How to download and install Microsoft Office 2016 preview

Microsoft has released Public preview of its upcoming Office suite, Office 2016. It is free to download and anyone can try it out on their Windows PC. The new version includes several new features for home and business users. The final release of the Office 2016 is scheduled for Fall 2015.

Here are few things you should know before installing Office 2016 preview-

Since it is an early preview version, it will not contain all the features which will be available in the final version. It is still a work in progress, however, Microsoft has promised to add new features to the preview version through monthly updates.
The Office 2016 preview can be installed in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.
The Office 2016 preview will not run side-by-side with any previously installed office version. So you will need to uninstall your existing office suite before installing the Office 2016 preview. Uninstalling process is easy. Go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program, and uninstall the current office suite you are using.

Currently only an online installer of Office 2016 preview is available to download and install. So you will need a working internet connection to install the Office 2016 preview.

How to download Office 2016 Preview ?

If you have subscription to Office 365, you can get the Office 2016 preview via your account management page. You will have to-

Log in to your Office My Account page
Look for language and install options and Click it
On the next screen Click Additional install options
In the drop menu select the 32-bit or 64-bit Office 2016 preview

For non-Office 365 subscribers, you will need to install the Office 2016 from office 2016 product page.

Visit https://products.office.com/en-us/office-2016-preview
Scroll down and you will find download links for (32 bit) and (64 bit) versions of the Office 2016 preview.
Click the version of your choice (32 bit or 64 bit)
After installation is complete you will need to activate the product. Use the key NKGG6-WBPCC-HXWMY-6DQGJ-CPQVG

For non-Office subscribers the preview is valid for 179 days after that you will have the option to purchase an Office 365 subscription or reinstall your current version using your original product key.

Office 2016 Preview is available in following languages:

English, Arabic, Brazilian (Portuguese), Bulgarian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Latin), Slovenian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

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