Microsoft Office | University IT

In order for your copy of Office 2016 to remain activated it must connect to the Stanford network at least once every 180 days. If you find your copy of Office has become deactivated, make sure you are connected to the Stanford network and run the

In order for Microsoft Office 2016 to activate with the campus licensing server, the computer needs to be connected the Stanford network locally or through the Stanford VPN during installation. To check whether you can connect to the Stanford licensing server, open a web browser and go su-kms.stanford.edu.  If you see a welcome screen, your Office installation will activate. If Office does not activate on its own, try running the Office Activation Tool In order for your copy of Office 2016 to remain activated it must connect to the Stanford network at least once every 180 days. If you find your copy of Office has become deactivated, make sure you are connected to the Stanford network and run the Office Activation Tool