Hello there,

 I have downloaded and installed Office 2016 Tech preview. However when I open word 2016 or excel 2016 ,it keeps prompting me to " To Activate Office,enter the email address that is associated with your office subscription"

I used my gmail id while downloading the tech preview so entered my gmail address and clicked on NEXT button, but it goes to a Microsoft login screen asking for user name and password.

Then I used my Hotmail credentials to login. But it still gives an error-

"The   email id  isn't associated with this office product. To activate this install please sign in with the account associated with the product."

But when I use my gmail id it still goes to the next screen where it prompts for Microsoft login. Please help

• Moved by Lanlan HuangMicrosoft contingent staff Monday, May 11, 2015 3:05 AM

Don,

Absolutely not. There is no need to have a valid Office 365 subscription to install the public Preview of Office 2016. Here is what the Office 2016 Preview page state:

If you don't have an Office 365 subscription, you can download a trial version of Office 2016 Preview from the list of choices below. Use the product key provided below to activate your trial. Product key for the Office 2016 Preview

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Farooq,

Instead of entering Office 365 account credentials you need to choose the product key (see the right lower corner of the dialog in Office 2016). Take a look at the Office 2016 Preview page for more information.

It works like a charm on my PC even without an Office 365 subscription (even I have got another account for that).