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OFF98: How to Use Online Registration

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Article Last Modified on 1/28/2005


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SUMMARY

This article contains information about using the Online Registration command on the Help menu to register Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition.

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To use the Online Registration command, you must have the following items:

  • A Web browser that is installed and configured correctly

    -and-
  • Access to the Internet
NOTE: If you do not have access to the Internet, you can register Office 98 by mailing the registration card that is included in the Office 98 box.

To register Office 98 online, follow these steps:

  1. Make a note of your Product ID number.

    You can obtain your Product ID by clicking the About <Program Name> on the Apple menu where <Product Name> is the name of an Office program. For example, in Microsoft Excel, click About Microsoft Excel on the Apple menu to obtain your Product ID number.
  2. On the Help menu, click Online Registration.
  3. Click the "Click here to register online" hyperlink.
  4. Enter the appropriate information in the following required fields:

    E-mail Address
    Choose a password
    Type your password again
    Country/Region
    Language Preference
    I use a computer

    NOTE: If you have previously registered on a Microsoft Web site, click Remember Me. Enter your e-mail address and password, and then click Look up Record.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Make the appropriate location in the "Please indicate where you will be using this registered product" field.
  7. Type the Product ID in the Product ID box.
  8. Enter the appropriate information in the following required fields:

    First Name
    Last Name
    Which category best describes your computing role at work?
    Company Name

  9. Click Next.
You go to the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition home page.

For additional information about problems using Online Registration, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181508 OFF98: Web Help Menu Items and Hyperlinks Do Not Work


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