When launching an application it will remind you to activate with the following message 'You must activate your copy of Office for Mac within 15 days. If you choose to click on the Activate Later button, the product will run for 15 days only. Enter the password associated with the email address you entered, and. Note: This may be the email you used for your Microsoft account or the Microsoft 365 for business account assigned to you by your work or school. Enter the email address associated with Office for Mac and click Next. Product Activation is required to use the product. On the Sign in to activate Office screen, select Sign in. All previous versions of Office for Mac, other then trial, did not require Activation.Īfter you activate the software product, a specific product key is assigned to the computer hardware on which you installed the product. The goal of Product Activation is to reduce a form of piracy known as 'casual copying' or 'softlifting.' Casual copying is a form of piracy characterized by the sharing of software between people in a way that infringes on the software's end user license agreement (EULA).Īctivation is a new feature in Office Mac 2011. Microsoft Product Activation tries to reduce counterfeit software, and to make sure that Microsoft customers receive the software quality that they expect. FREE DOWNLOAD Office Mac 2011 Product key
