- After installing Office 2016 for Mac, Word 2016 for Mac automatically opens to the What's New window. Click Get Started to start activating.
- Enter the email address you used for your Microsoft account or the account assigned to you by your work or school, and click Next.
- Enter the email address you used for your Microsoft account or the account assigned to you by your work or school, and click Next.
- The system checks if you have a valid license.
- After the license validates, it will activate the product.
- You're done! Click Start Using Word, to open and start using.