UNINSTALL ALL OTHER VERSIONS OF OFFICE BEFORE INSTALLING THE DOWNLOAD LINKS PROVIDED!
Office 365 comes pre-installed on all new machines running Windows, this must be fully removed prior to installation.
The below link should be used to uninstall other office suites if installed!
https://aka.ms/SaRA-officeUninstallFromPC
Reboot if you have removed any previous office suite.
Download Office:
Click the above link and once downloaded follow the below:
Select show in folder, select the .img file and from the Manage tab, "right click" on the img file and select Mount.
Once you mounted the file, you'll notice that Windows 10 will create a virtual disc drive that you can use to access its content from the left pane.
Open the Office folder and select 32bit or 64bit setup.
Windows 11 / 10 Mount option missing:
If you find Windows 11 won’t mount ISO files or the Mount option is missing, what should you do? Right-click on the ISO file and choose Properties. Then, click Change from the General tab, choose Windows Explorer, and click OK. Next, save the change by clicking Apply > OK.
REBOOT.
Installation of Office hangs, see link below:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/installation-of-office-hangs-at-90-35e6952b-eff9-4bd3-9c9b-bb3c2aba7f16
Note:
Delete the office shortcut on your task bar as this will take you to the purchase page of 365.
You open apps in Win10/11 by typing, Word, Outlook etc into the windows search box.
(How to activate office)
• If you have uninstalled another version of Office please Reboot first.
• After installation open word.
• Enter your product key.
• Click "I want to activate over the internet".
If online activation fails then click back and follow the guide here: https://www.mssoftware.co.uk/offline-self-service-activation-40-w.asp