Office 2019 will install along side Office 2016 and even Office 365. But there is one caveat, although the installation of Office 2019 will complete, it will not run along side Office 2016 and Office 365. So if you want to install and work on Office 2019, you have to uninstall all previous Office versions including Office 365. New features.
So, I'm aware that this is a brand new product an there will be little experience with it but Microsoft have been a bit shoddy here. I have had a look here, (but there is insufficient info on what to expect before you click the button. So, my situation is that I'm currently running a perfectly working version of Office 2016 that I will transfer to another Mac as soon as this one is installed, (it's on a.pkg so no problems there).
I purchased Office 19 from eBuyer, (weird as it says medialess but I'm still waiting on the post - maybe it's a license key they are shipping on a bit of card). So after signing in to my Microsoft account, and once I click 'install', what happens? Should have uninstalled 2016 first, (as per this link Do I have to do something to de-activate the 2016 license before using it on my other Mac? Do the 2016 apps sit in my Applications folder along with the 2019 versions, if so how do I tell the difference? Does is replace the 2016? Yes it may all go smoothly, but this stuff needs to be known BEFORE upgrading. Does anybody now the answers please?
![2019 2019](/uploads/1/2/5/6/125628259/434574599.jpg)
Hi Dwight, You mentioned that you bought it from an eBuyer, so we suggest confirming with them if the key is correct. Based on the error it seems like Office can't find the provided key in the database. Here's an article that explains one of the few reasons why it may not work: Regards, Sheen Hi Sheen, Ok. I went on to a live chat with an advisor and the first thing he said was to change browser. I used Firefox instead of Safari and hey presto. I'm up and running with Office '19.
You should be fine. Also I assume you are not concerned about the latest updates/releases? MS seems to be inconsistent. Sometimes they only release something in the subscription version and sometimes it is in both. Another potential glitch is if you have multiple user accounts on the same Mac.
Theoretically, the license is for the “Mac” and it should not matter how many user accounts you have. However in “real life”, we were finding we needed to reauthize frequently. We have not found that with the subscription. I too prefer a stand alone license, but we got tired of the hassles and gave up. We also have multiple iPads. Does MS actually have any way to enforce the '1 PC' rule? I am going to install it on my new MBP that is arriving tomorrow and that's the one that matters, but I also have this mid-2010 as well as my wife's that would be nice to put it on as well, but not critical.
I just remember back in the day they used to try to enforce a single license as if a household was actually going to buy 4 copies for four computers in the house (rolleyes), but you could always just buy one and put it on as many machines as you owned. Is it still the same or do they actually have a way now to limit you to literally one computer? Does MS actually have any way to enforce the '1 PC' rule?
I am going to install it on my new MBP that is arriving tomorrow and that's the one that matters, but I also have this mid-2010 as well as my wife's that would be nice to put it on as well, but not critical. I just remember back in the day they used to try to enforce a single license as if a household was actually going to buy 4 copies for four computers in the house (rolleyes), but you could always just buy one and put it on as many machines as you owned. Is it still the same or do they actually have a way now to limit you to literally one computer? Click to expand.
When you install, it is now tied to some “internals” of the machine. Perhaps the serial number? You can only install it on another machine by uninstalling it and doing a complete activation via MS. If you have multiple computers, get a subscription, it will be cheaper in the long term.
If you also have new iPad Pro models or plan to, than a subscription would be cheaper. If you plan to get the next version beyond 2019 within the next few years, then also the subscription would be cheaper. Click to expand.As far as I know, their service is only available to 501c3 non-profits. And not offered to governmental agencies. As far as the software, the licenses are issued by the software vendors (Adobe, Microsoft, etc), and their licenses and terms of use are dictated by the vendors and vary. As far as verification, yes there is a process of registering your organization with Tech Soup, including providing documentation of the organization's non-profit status. Check it all out at TechSoup.org.