How to determine which version of Microsoft Office I'm using

Updated: 03/13/2021 by Computer Hope
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To determine what version of Microsoft Office is currently running on your computer, select your operating system from the list below and follow the instructions.

Microsoft Windows users

  1. Open any of the Office applications, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
  2. Create a new document.
  3. Choose File in the upper-left corner, and select either Account or Help from the list to the left.
  4. Under Product Information, the Office product name and the full version number is shown.
  5. If you do not your version in the current window, select About Word, About Excel, About PowerPoint, etc., and a new dialogue box should open containing the full version number.
Note

You can compare your version number to the table below to determine the year of Microsoft Office you're using.

macOS users

  1. Open any of the Office applications, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
  2. In the menubar at the top of the screen, click the current Office program's name.
  3. Select About Word, About Excel, or About PowerPoint from the drop-down menu. A new dialogue box should open containing the full version number.
Note

You can compare your version number to the table below to determine the year of Microsoft Office you're using.

Version number table

Once you've located the version number in the Microsoft Office program of your choice, you can utilize the table below to find out which year it matches. To do so, compare the first two digits in the version number with the version year on the right side of the table.

First two digits Office version
11 Microsoft Office 2003
12 Microsoft Office 2007
14 Microsoft Office 2010
15 Microsoft Office 2013
16 Microsoft Office 2016