Microsoft Office 2019 Home and Business | Windows | Account bound

Office 2019 Home & Business – account-bound for Windows

The account-bound edition of Office 2019 Home & Business combines Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with a licence stored in your Microsoft account. If a computer fails, you sign in on the new device, download Office and carry on working.

The licence is valid for one Windows PC and is also approved for business use.

Included programs

• Word 2019 for letters, reports and coursework
• Excel 2019 for tables, calculations and charts
• PowerPoint 2019 for presentations
• Outlook 2019 for e-mail, calendar and contacts

Who is this edition for?

• the self-employed who want to keep their licence safe
• small companies with changing work computers
• home users with Outlook

What Office 2019 offers

• Excel: new functions such as TEXTJOIN, IFS, SWITCH, MAXIFS and MINIFS, funnel charts and map charts for countries and regions
• Word: Learning Tools with Read Aloud and adjustable line spacing, built-in translator
• PowerPoint: Morph transition, Zoom for non-linear presentations, 3D models and SVG icons
• Outlook: Focused Inbox, @mentions in e-mails, Office 365 Groups
• all programs: improved inking with a pen selection that is remembered across all programs

Account-bound or without an account?

You will find all editions in the Microsoft Office 2019 category.

Your licence in your Microsoft account

Redeem the key with the account you will use for your business in the long term. Under “Services & subscriptions” you can see at any time which Office licence is linked and start the download from there. Two-step verification gives your account and licence additional protection.

Office 2019 or a newer version?

Office 2019 is a proven perpetual licence and has been the standard for years in many companies, schools and clubs. If you work with colleagues or customers who use Office 2019, you get the same interface, the same menus and the same features. On top of that, Office 2019 Home & Business (account-bound) is the most affordable way to get a full Microsoft Office without a subscription.

If you need features such as XLOOKUP or dynamic arrays in Excel, choose Office 2021 or Office 2024. The file formats are the same in all three versions, so documents can be exchanged without any problems.

Buy once instead of subscribing

Microsoft 365 costs money every year. Office 2019, by contrast, you pay for once, and the programs stay on your computer permanently. For many users who mainly write letters, maintain spreadsheets and create presentations, this is the most economical solution – especially when several devices need to be equipped. You save your files as usual locally, on the network or with a cloud provider of your choice.

System requirements

• Operating system: Windows 11 or Windows 10. For new computers we recommend Windows 11 Pro
• Processor: 1.6 GHz or faster, at least 2 cores
• Memory: 4 GB RAM (64-bit), 2 GB RAM (32-bit)
• Hard disk: 4 GB of free space
• Display: resolution of 1280 × 768 or higher
• Graphics: DirectX 10 for hardware acceleration
• Internet: required for download and activation
• Other: some features require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 or later
• Account: free Microsoft account for activation

Redeeming and installing

1. Go to setup.office.com and sign in with your Microsoft account (or create one free of charge).
2. Enter the product key from our e-mail. This permanently links the licence to your account.
3. Download and install Office from the “Services & subscriptions” section of your Microsoft account.
4. Sign in to Word, Excel or another program with the same account – done.

Frequently asked questions

May I use the licence for business purposes?

Yes, Home & Business is licensed for commercial use.

Do I really need a Microsoft account?

Yes. With this edition the licence is bound to your Microsoft account when redeemed. If you would rather activate without an account, choose the edition without the “account-bound” label.

Can I transfer the licence to another account?

No. After redemption the licence remains permanently linked to the account used.

How do I move to a new PC?

Sign in to your Microsoft account on the new PC, download Office under “Services & subscriptions” and install it. The licence is recognised automatically.

Delivery, invoice and support

• Delivery by e-mail: you will usually receive the product key and instructions for redeeming it with Microsoft 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.