To find out what version of Office you have:
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Open an existing Office document or open any Office application such as Word or Excel and create a new document (we use Word in our examples).
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Next, match your installed version of Office with the screen captures in the sections below. The basic steps for finding the Office version information is the same no matter which Office application you opened.
: If you're specifically looking for Outlook information because you're trying to import or export details, see What version of Outlook do I have?
Microsoft 365 subscription uses the File tab and the Office Backstage view, what you see after you click File. Here's what you see in Word after choosing File > Account.
After you click About Word, you’ll see the Microsoft 365 version (16) and what bit you are running—32-bit or 64-bit.
These versions use the File tab and the Office Backstage view, which is what you see after you click File. Here's what you see in Word after choosing File > Account.
: In Outlook, you click File > Office Account.
Open a file in any Office Mobile app, select Menu > Settings > About. Here's what you see:
Select the Microsoft Word menu > About Word.
In the dialog box that opens, you can see the version number as well as the license type. In the example below, the version number is 16.18 and the license is a one-time purchase of Office 2019 for Mac.
See Also
Download and install or reinstall Microsoft 365 or Office 2019 on your PC or Mac
