

Office might update automatically in the background or you can select to manually update Office. Once Office is activated, the next step is to update Office.

If you haven't already selected one of these options and you want more information on which option is best for you, see Try, buy, or activate Office that's pre-installed on a new computer. When you start any Office app such as Word or Excel for the first time, you will be presented with a dialog that allows you to Try, Buy, or Activate Office. The first step is to activate Office if you haven't already done that. If you still find that Outlook, Access, and Publisher are missing, continue with the following steps. First, try the steps in Can't find Office applications in Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7? to ensure you aren’t overlooking them. When you purchase a new computer with Office preinstalled, you may notice that Outlook, Access, and Publisher are missing. Can’t find Outlook, Access, or Publisher apps on a new PC that included Office
