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• How to activate your trial

• How to buy this product now

How to activate your trial

In order to start your trial period, you must activate the trial software. An Internet connection is required to activate your trial.

The trial works for a limited time, beginning when you activate the trial. During the activation process you'll be notified when the trial will expire. The trial period begins after you activate. You can launch the application for a total of 25 times before having to enter the Product Key and Activating the product.

The process for activating your trial software begins automatically when you open any 2007 Microsoft Office system product for the first time.

Follow these steps to activate the trial:

Step 1: Trial Product

Enter the 25-character Trial Product Key in the Setup dialog box. Then click Continue. The End User License Agreement will appear.

• If you download a trial, the Trial Product Key is in the e-mail that was sent to you after you registered for the download.
• If you receive a trial with a new PC, the Trial Product Key will either be provided with a new PC on a marketing card or generated from the trial icon.
• If you received an Evaluation CD kit, the Trial Product Key is inside the CD wallet.

Step 2: Microsoft Software License Terms (MSLT)

You must accept the terms of the Microsoft Software License Terms (MSLT) to use the trial. To accept it, select "I accept the terms in the License Agreement." Then, click Continue, and the Activation Wizard will open.

Step 3: Activation Wizard

In the Activation Wizard, Select "I want to activate the software over the Internet" and click Next. The wizard will lead you through the activation process. When this process is complete, you will receive a notice that activation has been successful. The notice will indicate the date when the trial will expire.

 Note   If the activation process is cancelled at any time by clicking cancel or by closing the screen, or if activation is interrupted for any other reason, you will still have the opportunity to go through the activation process until you have successfully activated the trial software.

How to buy this product now

You can purchase a full version of the product either before or after your trial period ends.

Before the trial period ends:

You will start receiving expiration reminder messages indicating the date when the trial will expire. At this point, you can purchase the full product from Microsoft or from authorized retailer.

After the trial period expires:

The software goes into reduced functionality mode. Some of the limitations of reduced functionality mode include the following:

• You can not create any new files.
• You can view existing files, but you can not modify them.
• You can print files, but you can not save them.