Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus – Phone Activation Key (1 PC)

Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus in the Phone Activation version: the complete office suite as a one-off purchase, with a key that activates via a phone call to the Microsoft activation centre rather than online. It is the most economical option in the 2016 range, provided you accept this extra step.

How phone activation works

After installation, the wizard offers you "Activate by phone". Office displays a 9-block Installation ID of digits. You call the number given by Microsoft, dictate or key in these digits to the voice server, and receive back a Confirmation ID that you enter into the wizard. The operation usually takes about ten minutes. It is longer than an online activation and requires a little patience: this is the only real drawback of this type of key.

The software included

• Word 2016 — full word processing, templates, mail merge, change tracking.
• Excel 2016 — spreadsheet, pivot tables, Power Query, new statistical charts.
• PowerPoint 2016 — presentations, Morph transition, Presenter view.
• Outlook 2016 — email, shared calendar, contact and task management.
• Access 2016 — creating and using relational databases.
• Publisher 2016 — page layout for print.
• OneNote 2016 — structured note-taking.

Who this version suits

Users who install Office on a single machine and do not intend to change it often, and those looking for the lowest price on a complete suite. If you prefer immediate activation without a call, opt for the Retail key with online activation.

System requirements

• Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 or 11
• 1 GHz SSE2-compatible processor, 2 GB of RAM
• 3 GB of disk space
• Telephone line available for the activation step

Buy Office 2016 in Switzerland

CHKEY is a Swiss company based in Lausanne. Prices shown in Swiss francs, official invoice, support in French by email and live chat to guide you through activation. Your key is sent to you by email within 24 hours at most.