


To reactivate your Office applications, reconnect to the Internet. If you don’t connect to the Internet at least every 31 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents but cannot edit the documents or create new ones. After this grace period, if you havent entered a valid Product Key, the software goes into Reduced Functionality mode and many features are unavailable. You should also connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades. Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app.

For Microsoft 365 plans, internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other PCs or to change billing options. However, Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Microsoft 365 subscription plans. NOTE: if you do not have the installation file on an official MS installation disk, you should burn it to one or more DVDs for future use MS will stop offering the 2007 downloads at any time. You don’t need to be connected to the Internet to use Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, because the applications are fully installed on your computer. With you product key, here are some links for you to try: Office 2007 Downloads.
