Transferring Microsoft Office from one MacBook to another

[DaneTheGr8]

Hello,

I am trading in my MacBook and want to know if it is possible (via iCloud) to transfer Microsoft Office from one MacBook to another.

Thing is I won't have both MacBooks available at the same time to do the transfer between the devices so will have to find some cloud way to back up existing MacBook 1 to download everything on MacBook 2 shortly after.

Both MacBooks will run Apple Silicon.

I previously had Microsoft Office 360 from a prior work licence downloaded on my MacBook and changed to log into MS Office 360 website and redownload these.

Anyone know if this is entirely possible?

 

[Sirious]

Not possible. You need to re-download it and sign in with your Microsoft 365 account or similar.

 

[DaneTheGr8]

Thanks Sirious!

 

[MacCheetah3]

Background information:

In the past, Office installations were associated directly to the hardware they were installed on. Those licenses had a limited number concurrent installations allowed, 1,2 or 3 depending on the specific license. You had to "transfer" installations once you exceeded that count.

Office 365 is tied / associated directly to your email account

Office 365 tracks the name of the computer(s) you have installed on as a way to track your "active" installations

Office 365 allows you to have Office installed on up to 5 computers at the same time

Office 365 now automagically handles "transfers" for you when you install on a 6th computer.

Answer to your question:

You don't have to worry about transferring from your old computer. Simply install 365 on the new computer.

Install Office – MyAccount
https://account.microsoft.com/services/office/install

“Manage” your 365 Subscription

If you have an Office 365 subscription, another shortcut to the MyAccount web site is in any Office application.

Go to: File menu > Account command and click on the “Manage” button under the line of Office application icons.

How do i transfer microsoft 365 subscription to a new computer? - Microsoft Q&A

How do i transfer microsoft 365 to a new computer i purchased?

answers.microsoft.com