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Office 2010 installation and activation
In this tutorial we will show you how to download and install Office 2010. To do this you will need:
- Office 2010 product key
- Internet connection
i noteIn this tutorial we are installing Office 2010 Professional, but the instructions apply to all editions. If you already have the installer from another source, you can skip to step 4.
Once you acquire an Office 2010 product key, go to the Microsoft page for downloading older Office suites: microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/office. Scroll down, enter your product key into the box and verify it.
Once the key is verified, choose your language and click “Confirm”.
Once you hit Confirm, the website will provide you with installation file links. These files work for 24 hours only, so it is a good idea to back up the installer somewhere safe after downloading it for future use.
Download the architecture corresponding to your needs and run it after the download is complete.
Run the downloaded installer. Once the installer starts, enter your product key. After the installer accepts the key, click “Continue”.
Accept the license terms and click “Continue”.
If you want a standard installation, click “Install Now”. If you want to choose which applications will be installed, click on “Customize”.
If you chose Customize, you can change the features to be installed and the location of Office itself, and you can add your personal info as well.
After you click “Install now” the installation will begin.
After the installer is done you can close it or set up a Microsoft account (not necessary).
And that’s it: the Office suite is installed. You can find it in your Start menu, or create a new document by right clicking in a folder or on your desktop.
Now that Office is installed, open any part of it (for example Word) and proceed to activation.
You will be presented with the activation wizard and two options; try online activation first.
If you see this window instead, you need to activate your key by using the automated phone system. Go back and continue to the next step.
Choose the phone activation option and click Next.
Now choose your country, call the provided number and follow the steps to the point where you enter the installation ID and receive the confirmation ID, which you put into boxes A-H.
! warningIf you see a message about phone activation being no longer supported, disregard it; this message is displayed to everyone who is not an Office 365 subscriber. The phone number can be found here on the official Microsoft website.
After typing in the confirmation ID from Microsoft, hit Next. The product key will be verified and that’s it: Office is successfully activated and ready to use.
