Upon leaving Duke, netID-activated software will cease to function, and it will be necessary to purchase a license to continue using it. Graduating Students: Student graduation copy - Students should use Office 365 until shortly before graduation. This version is for Duke work-related purposes only, and use of the software is conditioned on your full time employment as faculty or staff at the University.Įach Duke faculty or staff member is limited to one purchase of each product. Under this program, Duke faculty & staff may purchase one personal license of Office for $14.99. Home-use copy (Faculty/Staff): Microsoft has designated a special license program for employees specifically for home use called the Office Professional Plus 'Work at Home' program.

The Office 365 license is activated with your Duke netID. Personal Computers, Student Computers, Mobile Devices, and Working from Home: Office 365 - Through Office 365, all Duke faculty, staff, and students may install and activate Microsoft Office software on up to five computers and mobile devices simultaneously. The Mac version does not require activation. The Windows version uses volume license activation, which activates with either a KMS license server (default, recommended) or a product key (MAK - used for offline or off-campus work computers). They only differ in terms of licensing and activation.ĭuke-Owned Computers: volume-licensed standalone version - This version is not tied to users' accounts and may be installed and activated on an unlimited number of computers for Duke purposes. In terms of functionality, all of them are exactly the same. Troubleshooting specific errors when activating manually with the KMS.How can I activate the volume-licensed version of Office 2013 manually? (when automatic activation does not work).How can I activate the volume-licensed version of Office 2016 manually? (when automatic activation does not work).

How can I verify that my copy of Office is activated?.

How do I connect to VPN to activate Office when not on the Duke network?.

How do I activate the volume-licensed versions of Office for Windows?.

How do I download and activate Microsoft Office through Office 365?.

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