Once you have installed Microsoft Word 2007 on your computer, you can run the program 25 times without activating it. Word then switches to Reduced Functionality mode, in which you cannot create new ...

Microsoft Office 2007 must be activated before you can use it after the initial trial period. If you format your computer or uninstall Office 2007, you must reactivate Office when you reinstall it.

Unlike the retail versions of Office 2007, copies installed using volume license keys -- the typical way large organizations purchase Microsoft's software -- will simply skip product activation, the ...