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How to Locate Your Microsoft Office Product Key (Japan Only)

Summary: This article discusses how to locate the Microsoft Office product key when purchased with a Dell computer.

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Affected Products:

Office 2013
Office 2016
Office 2019
Office 2021
Office 365

Affected Operating Systems:

Windows


Note: This article is specific to Dell computers sold in Japan with Office before March 2022.

Dell computers sold in Japan with Microsoft Office come with a physical Microsoft Product Information (MPI) card that contains a 5X5 Microsoft Office key. This key is required to activate the factory installed Office software.

Warning: Dell nor Microsoft is unable to replace lost MPI cards.

The MPI card is in an envelope that is attached to the computer package.

MPI card attached to system box
Figure 1: System package with MPI card attached

Example of locations:

MPI Card location
Figure 2: Example of location of MPI card

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Last Published Date

16 Nov 2023

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13

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How To