Quit out of all Office 2019 for Mac apps. In the dialog box that opens, if you're on Office 2019 for Mac, you'll see a version number that starts with "16.17" or higher and license type will say Retail License 2019 or Volume License. I will be upgrading Mac Office 2016 to Mac Office 2019 and will be using Mac Seralizer to activate Mac Office 2019 to Volume Licensing. I have Mac Book Pro 2015 which is currently running MacOS Mojave.
In the top menu, click Word > About Word. In this post, I will show you how to install and activate Mac Office 2019.
Before you beginĬonfirm that you're on Office 2019 for Mac. While these builds contain advanced new features, if you run into any work-stopping issues after installing Office 2019 for Mac, you can go back to Office 2016 for Mac (Version 16.16) if you had it previously installed. Microsoft released Office 2019 for Mac on September 24th, 2018 (Version 16.17).
These instructions are for customers who have purchased a one-time version or volume license version of Office for Mac, not Microsoft 365 customers. If the product is activated, it will say 'Product Activated. However, if you have upgraded to Office 2021 for Mac from Office 2016 for Mac and need to go back to Office 2016 for Mac, the steps are the same as below. Congratulations This concludes Office 2016 for Mac installation and activation. You can verify automatic activation by opening any Office application other than Outlook (Word, Excel, etc.) and going to File -> Help (Office 2010) or File -> Account (Office 2013, 2016) and then looking on the right column. Office 2021 for Mac is a continuation of the same code base that Office 2019 for Mac ran under, so there is no benefit to be had by going back to Office 2019 for Mac once you have upgraded to Office 2021 for Mac from there.