Word for iPad won't activate

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I downloaded Word, Powerpoint and Excel for iPad yesterday and purchased a 365 Home Certificate. I tried to activate Word and am always given the message "Cannot Activate. This account doesn't have a paid Office 365 subscription." Then I tried activating Powerpoint and Excel -- knowing if you activate one, they're all activated -- and those won't activate either.

I have the receipt and Order ID from Apple and their phone support has been great, including today, Saturday. But ultimately, they can't help, because it's up to the developer (Microsoft). Everything is fine on the Apple side.

I have done everything possible, from rebooting, to reinstalling, to resetting my network connections, without success. So I tried to call Microsoft Support (through a link Apple kindly supplied) only to find they don't work on weekends.

I've searched the internet for solutions, but the program is so new that I appear to be the only one so far with a problem -- or maybe no one's buying a 365 Home subscription for the first time.

Any thoughts that don't include all the things I've already done would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Don

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Anonymous

Go to settings and look for the app there.. Do u see it?... If so try doing a Word reset" and then reload or open from AppStore page.. Report back..

This worked for me on my iPad. These are the full steps I used:

Open up Settings
Scroll all the way to the bottom in the left hand pane, select Word
In the right hand pane, select Reset Word
Turn on Delete Login Credentials
IF you already have Word running on your iPad, as I did: Double-press the iPad's home button to bring up all currently running programs, swipe back and forth until you see Word, flick the Word screen up to stop the program
Press the iPad's home button to get back to the home screen
Select Word
Swipe all the way through the introductory screens until it says "Sign in now" - select Sign in
Enter your e-mail address, selected "Next"
Sign in to your Microsoft account with your e-mail and password, select "Sign in"
Select "Buy Office 365"
At the bottom, select the "Restore previous purchase" link
Enter your iTunes password

Yeesh.

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Anonymous

2015-03-31T22:28:25+00:00

Hi,

The Office for iPad team has identified the issue leading to failed activations after purchasing a new subscription from the Hong Kong App Store for users who have their language set to English.

We are working on providing a temporary fix and a permanent fix, we will keep you posted on this.

Thanks for your patience,

Sumesh

(Microsoft Office Engg.)

Hi,

i have aves the same issue when purchasing in the UK. It says my payment was successful, but cannot activate. Will the fix you mentioned be applied across the board, not just Hong Kong?

D.
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Anonymous

2015-03-04T15:27:33+00:00

Also, I checked the website for help. This is what is supposed to be seen when logging in. (The option for free use) but I haven't seen this ever since I downloaded the app.
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Anonymous

2015-03-04T15:25:33+00:00

Hello, I tried the option of resetting word in my settings. Still can't activate my account. Does it select random accounts that require users to purchaseOffice 365? Because my friends are able to use the basic features.
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