How do I upgrade to Office 2016?

Office 2007 and Office for Mac 2011 will no longer be supported after October 10, 2017. This means that if you have a non-subscription older version of Office, or an Office 365 subscription that doesn't receive automatic updates you'll want to think about upgrading to Office 2016.

If you have an Office 365 for business subscription, see Upgrade to Office 2016 using Office 365 for business

Note: If you're not sure what version of Office you have, see What version of Office am I using?

How to get Office 2016

How you upgrade to Office 2016 depends on if you have an Office for home product.

Note: If your product is under the Office for business column, see Upgrade to Office 2016 using Office 365 for business.

Windows Mac

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Office 365 subscription

Office 2016 is already included in your subscription.

If you want to install the 64-bit version or install Office in another language, follow the step-by-step instructions in Install Office on your PC. Otherwise, use the steps below to install Office 2016.

1. Go to www.office.com/myaccount.

2. Sign in with your Microsoft account. (This is the account you already associated with the version of Office.)

3. On My Office Account, select Install.

The process to uninstall Office 2013 and install Office 2016 can take some time. When the installation completes, you'll see a welcome video that explains how to find your apps and start Office 2016.

Non-subscription

If you have a one-time purchase of Office 2013, Office 2010, or Office 2007, you'll need to purchase an Office 365 subscription, or one of the Office 2016 suites of products such as Office Home & Business.

For more detailed install help, see Download and install or reinstall Office 365 or Office 2016 on a PC.

Office 365 subscription

Office 2016 for Mac is already included for free as part of your subscription. Just follow these steps to install, or for more detailed install help, see Download and install or reinstall Office 365 or Office 2016 on a Mac:

1. Go to www.office.com/myaccount.

2. Sign in with your Microsoft account. (This is the account you already associated with your subscription.)

3. On My Office Account, select Install.

Once Office 2016 for Mac has installed, you can choose to uninstall Office for Mac 2011 or leave it on your computer.

Non-subscription

If you have a one-time purchase of Office for Mac 2011, you'll need to purchase an Office 365 subscription, or the one-time purchase of Office 2016 for Mac.

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