
To reactivate your Office applications, reconnect to the Internet. If you don’t connect to the Internet at least every 31 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents but cannot edit the documents or create new ones. You should also connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades. Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app. For Microsoft 365 plans, Internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other PCs or to change billing options.

If youd like to install the 64-bit version instead, choose Additional install options > Office (64-bit), and then select Install. This begins the process to install the 32-bit version of Office on your PC using the language you selected when you redeemed the product. However, Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Microsoft 365 subscription plans. In the Install Information section, select Install. You can now activate Office by signing into your Office Account. You don’t need to be connected to the Internet to use Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, because the applications are fully installed on your computer. When you setup your Office 2013 for the first time the Product Key became embedded with the Office Account.
