How to Transfer Microsoft Office to Another Computer

Today's TipsMake will show you how to transfer Microsoft Office from one computer to another. To install Microsoft Office on a new computer, you must deactivate the Office 365 account on the old computer first. Some previous versions of Microsoft Office cannot be transferred to a new computer.

Deactivate Office on the old computer

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Go to https://stores.office.com/myaccount/ using a web browser. Launch the web browser on your old computer that currently has Microsoft Office.

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Sign in to Microsoft Store. Use the email address and password associated with your Microsoft account to sign in. After you log in, the website will display the installations you have activated.

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Click Install . This orange button is below the column labeled "Install".

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Click Deactivate Install . This option is below the "Installed" column.

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Click Deactivate in the pop-up dialog box. This is to confirm that you want to deactivate your current Microsoft Office installation. Any future use of Microsoft Office will likely be restricted.

Uninstall Office on Windows

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Click the Windows Search button with the hourglass or circle icon. This button is next to the Windows Start menu.

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Type Control Panelin the search bar. The search bar is at the bottom of the search menu.

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Click Control Panel . The app has a green frame with some charts inside.

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Click Uninstall a program . This option is below the green "Programs" heading. All the programs you currently have on your computer will appear.

If you can't find it, select "Category" from the "View By:" drop-down menu. This drop-down menu is located in the upper right corner of the panel.

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Click to highlight Microsoft Office. This can be "Microsoft Office 365", "Microsoft Office 2016", or any other version of Microsoft Office that you have subscribed to.

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Click Uninstall . This option is located above the program list, between the "Organize" and "Change" buttons.

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Click Uninstall from the pop-up dialog box. This will confirm that you want to uninstall Microsoft Office, then the software uninstallation process will begin.

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Click Close in the pop-up dialog box. This button will appear when Microsoft Office has been uninstalled.

Uninstall Office on Mac

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Click the Finder app with the blue and white smiley face icon. This application is usually located in the dock.

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Click Applications . It's in the left pane.

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Right click on Microsoft Office. This could be Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Office 2016, or any version of Microsoft Office you have installed.

If you're using a magic mouse or trackpad, you can right-click by clicking down with two fingers.

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Click Move to Trash . Microsoft Office will be uninstalled. You can then delete the trash to free up your hard drive.

Install Office on the new computer

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Go to https://stores.office.com/myaccount/ using a web browser. Launch a web browser on the new computer where you want to install Microsoft Office.

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Sign in to Microsoft Store. Use the email address and password associated with your Microsoft account to sign in.

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Click Install . This orange button is below the column labeled "Install".

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Click Install . This orange button is located to the right of the "Install Information" frame. The setup file will be downloaded.

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Click on the setup file. That is the .exe file that was just downloaded. By default, all downloaded files are usually located in the Download folder. The file may also appear at the bottom of the browser window, depending on the web browser you use.

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Click Run in the pop-up dialog box. Microsoft Office will begin to be installed.

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Click Next . This button appears when Microsoft Office has finished installing. The introductory video will start playing, you can click "Next" again if you don't want to watch it.

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Click Sign In . This orange button is in the Window dialog box that pops up.

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Sign in with the email address and password associated with your Microsoft account. You can now use Microsoft Office on your new computer. However, this software will continue to install in the background for quite a while. Therefore, do not restart or turn off your computer until Microsoft Office has finished installing.