MSFT Word for Macs

[DallasCowboysFan]

I have an older PC and I want to copy and send a word file from the pc to my Mac.
If I copy the msft product code or whatever they call the subscription number, will it work on my Mac?


Where do I find the product code for msft on my Mac?

I have tried looking and can't find it, but then I did not spend much time looking for it, did not have much time.

 

[rm5]

Microsoft Word, and related Office products, are a part of Office 365. I don't believe there is a "license key" anymore. What version of Word are you using on your Mac, and on what version of macOS? You should be able to copy the document to a thumb drive, cloud storage, etc., and open it on the Mac.

 

[DeltaMac]

If you just want the Word document to view it, and possibly to do simple editing, you probably don't need Word, just an app that can open Word documents, such as Apple's Pages (which you may already have on your Mac)
Even TextEdit can open (some) MS docs, but I would go with the free LibreOffice, which is a full suite, similar to MS Office, and often very compatible with MS files. I also use Bean - another free app that is quite capable with MS Word docs.
BUT, do you already have Microsoft Office installed? Then, just use that... No need to find the product key, if you already have Office installed.
Finally - If you must use MS Office, and you already have a license for another Mac (or Windows PC), then it will depend on the license that you have. If you have license for only one copy, on one computer, then you will have to add another computer to your license/subscription. You just need a call to MS support for that.

 

[StachStach]

I would switch to a good free office suite like OnlyOffice.

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

I could not open the doc with another app, I managed to sign onto word after many attempts.
It was irritating.
I had to open msft, but my password did not work.
I changed it, and it did not work
I changed it again using the same password and it worked.

I'll try Only office ....as well.


Thanks

 

[Fishrrman]

OP:

You may have already tried this (as per reply 5 above) but...
- copy the Word file to the Mac (desktop is a good place)
- RIGHT click on the file (or hold down the control key as you left click) to invoke the contextual menu.
- You should see "Open", and then "Open with..."
- If you go to the Open with choice, what options do you see?

Another thought
On the older PC, when you have that same doc open, does MS Word give you the option to save in other formats?

The ones I'd try are:
- Word 97-2004 document (.doc)
and
- Rich Text format (.rtf)

Try BOTH.
Then, take both files to the Mac, and see if they'll open that way.

 

[Arctic Moose]

I had to open msft, but my password did not work.
I changed it, and it did not work
I changed it again using the same password and it worked.

It is not clear what this means. What is “opening msft”?

Can you sign in to office.com?

 

[VitoBotta]

I would switch to a good free office suite like OnlyOffice.

I also use OnlyOffice and like it a lot. It also integrates with Nextcloud which is awesome.

 

[Joeronzk]

Product key for PC is not going to work on a Mac. You have to make a new purchase if you are using the desktop app. The online version is free across different devices.