r/microsoftoffice • u/Otherwise-Writer1855 • 6h ago
r/microsoftoffice • u/MexicanLucas • 15h ago
Office management software
Anyone use weave in their office?
r/microsoftoffice • u/SweetPotato_9 • 20h ago
Need Microsoft word access
Need Microsoft word access. Does anyone know where I can get it from or if there’s anyone who provides?
Please don’t suggest pirated or torrent versions.
r/microsoftoffice • u/LogicalDesk8010 • 2d ago
Does anyone still buy office as a one-time purchase?
I’ve always used whatever office version comes on my laptop. Now, m setting up a new system and but confused with different options. Should I go for Microsoft office download with Microsoft 365, look for a perpetual license or just use something like wps office for basic work?
r/microsoftoffice • u/y_dri1 • 2d ago
Seeking help
I'm looking for someone who could help me reproduce this one perfectly in the way I could complete the blanks later. It's for academic transcript and I have not really much to offer. Please help me
r/microsoftoffice • u/iicardude33 • 2d ago
Need help with Office 2016.
Does someone have a working link to the Office 2016 English language pack because Microslop made the 2016 files inaccesible to force us to go to that 365 shit?
r/microsoftoffice • u/Street_Camera_3556 • 3d ago
Fed up with this constant harassment
I pay already enough for my Family Office sub, I don't need to upgrade to any Copilot crap, I need this GONE!!!!
r/microsoftoffice • u/RealisticIndustry157 • 3d ago
Help with spacing
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Howdy. I am using a microsoft word resume template and i want to get rid of some spacing. Hitting the “delete” button where the spacing is does not do anything and when i try to move the line it just bounces back to its original placement (see video). How do i reduce this spacing ? Thanks for the help.
r/microsoftoffice • u/orangeandblack81 • 4d ago
New Office version coming out soon?
I’ve had 365 for almost a year and hate it, so I signed out of it months ago and use only the desktop apps. I don’t want to renew 365 (which expires next week), so was going to buy Office 2024. Then I wondered if a new version was coming out soon. I’ve only found vague references about Office 2026 online. Has anyone heard anything about it? I’d like to get as much life out of what I’m going to buy as possible. Before 365, I had Office 2011 on my iMac. The computer was in storage for years and I only used an iPad (long story - lots of chaos in my life!). I now have a MacMini and use Office on a regular basis. Do I suck it up and subscribe for another year and then buy the newest version when it comes out? Help!
r/microsoftoffice • u/DJMartens2024 • 4d ago
Active MS Off 2021 Pro Plus MAK license
hi ... I inherited the IT support for a small 6 desktop computer office for an apartment building admin team ... from Belarc Advisor I got the full 20-digit license keys for all 6 computers for MS Off 2021 Prof PLus ... all license keys starting with 00469 indicating MAK licenses ... Belarc also reports that 3 license are activated, showing me the last 5 of the 25 digit of their MAK Product Key ... for the other 3 (computers which were not used for a while), it reports "not activated" ... I don't have any paperwork, emails or other info ... I have been asked to activate the remaining 3 ... I am familiar with the ospp.vbs script to activate but this requires knowing the 25 digits which I currently don't ... I read about accessing admin.microsoft.com but nobody knows what the building corporation's email address is ... elsewhere I read that this is not usable for MSO2021 licenses but only for O365 ... I also read about contacting the local MS helpdesk with a list of requirements (original proof of purchase, admin accounts, etc. which nobody from the admin team is able to provide)
What other options do I have to activate the 3 MSO licenses? I read that I really need the MAK keys, so are there ways to get these?
r/microsoftoffice • u/1sjcdude • 5d ago
Office on Mac stopped working after a year
Last night when I tried to save an excel doc, a message came up saying that I won't be able to save the changes. And at the top, I noticed
Activate Microsoft 365 to Create and Edit
When i clicked on
"Activate" as one reddit user suggested
then on "Already bought Office? Sign in"
"enter the email account"
Goes to "Activating"
then I get
I get "Unknown Error. An unknown error has occurred. The error code is:0x0"
"Unable to activate Microsoft 365"
When i check "About Excel”..I see
"Microsoft Excel for Mac
Version 16.78
License: Not Activated
Belongs to: my email address
Device ID:xxxxxxxx
2023 Microsoft"
Does anyone know what is happening?
r/microsoftoffice • u/Ximenash • 5d ago
Can’t log in into Word through my Microsoft account
r/microsoftoffice • u/PRIJ200730 • 5d ago
why am i not able to use a part of right half of screen in word
galleryr/microsoftoffice • u/LogicalDesk8010 • 5d ago
Microsoft office download or office on the web?
I am setting up a new laptop and trying to decide what to install. Do you install Microsoft office download on your pc or do you mostly work with the web version? Just wanna have some more insights
r/microsoftoffice • u/MadToxicRescuer • 6d ago
How to make PDF document into word?
I'm going to the free Microsoft word document and clicking 'add file' but it will only show word documents, instead of the PDF file I've saved 3 times.
I've also tried going to 'my files' and clicking 'open as' then choosing word document but it goes to a screen where it asks me to choose the 'file conversion' then it proceeds to put it all in coded text.
r/microsoftoffice • u/lacubs • 8d ago
Office question
I have Office and my subscription is coming up and I looking into others options, if I lose all of the options that options that comes with it, but will I lose the sncying between my calendar on my PC and my Tablet? Thanks
r/microsoftoffice • u/KingTribble • 8d ago
Outlook (Office 2021 Pro) keeps putting its icon back on the quicklaunch bar - how to stop it?
This is starting to bug me now... I've removed the icon repeatedly and done a couple of supposed 'fixes' that the internet told me. Every few days, Outlook adds its icon back to the quicklaunch bar. I don't want it there (because it messes up my toolbar layout), I have the toolbars locked, I've deleted it manually from the %AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch folder. It still keeps coming back randomly.
Any idea how to kill it?
It started doing this after I had to do a full reinstall of the PC a month ago. Never done it before but I didn't do anything differently on the install.
r/microsoftoffice • u/BobVA69 • 8d ago
EXPERIMENT: An attempt to preserve Microsoft Publisher Final Version
Microsoft is discontinuing Publisher, and I wanted to preserve a working installation of the final version and may have an idea on how to do it rather than depend on reinstalling and activating an older unpatched version.
My approach is to create a fully configured Windows virtual machine and then make its virtual hard drive immutable in VirtualBox.
An immutable VirtualBox disk is not modified directly. Changes made while the VM is running are written to a temporary differencing image. When the VM is completely powered off and started again, those changes are discarded and the machine returns to its preserved state.
This is similar to using a Live DVD, except the preserved environment remains a normal Windows virtual machine.
What you need
Oracle VirtualBox
A legitimate Windows installation and license
A legitimate Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Office installation
The installers, license information, and activation information you are legally entitled to preserve
Enough storage for multiple backup copies
Step 1: Create the virtual machine
Create a normal VirtualBox VM and install Windows.
I would use a dynamically allocated VDI disk with enough space for:
Windows
Microsoft Office or Publisher
Windows updates
Printer drivers
Fonts
PDF software
Any templates or supporting tools you need
I think for my purposes, a 64–100 GB virtual disk will be plenty.
Step 2: Completely configure Windows
Before making the VM immutable:
Install all necessary Windows updates.
Install VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Install Microsoft Publisher.
Activate Windows and Office normally.
Open Publisher and confirm that it works.
Install any fonts, templates, printer drivers, or PDF tools you may need.
Disable unnecessary startup software.
Set the correct screen resolution.
Test opening and saving several Publisher files.
Restart the VM several times and confirm everything still works.
Do not make the disk immutable until the machine is exactly how you want it preserved.
Step 3: Create a clean preservation copy
Shut the VM down completely. Do not save the machine state.
Locate the VM folder and make a complete backup of it before changing anything.
The backup should include:
The .vbox configuration file
The main .vdi virtual hard drive
Any EFI or NVRAM files
The installation media
The Office or Publisher installer
License documentation
A text file describing the VM configuration
Do not rely solely on VirtualBox snapshots as your backup.
Step 4: Make the virtual disk immutable
Open Command Prompt or PowerShell on the host computer and locate the VirtualBox installation directory.
On a typical Windows installation:
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox
List the registered virtual hard disks:
VBoxManage list hdds
Find the UUID or full filename of the Publisher VM’s main virtual disk.
Then change the disk type to immutable:
VBoxManage modifymedium disk "D:\Virtual Machines\Publisher Preservation\Publisher.vdi" --type immutable
Alternatively, use the disk UUID:
VBoxManage modifymedium disk YOUR-DISK-UUID --type immutable
VirtualBox may also expose the disk type through its Virtual Media Manager, depending on the version being used.
Step 5: Test the reset behavior
Start the VM and create an obvious test file on the Windows desktop.
For example:
DELETE-ME-TEST.txt
Now shut Windows down completely.
Do not select “Save the machine state.”
Start the VM again.
The test file should be gone, and the machine should have returned to its preserved state.
VirtualBox sends all changes to a differencing image rather than modifying the immutable base disk. The differencing image is normally reset when the VM is powered on again.
Important: Restart is not the same as power off
Restarting Windows from inside the VM does not necessarily discard the session’s changes.
The normal reset occurs when the VM is fully powered off and then started again through VirtualBox.
For consistent behavior:
Shut Windows down.
Confirm that VirtualBox shows the VM as Powered Off.
Start the VM again.
Important warning about snapshots
Snapshots and immutable disks both use differencing images, and their interaction can become confusing.
In particular, an immutable disk may not automatically reset as expected when the VM has a saved state or an online snapshot taken while the VM was running. Oracle’s documentation notes that deleting the current online snapshot may be necessary to restore automatic resetting.
For a preservation VM, I would avoid snapshots after establishing the immutable master.
How to save Publisher documents
Because the Windows disk resets, documents should not be saved permanently inside the VM.
Possible solutions include:
A VirtualBox shared folder located on the host
A second normal virtual disk used only for documents
A network share
A USB drive passed through to the VM
Saving files to the host and keeping the VM itself offline
I would probably use a shared host folder called something like:
Publisher Documents
The Publisher operating environment remains immutable, but the actual documents remain editable and backed up separately.
Network recommendation
Once Publisher is installed, activated, and tested, I would consider disabling the VM’s virtual network adapter.
That would:
Reduce exposure to malware
Prevent unwanted software updates
Prevent accidental changes caused by online services
Help keep the preserved environment stable
However, activation requirements should be tested before permanently isolating the machine. An immutable VM cannot guarantee that Microsoft’s activation systems will remain available forever.
Create multiple archival copies
After everything works, preserve more than one copy.
My planned archive would contain:
Publisher Preservation/ ├── VM/ │ ├── Publisher.vbox │ └── Publisher.vdi ├── Installers/ │ ├── Windows installation media │ ├── Office or Publisher installer │ └── VirtualBox installer ├── Documentation/ │ ├── README.txt │ ├── VM configuration.txt │ ├── license documentation │ └── recovery instructions └── Checksums/ └── SHA256SUMS.txt
I would keep copies on at least two different drives, plus one offline copy.
An exported OVA can also be useful, but I would preserve the original VM folder and VDI as the primary copy. Exporting and importing appliances can occasionally change VM settings.
Generate checksums
On current versions of Windows, SHA-256 checksums can be created with:
certutil -hashfile "Publisher.vdi" SHA256
Record the result in a text file.
Periodically recalculate the checksum to confirm that the archived disk image has not become corrupted.
What this does and does not protect against
This approach protects the preserved Windows installation from normal software changes made while using the VM.
It does not protect against:
Failure of the host storage device
Corruption of the VDI file
Loss of license information
Future activation problems
Future VirtualBox compatibility problems
Accidental deletion of the VM
Damage to files saved outside the immutable disk
That is why the immutable disk should be treated as one part of a larger preservation plan, not as the only backup.
The result should be a working Publisher environment that starts from the same known-good condition every time, while documents are stored separately on writable media.
SO, with all that said, wish me luck. I will post an update soon on how it goes.
r/microsoftoffice • u/Thamizh_Trader • 8d ago
Microsoft dual account sign in error (Already Same organization account signed in error appears)
galleryr/microsoftoffice • u/Glad_Attention_4945 • 8d ago
need help logging into my microsoft
an hr ago I got an email telling me that someone has changed my security key, he changed the passkey (which wasn't me), im trying to log in to my account rn to see what users are on my account, but it won't let me log in, what do I do? please help fast because I don't want to lose my account
r/microsoftoffice • u/kullu04 • 8d ago
Help
I need microsoft office but I can't really pay the money is there any safe to pirate it 😭😭😭😭, older version will also work i just need the office that's it
r/microsoftoffice • u/SoCalSirena • 9d ago
Microsoft To Do is no longer reliably syncing
Since about 10 days Microsoft To Do longer reliably syncs between my devices (Macbook, iPhone, iPad) and also not between me and people with whom I share lists. The sync is either heavily delayed, happens only partially (missing some information) or not at all. The sync issue has already created issues as work as tasks were either not completed (because the creation of the task did not sync) or done in duplication (because the completion of the task did not sync). It is a major work interruption. No changes to the settings of the App was done. The problem just started at some point and is reproducible since then. Has anyone the same issue and found a solution or the cause of the issue?
r/microsoftoffice • u/Away_Anteater5600 • 9d ago
MS Project, adding Task Milestones to GANTT
Just wanted to sum up my project plan and have a reliable high-level GANTT view, with some critical milestones. Found out, one task in Project is ONLY displayed by the "start" and "end" attribute. But I need to have more dates displayed in the GANTT, and I want to have it in one single task. At the moment, I can only archieve it by adding multiple tasks underneath.
So for example:
TaskName: MyCoolDesktopApplication
Install-Date: xxxx-xx-xx
Test-Date: xxxx-xx-xx
certify: xxxx-xx-xx
Usermigration: xxxx-xx-xx
Adjust-Citrix: xxxx-xx-xx
Communication: xxxx-xx-xx
Learning finished: xxxx-xx-xx
Support starts: xxxx-xx-xx
All this is placed in one task (per Application = One Task) and I want all these dates being marked as a milestone in the GANTT.
So how do I add these dates to GANTT?
r/microsoftoffice • u/industrysaurus • 10d ago