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How to activate Office 2024 Professional Plus Phone activation
Microsoft has a better, smarter option for the telephone activation of Office 2021, Office 2019 or earlier versions of Office with a method nowhere near as painful or clumsy. All you need is a smartphone, iPhone or Android.
How do I activate Office by phone?
All office versions APPS 2016 2019 2021 2024
Below is the standard message you will receive to prompt phone activation.
If you have the following error message above when trying to activate office 2021/2019/2016 with your license key please see below.
To start the simple process of activation over the phone please see below
Method 1
Now click NEXT.
First, select your country
Check the example of this window below.
- Copy the Installation Id displayed on step 2 to a Clipboard on your PC.
- Send us the installation ID through your order email
- We will reply with the Confirmation ID Instantly
7. The activation of your Office is Done.
Method 2
Call the Microsoft Center
Now click next to NEXT.
You will see the telephone activation section.
First, select your country, which will enable Microsoft to generate a phone number to call.
An example of this window is below.
Follow the steps below for how to activate Office 2024 via telephone:
1 – Start by calling your chosen number.
2 – Now press option 1 to consent to call recording.
3 – Enter the auto generated security number if asked on the telephone keypad.
4 – Now press option 3, do NOT press option 2, this will fail activation.
5 – Now press option 1.
Microsoft will now ask for your Installation ID, type it into your telephone keypad carefully.
6 -You will now be asked how many uses, press 0. (The reason we choose 0 as you have not activated this on any PC yet)
7 -The automated system will now verify your Installation ID and generate you a Confirmation ID
* (if not see bottom of page)
8 -Type the Confirmation ID into your PC carefully and press next.
9 -Your activation is successful and fully installed on your PC.
10 -now press option 2 on your telephone keypad to complete the activation.
Please see the image below.
