Set up Office 365 Single – Access & Installation
This guide shows you step by step how to activate your Office 365 Single – whether you received an invitation link by email or use a ready-made account. Your subscription is already included and lasts a full year.
Two options
Depending on your order you either receive an invitation link by email (family access) or directly a ready-made account. Choose your option below – both are done in minutes.
Option 1: Invitation link by email
Open the invitation link
After purchase you receive the link by email or in your order confirmation. It starts with https://aka.ms/…. Simply click it to open the invitation page.
Join or sign in
A Microsoft page now opens. There are two variants:
- If you are already signed in, you see „Join now" – click it.

- If you see „Sign in", click it and sign in with your credentials. Then click Join as well.
Done – use Office 365
A confirmation then appears („Congratulations…"). From now on you can use Office 365 Single with all features of the Single plan: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, 1 TB OneDrive and more.

Option 2: New account
Account is already active
If you chose a new account, the subscription is already active for 1 year – there is nothing to set up.
Install the app & sign in
Simply download the Microsoft 365 app and sign in with the credentials you received. Done – fast and hassle-free.
Duration & renewal
In both cases the subscription lasts exactly 1 year. After that you can renew it easily. 🙂
Install Office – Direct download
To install, sign in on office.com and click „Install". Alternatively, you can download the installer directly (identical to Office 365):
After installation, open e.g. Word and sign in: File → Account → Sign in, to link Office to your subscription.
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