsoft Office 2019 On Mac

This article covers frequently asked questions about the availability of Office from the Mac App Store, and the differences between downloading Office apps directly from Microsoft.

Starting in January 2019, the following Office applications are available for download from the Mac App Store: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote*, and OneDrive*.

• KMS Activator is those tools Used to Activate MS Office 2016 mostly, it’s work on the Key Management Server. This server is introduced by the Microsoft owner Bill Gates which helps bigger companies to activate Windows easily.
• If you have an Office 365 subscription, you can’t use your product key to activate Mac 2011. Instead, sign in with the email address that’s associated with Office. Open an Office application and click Activate.
• Mar 19, 2020  Cannot activate Office for Home on Mac You may share a screenshot of the page that you get Office from. 2.A screenshot of the error when you activate Office. Go to Servers & Subscriptions page with your Office account, capture a screenshot of the page.
• If Office still won't activate after you run the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant, you can Fix Unlicensed Product errors yourself. Office 2019 and Office 2016: Use the Activation Troubleshooter (non-subscription Office products).

* These apps were also available from the Mac App Store in previous years.

1. What version of Office is available from the Mac App Store?

   And the bar under it with Account List, Account Tools, etc. Microsoft word for mac. The bar with Home, Banking, Bills, Reports, etc. And I thought I had it, but, when I try to use/open Microsoft Money where I would work on things (the place where a document would be in Microsoft Word) is completely blank. I installed Internet Explorer 7, as advised. Are both loaded but if I try to click on any of those options nothing happens.

   The Office apps available from the Mac App Store provide the very latest version of Office on the Mac. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook require an Office 365 subscription to activate. OneNote and OneDrive do not require an Office 365 subscription, but some premium features may require an Office 365 subscription.

2. Is this the same as Office 2019?

   No. Office 2019 is the one-time purchase, non-subscription product (also known as perpetual). An Office 365 subscription provides always up-to-date versions of Office apps and access to additional premium features and services. The apps available in the Mac App Store are not compatible with Office 2019 licenses.

3. I currently own Office 2016 for Mac and want to upgrade my version of Office. Should I download Office from the Mac App Store?

   If you own the older perpetual release of Office, you can download the new version of the apps from the Mac App Store, and purchase a new Office 365 subscription using the in-app purchase option. In-app purchase offers include Office 365 Home, and Office 365 Personal. Your license from the perpetual release of Office will not work with the app versions from the App Store. Click here to learn about Office 365 subscriptions and pricing.

4. I already have an Office 365 subscription, and the Office apps are already installed on my Mac. Do I need to do anything?

   No. It's likely that you installed Office directly from Microsoft. The Microsoft AutoUpdate app will keep your existing apps up-to-date. The apps in the Mac App Store do not provide functionality beyond what you have today.

5. If I download Office from the Mac App Store, do I still use Microsoft AutoUpdate to get updates?

   Microsoft AutoUpdate is only used to get updates for apps that you download directly from Microsoft. If you download Office from the Mac App Store, then the App Store will provide you with future updates of Office. You may have other Microsoft apps installed on your Mac, and AutoUpdate will continue providing updates just for those apps.

6. Can I have multiple versions and builds of Office installed on my Mac?

   No. Office 365, Office 2019, and Office 2016 use the same application and file names. To see which version of Office you have installed on your Mac, open one of the apps, and look at the License text in the About dialog.

7. Can I get Office Insider builds from the Mac App Store?

   No. The Office apps in the Mac App Store are production releases. Insider builds must be downloaded directly from Microsoft.

8. How do I cancel my Office 365 free trial that I purchased through the Mac App Store?

   To cancel your Office 365 free trial that you purchased through the Mac or iOS App Store, follow the instructions on this page: View, change, or cancel your subscriptions.

   This link redirects to the App Store, so please open this link on a Mac, iPad or iPhone.

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Applies to:Office 2019 for Mac, Office 2016 for Mac

Internet explorer. The Volume Serializer (VL) is used to activate Office 2019 for Mac or Office 2016 for Mac as a volume licensed version. It's an approximately 4 mb package file that you run on a user's computer, either before or after you've installed Office.

Download the Volume License (VL) Serializer from the VLSC

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To download the VL Serializer, do the following:

1. Sign in to the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC).
2. Select the Download and Keys tab.
3. Depending on the version that you're deploying, search for 'Office 2019 for Mac Standard' or 'Office 2016 for Mac Standard.'
4. Select the Download link in the results panel.
5. Select the Continue button at the bottom of the window.
6. Select the icon (circle with download arrow) to download the VL Serializer .iso file.
7. Once the download is complete, mount the .iso file to extract the VL Serializer package file.

Make sure you have the correct VL serializer version for the version of Office that you're deploying to your users.

Version	File name
Office 2019 for Mac	Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg
Office 2016 for Mac	Microsoft_Office_2016_VL_Serializer.pkg

Then, deploy and run the VL Serializer package file on each computer that you want to activate Office as a volume licensed version.

Note

• You can't use the VL Serializer for Office 2019 for Mac to activate a volume licensed version of Office 2016 for Mac.
• Volume licensed versions of Office 2019 for Mac have version numbers of 16.17 or higher. Volume licensed versions of Office 2016 for Mac have version numbers of 16.16 or lower, such as 16.16.2 or 16.15.

Additional information about the VL Serializer

• The volume license is located in the /Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist directory.
• The licensing plist generated by the VL Serializer contains data that's encrypted by using the serial number of the boot drive on the computer where it was generated. Upon each Office application launch, the plist is decrypted by using the current boot drive serial number as the decryption key. If the data cannot be decrypted (for example, boot drive serial number is different), Office will go into an unlicensed state without warning.
• Because the license plist file is encrypted using information from the computer on which it's installed, you can't copy it to a different computer to activate Office on that computer.
• There's a single VL Serializer package that contains a single key that's shared between all volume licensed customer installations.
• The VL Serializer package contains a binary executable that's named 'Microsoft Office Setup Assistant.' It's this executable that actually activates the volume license.
• If you install the volume licensed version of Office 2016 for Mac from the .iso file downloaded from the VLSC, you don't need to run the VL Serializer. That installer package already has the VL Serializer functionality built-in. But, we recommend that you always download and install the most current version that's available on the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet. For more information, see Download Office for Mac to your local network.
• The VL Serializer package is compatible with mobile device management (MDM) servers such as Microsoft Intune, Jamf Pro, or FileWave.

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