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type: entity
title: Microsoft Office
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
tags: [software, productivity]
related: [kms-activation, kms, universitatsrechenzentrum-urz, office-365, ordnung-des-universitaetsrechenzentrums]
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_faq_software.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_faq_software_microsoft_office.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_faq_software_microsoft_office_microsoft_office_akti.md"]
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# Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is a productivity software suite provided to university members and the university community.

## Supported Versions and Activation

### General Activation
Activation of the software is typically handled via the university's [[kms]] (Key Management Service).

### Office 2021 and 2024
These versions are currently supported and are the standard supported installations for university devices.
- **Activation**: Can be activated via the university's [[kms-activation]] system; activation is automatic for domain-integrated machines.
- **Login Policy**: No manual login is required to use the applications.

### Office 2019 and Older
- These versions can no longer be activated or re-activated.

## Usage Policies

### Account Login and Data Privacy
Users are strictly instructed to avoid signing into Office with a personal Microsoft account. According to the newly generated version, doing so triggers automatic data synchronization with the Microsoft Cloud; the existing version notes this causes data to synchronize with the Microsoft Cloud. Both versions state that this action violates the [[ordnung-des-universitaetsrechenzentrums]].

### Office 365
The use of the cloud-based version [[office-365]] for official duties (teaching, research, and administration) is generally prohibited for university employees.

## Support and Documentation
According to official URZ support documentation, the primary FAQ page for Microsoft Office is currently under construction. Users seeking technical assistance are directed to the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] via the [[groupware]] ticket system or the URZ hotline (ext. 1420).