How to Find Office Product Key

This wikiHow teaches you how to find the product key of your version of Microsoft Office.

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Microsoft Office 365, 2016, 2013 and 2011

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Search in personal emails and documents. Newer versions of Office do not store the full 25 characters of the product key in a computer-readable format. The best way to see the product key is to find the electronic receipt (if purchased online) or the product packaging (if you purchased from a store). ^{[1] X Research Source}

If the computer came with a registered version of Office, the code may be printed on a hologram sticker somewhere on the device.
If you have the original disc or packaging, look for the sticker or tag that contains the code.
If you purchased the software from the Microsoft Store, look for the receipt in the email. There is definitely a product key in the receipt.

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Check with the online store. If you can’t find your receipt, you can still find the code by logging into your store account. ^{[2] X Research Source}

If you purchased software from the Microsoft Store, follow these steps:
- Sign in to your account at https://www.microsoftstore.com .
- Click Order History .
- Click order.
- Click Install Office .
- Click Hi. Let’s get your Office to show the key.
If you purchased Office at work through Microsoft HUP, follow these steps:
- Sign in to https://microsofthup.com .
- Click Order History .
- Enter the email address that you use to purchase Office. You will receive an email with all the links.
- Click the link in the email.
- Click on the order number to display the key code.

Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007

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Check email receipt. If you purchased Office from the online store and downloaded it to your computer, you can find the full 25-character product key in the receipt email. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

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Check with the online store. If you’ve downloaded the office suite but don’t see your receipt, you can still find your product key by logging into your store account.

If you purchased the suite from Digital River, you can get the code by going to their support page and selecting How do I get my serial number or unlock code? (How do I get the serial number or unlock code?). Just follow the on-screen instructions to get the code.
If you purchased from the Microsoft Store, follow these steps:
- Sign in to your account at https://www.microsoftstore.com .
- Click Order History .
- Click order.
- Click Install Office .
- Click Hi. Let’s get your Office to show the keycode.

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Check product packaging. If you purchased an Office disc with a carrying case, the product key is usually on the packaging. If you can’t find it, see the instructions on the box to look up the product key online.

If the version of Office comes with a product key with a PIN, you’ll need to go to https://office.com/getkey and enter the 27 alphanumeric characters on the card.

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Check the hologram sticker on the computer. If the computer was pre-installed and pre-registered with Office when you purchased it, the product key may be on a hologram sticker somewhere on the device.

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Use LicenseCrawler (PC only). If the other steps don’t work, you can use LicenseCrawler (or some free key lookup app) to decrypt the key. Here’s how: ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Go to http://www.klinzmann.name/licensecrawler.htm and click Download.
Click one of the links below the ″Portable-Version″ heading.
Follow the on-screen instructions to download the .zip file.
Unzip the file. The folder containing the application will be created. You don’t need to launch any kind of installer as it is a portable application.
Open the new folder and double click on LicenseCrawler.exe .
Click Search (remember to close any pop-ups if any). The application will scan your registry.
Scroll down and find the line that begins with one of these text strings:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftOffice14.0 (Office 2010)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftOffice12.0 (Office 2007)
Find the following product key from ″Serial Number″. These are 25 characters grouped into 5 alphanumeric sets.

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Contact Microsoft Support. If the other steps don’t work and you have proof of purchase, try contacting Microsoft. Go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus and click Get Started .

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Microsoft Office 365, 2016, 2013 and 2011

Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007

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