Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016 MAC Retail – BINDS to MS account — installation

Step 1: Redeem Your Product Key

Go to setup.office.com

Sign in with the Microsoft account you want the license permanently bound to (or create a new one)

Enter your 25-character product key when prompted

Follow the on-screen instructions to associate the license with your account

Step 2: Download Office

After redeeming the key, click "Install Office"

The Office 2016 for Mac installer will begin downloading automatically

Step 3: Install Office

Open your Downloads folder and locate the Microsoft_Office_2016_Installer.pkg file

Double-click it to launch the installer

Click Continue → Agree → Install

Enter your Mac login password if prompted, then click Install Software

Wait for the installation to complete

Step 4: Activate

In the top menu bar select Finder > Applications and scroll down to the Microsoft Office apps. Open any Office app like Microsoft Word and in the What's New box that opens, select Get Started

On the Sign in to activate Office screen, select Sign in Microsoft Support

Sign in with the same Microsoft account used in Step 1

Activation happens automatically