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how to recapture key code to Apple's microsoft office

is there a program I can use to discover my product key on my MAC for microsft office i installed last year? My second computer is succefully running Office. can i look up the code on my second Apple computer so that I can key in the code for my first computer

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ICaldwell

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Martykatz

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Ok, I will give it a try. However I am trying to help out my daughter and I am not a MAC user. Could you simply break down the steps I need in laymans terms (baby steps would be even better) :) thanks

Eoin OSullivan

Short answer is NO .. you cannot recover the full product key from MS Office on OSX.

The method described in the link by ICaldwell above is the only way to "Transfer" the license to another computer.

You'll still need to have the MS Office installation DVD to hand in case a repair/reinstall is required

Martykatz

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Just to clarify my situation. I purchased the CD and installed it successfully in my MAC last year. Last week my hard drive crashed and purchased a new hard drive and threw out the old one. I still have my Office MAC CD but not the Key. Anyway to discover what the old key number was. I however have a second Apple Computer with the same Office software Installed. Can I extrapolate the KEY from my second Apple Computer? By the wat this CD I purchased allows it to legally be installed into 3 diffrent computers.

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Eoin OSullivan

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