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I am having trouble getting all components of Office 2016 activated, running under Yosemite. Word and Excel have been activated, but PowerPoint still thinks it is running under the 'preview' option (30 days to test the software). When I click on the 'Activate' button in the dialog that appears on PP startup, it does not go to the actual activate sequence, but acts as if it is already activated. In fact, the 'Activate Office' menu item under the PP menu is gone. I'm concerned that I am gong to reach the end of the 30 day window, and the problem will lock up on me. It seems like a flag as been set in the app and was not reset when I did activate my license for Office 2016.
Any insights/suggestions would be appreciated. I heard from a friend today that El Capitan has an update that fixes a bug with Office 2016, but am not sure this is dealing with the same problem.
Mike Phelps
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
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Licensing
Office Enterprise is available free of charge to authorized members of the MIT community through MIT's Microsoft Campus Agreement (MSCA).
- MIT departments may install this software on any MIT-owned computer, provided that it will only be used by current MIT students, staff, or faculty for MIT purposes only.
- Lincoln Labsoftware portal. (Lincoln Lab certificate required)
- Students, faculty, and staff have the right to install the software on a personally-owned machine to be used for MIT purposes.
- Students may also run an additional virtualized copy of MS Office.
Downloads (MIT certificate required)
Mac | Be sure to run both packages in the folder, including the installer and serializer. |
Windows (64-bit) | |
Windows (32-bit) | 2019, 2016, and 2013 licensing |
Web |
Installation
To avoid activation problems, uninstall any OEM version that may be on your computer prior to installing IS&T's Enterprise version of the software.
Activation (keys are not available):
- On-Campus: IS&T downloads of Microsoft Office Enterprise activate via the MIT Network (MITnet).
- Off-Campus: You must be connected to MITnet via Cisco VPN at least once every 180 days to remain operational.
Using
- Troubleshoot Office installation: IS&T Knowledge Base | Microsoft
- Quick start guides: Windows | Mac
- Uninstall Office: Windows | Mac
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