


It’s likely you’ll still see a license/activation error, which should soon go away.


But you will need to log in with your college email (Saints Email for MHCC or staff email) if you want to continue to use this for free (otherwise, Microsoft will start disabling access to Office and request payment after a trial period of, typically, a month). If Word appears, that means you already have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. Yes, I Have MS Word/Office on my Computer If Word doesn’t appear, or the result shows only WordPad or Pages, proceed to No, I Don’t Have MS Word/Office on My Computer.If Word does appear, continue onto Yes, I Have MS Word/Office on My Computer.On a Mac computer click the Spotlight icon (if shown) in the menu bar in the upper right, or press Command + Space bar. On a Windows computer click the Search Box (magnifying glass icon) on the lower bottom left of your computer (you can also press the Windows logo key + S on your keyboard to open Search).If you need to check on this, just continue with step 1. If you know Office is installed, skip down to Yes, I Have MS Word/Office on My Computer section. Some computers will come with Microsoft Office already installed, including MHCC loaner laptops from the college, but you’ll still need to activate a student (or staff) license to continue using MS Word/Office for free. How to Activate/Install Microsoft Office: First, check if you have Microsoft Office on your computer
