To add to what JoAnn said, the product key will be on the CD case containing
the Office CD or the Certificate of Authenticity that accompanies it. If
this is a trial version, the key will have been supplied somewhere in the
material that came from the computer vendor.

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"tinkerbell0810" wrote in message
...
i just receieved a new computer and when I tried to boot up Microsoft
Office,
it asked for a product key. I put the one in on the back of my computer,
and
it said it wasn't acceptable. I called tech support for my computer, they
gave me one, and it still didn't work. I need a product key...