This basically phones home through the internet. Vague recollection: When you first use it you have to activate it. This is also true for for the free version many folks received several months ago when it first came out. This comes up in the eula (license) you have to click “I agree” to when you install it. The regular microsoft office 2003 retail version can be installed on two machines, a desktop and a portable (laptop) machine.
However I could be wrong and am open to correction :^) ….ġ. These are the best of my recollections from installing it at work and at home several times. My understanding is this can be a pretty complicated issue. Open source alternatives such as Open Office. Besides being free, the software is compatible with current Microsoft products, and quite good.You may not need all the latest and greatest features, so why pay for them? Check out eBay, not only for bargains, but also for new copies of older versions of Office which are often found at a steep discount.
Purchasing just the program (Word, Excel, etc.) you need, rather than the entire package. There are plenty of options besides purchasing an additional copy of Office, especially if you can’t justify the additional cost. Today I must assume that’s wrong, as I can find no documentation to back that Some software publishers have license agreements that state you may install on a certain number of machines as long as only one is in use at any time. Others allow you to make a single copy of the software as a backup.įor Microsoft Office specifically, I was lead to believe some time ago that one could install it on up to three machines for personal use. In practice things get just a little grayer than that, though. To reactivate your Office applications, reconnect to the Internet.On the surface, copying is simple: it’s illegal. If you don’t connect to the Internet at least every 31 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents but cannot edit the documents or create new ones. You should also connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades. Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app. For Microsoft 365 plans, Internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other PCs or to change billing options. However, Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Microsoft 365 subscription plans. 
You don’t need to be connected to the Internet to use Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, because the applications are fully installed on your computer.
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