Transferring Microsoft Office License

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Transferring Microsoft Office License

Brian Barton 0

Hello,

How do I transfer my Microsoft Office License from my Dell Window Computer to my MacBook Air Computer?

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DaveM121 937.5K Independent Advisor

If Office was not pre-installed on your Dell PC as a free licence, when you first installed and activated Office that licence should have become associated to your Microsoft Account as a digital licence online and it is from there that you can install Office on your Macbook Air without the need for a product key:

https://account.microsoft.com/services/

DaveM121 937.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-10-06T16:37:24.5766667+00:00

How are you proceeding with this problem, did you try that process to install Office on your MacBook Air.
Brian Barton 0 Reputation points

2026-10-06T16:43:25.79+00:00

No it didn't. When I signed into the link provided, it says my account is not associated with any key.
DaveM121 937.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-10-06T16:45:51.35+00:00

Do you still have access to the Dell PC?

If so, on that PC, open Word, then go to File - Account.

On that window, you should see the Email address of the Microsoft account used to register the Office licence.
Brian Barton 0 Reputation points

2026-10-06T16:52:54.58+00:00

So the account is the same as stated before. I am also have word on my Macbook Air and I see I am also signed in, but it says Subscription Required to edit or save. Start my free trial or activate existing subscription. I do not have a subcription
Brian Barton 0 Reputation points

2026-10-06T16:55:28.86+00:00

What I have is Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019
Brian Barton 0 Reputation points

2026-10-06T16:58:17.8833333+00:00

Looks like from my search, I need to uninstall on my dell and download and install on my mac and sign in to activate
DaveM121 937.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-10-06T17:00:05.9066667+00:00

Thank you for that information.

If your version of Office is Office home and Student 2019, you cannot install and use that on your Apple device, after an update that was released in July, it is no longer possible to update the security certificates on Office 2019 on a Mac device, on the link below, they provide full details on that update.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/lifecycle/officeinstall/update-m365-office-macos-ios#if-you-have-office-2019-for-mac:~:text=Office%202021.-,If%20you%20have%20Office%202019%20for%20Mac,-Office%202019%20for
Brian Barton 0 Reputation points

2026-10-06T17:05:17.03+00:00

Thank you
DaveM121 937.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-10-06T17:06:47.0533333+00:00

Glad to help!