Where Do I Get The Product Number ?

[silka]

I haven't got Microsoft office on my computer its asking for the product key no

[VHG]

If you have not got MS Office then WHAT is asking for the product number?

Or are you trying to install MS Office and you get this question during the install?

If so then the product number will be on the box or packaging that came with the product.

Or if you downloaded it then I assume it will be sent in an email.

The key is usually a string of letters and numbers like
48FCX-DF45G-66CF3-CCC5H-TT6JJ8

[bazwillrun]

"The key is usually a string of letters and numbers like
48FCX-DF45G-66CF3-CCC5H-TT6JJ8 "

thanks, that worked a treat......arf arf arf

[silka]

Thank you , it is asking for the number when trying to install it. unfortunately the numbers on the box have been torn

[silka]

There is a number on the underside of the laptop looks like it

[VHG]

The numbers on the underside of the laptop are for the Windows install.

You need the code for Office.

If it has been torn see if you can work out what they are as you will need them.

[silka]

TBH there are all sorts of numbers but I cant see any that look like your example on the box

[Buenchico]

Are you sure that you ever had the product key?

New computers are often sold with Microsoft Office installed but without the necessary licence. If you actually want to use Microsoft Office you have to purchase a licence (which provides you with the product key). The licence costs (at discounted prices) around a hundred quid!

It might be simpler to forget about Microsoft Office and use a free alternative. The most popular is OpenOffice (which is used by many schools, councils, police forces and other public bodies who don't like paying massive licence fees to Microsoft):
http://www.openoffice.org/
(If you use OpenOffice, but want others to be able to open your word-processed documents in Microsoft Office, you should change the OpenOffice default 'Save' option so that everything will automatically be saved in the correct format. See here:
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-set-openoffice-writer-save-as-microsoft-11017880.html ).

Other free alternatives are LibreOffice (which is based upon the source code for Lotus, and is widely praised in the computing press):
https://www.libreoffice.org/
and Kingsoft Office (which has only recently been brought to my attention but which has very good reviews):
http://www.kingsoftstore.co.uk/kingsoft-office-freeware.html

Chris

[silka]

No Not sure I ever had it TBH.
People have sent me stuff and I cant open it , is the problem.

[pixie373]

I didn't realise my key was on a sticker at the bottom of my laptop. The numbers have completely worn off. Do you know if i can get it another way?

[RATTER15]

Silka, like Buenchico said, download "Open Office" its completely free no strings attached and as good as word.

[silka]

I will try Ratter , but useless with that sort of stuff TBH x