Microsoft Office 2021 Professional Plus | Windows | Retail

Microsoft Office 2021 Professional Plus Retail for Windows

The Retail edition of Office 2021 Professional Plus offers the full feature set – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access – with an added advantage: the licence is transferable. When you replace your computer, you uninstall Office on the old device and activate it on the new one with the same key.

Activation is by product key; no Microsoft account is needed. The licence is valid for one PC at a time.

Included programs

• Word 2021 for letters, reports and coursework
• Excel 2021 for tables, calculations and charts
• PowerPoint 2021 for presentations
• Outlook 2021 for e-mail, calendar and contacts
• OneNote for notes and lecture notes
• Publisher 2021 for flyers, brochures and invitations
• Access 2021 for your own databases

Who is Office 2021 Professional Plus Retail for?

• users who plan to replace their PC in the next few years
• the self-employed who want to take Office with them when they change computers
• companies that regularly replace hardware
• anyone who wants maximum flexibility with their licence

What Office 2021 offers

• Excel: XLOOKUP and XMATCH replace VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP, dynamic arrays with UNIQUE, FILTER, SORT and SEQUENCE return entire result lists, and LET lets you name intermediate results in formulas
• Word: Line Focus for concentrated reading, dark mode for the document page too, improved translation feature
• PowerPoint: record slide shows with ink annotations and camera image, replay ink drawings afterwards
• Outlook: instant search across all mailboxes, translate e-mails directly in the reading pane
• all programs: modern interface with rounded tabs, support for OpenDocument 1.3 and co-authoring of files in OneDrive or SharePoint

Retail, standard edition or account-bound?

You will find all editions in the Microsoft Office 2021 category.

How to move with the Retail licence

1. Uninstall Office on the old computer via “Settings” → “Apps”.
2. Install Office on the new computer using the download link from our e-mail.
3. Open an Office program and enter the same product key.
4. If online activation doesn’t recognise the move straight away, Microsoft’s phone activation or our support team will help.

Office 2021 or Office 2024?

Both versions are perpetual licences without a subscription. Office 2021 has been in use for years, is mature and is the common standard in many offices, schools and public authorities. If you work with colleagues or customers who also use Office 2021, you get the same interface and the same features. On top of that, Office 2021 Professional Plus Retail costs less than its successor.

If you want the latest features, such as the new text functions in Excel or Cameo in PowerPoint, choose Office 2024 Professional Plus. For everyday letters, spreadsheets, presentations and e-mails, Office 2021 offers everything you need, and files are fully interchangeable between both versions. Important: Publisher is no longer included in Office 2024. If you design your flyers and brochures with Publisher, stay with Office 2021.

Buy once instead of subscribing

Microsoft 365 costs money every year and in return provides cloud storage and a steady stream of new features. You pay for Office 2021 once; the programs stay on your computer permanently and continue to receive security and quality updates via the Office update function. If you don’t need cloud extras and store your files on your own PC, on the network or with a cloud provider of your choice anyway, the perpetual licence saves you a considerable amount over the years.

System requirements

• Operating system: Windows 11 or Windows 10. For new computers we recommend Windows 11 Pro
• Processor: 1.1 GHz or faster, at least 2 cores
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 4 GB of free space
• Display: resolution of 1280 × 768 or higher
• Graphics: DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 driver on Windows 10
• Internet: required for download, activation and updates
• Other: some features require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 or later

Installation and activation

1. Have the product key and download link from our e-mail ready.
2. Download Office using the download link and start the setup. Uninstall older Office versions and trial versions beforehand.
3. Open an Office program, for example Word, and enter the product key when prompted.
4. Done: the licence is permanently activated. Step-by-step instructions are included with the delivery.

Frequently asked questions about Office 2021 Professional Plus Retail

How often may I transfer the licence?

You may transfer the licence to a new PC once it is no longer used on the old device. It may only run on one PC at a time.

Do I need a Microsoft account?

No. Office 2021 is activated online with the product key; a Microsoft account is not required.

What do I need Access for?

Access is Microsoft’s database. It lets you manage customers, orders, stock or members with your own forms and reports.

Will I receive an invoice?

Yes, you receive a proper invoice by e-mail with every order.

Delivery, invoice and support

• Delivery by e-mail: you will usually receive the product key, download link and installation guide within 5 to 30 minutes of payment (daily 09:00–21:00 CET). More under Shipping & payment.
• Invoice: every order comes with a proper invoice, with your company address on request.
• Origin of the licence: we source our licences from distributors and wholesalers in Europe. We explain exactly how this works on the page Buying legal software.
• Support: if you have questions about installation or activation, we help by e-mail (Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 CET), phone (Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00 CET), live chat or remote support with TeamViewer.

Our goodwill promise

Should the ordered Office version ever no longer be available, we will supply the next higher version at no extra charge. You never pay more than the price at which you ordered.