If you're troubleshooting Office and would like to remove the license files on your Mac, you can use the license removal tool. This will completely remove all licenses for Microsoft 365 for Mac.

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Here are the most likely causes for an unrecognized charge: A Microsoft subscription has recurring billing enabled. Someone you know, such as a family member, bought something with your card. You can now investigate this on the Manage your payments page. A previously declined charge was charged again. A pre-order or split order was shipped. Someone made an in-app purchase from an app, game, or ...

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to activate Office for Mac. If you're running into errors or issues with installing or activating Office on your Mac, see What to try if you can't install or activate Office for Mac instead. Before activating and if you haven't already, you'll need to redeem and install Office on your PC or Mac.

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Microsoft正在对永久许可证的激活体验进行现代化改造。 从 2025 年 12 月 3 日起，传统的基于电话的产品激活自动化过程已从电话转移到在线。 客户将改用产品激活门户： 产品激活门户 新的数字工作流提供更安全、更可靠且用户友好的激活体验，并有助于防止欺诈。 虽然该过程已更新，但脱机激活 ...

Certificate authority (CA) A certificate authority is an entity similar to a notary public. It issues digital certificates, signs certificates to verify their validity and tracks which certificates have been revoked or have expired. Top of Page Digital signature assurances The following terms and definitions show what assurances are provided by digital signatures. Authenticity The signer is ...

Microsoft is modernizing the activation experience for perpetual licenses. Beginning December 3, 2025, the traditional telephone-based product activation automation process has been moved from telephone to online. Customers will instead use the Product Activation Portal: Product Activation Portal The new digital workflow provides a more secure, reliable, and user‑friendly activation ...

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