changing version of Office from the trial provided

[mbutigirl]

My new laptop came with trial version of Office Professional. We have Office
Home/Student for the real thing. I tried to convert from trial version to
full version using the Home/Student key but it didn't like it. Can someone
advise how I convert. If don't convert and need to install the Home/Student
version, how do I do that? Do I have to uninstall what is already there and
then install the software I've bought? Thanks for the help.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yes, you need to dump the trial version then install the paid version. Back
your files up *just in case*. (You know how Murphy's Law kicks in...)

 

[Beth Melton]

My new laptop came with trial version of Office Professional. We have
Office
Home/Student for the real thing. I tried to convert from trial version to
full version using the Home/Student key but it didn't like it. Can someone
advise how I convert. If don't convert and need to install the
Home/Student
version, how do I do that? Do I have to uninstall what is already there
and
then install the software I've bought? Thanks for the help.

Each edition is different and a key for Home/Student will not work for
Office Professional. First uninstall the trial version and then install the
Home/Student edition.
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