In the Activation Wizard, choose I want to activate the software by telephone. If you're activating over the Internet and have a slow connection, you might want to activate by phone. If you don't see an Activate Product Key button, your software is already activated, and you don't need to do anything.įollow the steps in the Activation Wizard. Need help finding your product key? Activate Office 2010 onlineĬlick File > Help > Activate Product Key. In most cases, you'll need your product key to activate Office 2010. To activate Office by telephone, you can call the numbers for your specific country/region listed in this article.
Important: When you select the option to activate Office by telephone, you might receive this error: Telephone activation is no longer supported for your product.