Phone Activation

In some cases, a product key may need to be activated via phone. Please follow the steps below carefully to complete the process.

1: Download your version of office using the links below:

Office 2021 Professional Plus 

Office 2019 Professional Plus 

Office 2016 Professional Plus

Office 2013 Professional Plus

Office 2013 Home & Business PC

Office 2016 Home & Business PC

Office 2019 Home & Business PC

2: Start Office program to open the activation wizard

3: Select 'I want to activate the software by telephone' to make use of microsoft office telephone activation

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4: Select 'I want to activate the software by telephone'.
Select your county/region from the dropdown menu.

To avoid having to call the number, you can now complete "telephone" activation using an online website to automate the whole process! 

Please visit https://getcid.info/ and follow this video guide to activate any office products

 

Or if GetCid.info isn't working, try THIS LINK.

This will allow you to complete the ms telephone activation without actually having to call the number.

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Important Note:

If you see a notice that 'telephone activation is no longer supported for your product' you can ignore this warning.

Microsoft confirmed this is an issue, and there is currently a WORKAROUND:

Telephone activation can still be accomplished by calling the ms office activation phone number below:
Office 2010 Activation Phone Number: (888) 652-2342
Office 2007: (866) 432-3012
Office Pro Plus 2013 etc:

You can find a list of numbers to activate all office products via telephone activation HERE.

EVEN BETTER:  To avoid having to call the number, you can now complete "telephone" activation using an online website to automate the whole process! 

Please visit https://getcid.info/ and follow this video guide to activate any office products, as per the video guide here:

Or if GetCid.info isn't working, try THIS LINK.

5: In the phone call, or on https://getcid.info/, You will be prompted to provide the Installation ID, shown on the installation wizard.

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6: The telephone system or https://getcid.info/ will provide you with a confirmation ID.

Type the sets of numbers provided to you into the text boxes.

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7: After you have entered the Confirmation ID (provided in the telephone call or from https://getcid.info/) into the text boxes, press 'Next' and then 'Finish'.

Congratulations! Activation is now complete.