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microsoft-365-apps/mac/volume-license-serializer.md

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 ms.collection: Tier3
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 description: "Provides admins with information about the Volume License (VL) Serializer, which is used to activate volume licensed versions of Office for Mac."
-ms.date: 04/19/2024
+ms.date: 09/03/2024
 ---
 
 # Overview of the Volume License (VL) Serializer
 
-***Applies to:*** *Office LTSC for Mac 2021, Office 2019 for Mac* <!--Update for Office LTSC 2024 here.-->
+***Applies to:*** *Office Long Term Service Channel (LTSC) for Mac 2021, Office 2019 for Mac* <!--Update for Office LTSC 2024 here.-->
 
 The Volume License Serializer (VL) is used to activate Office LTSC for Mac 2021 or Office 2019 for Mac as a volume licensed version. The VL Serializer is a package (.pkg) file that you run on a Mac where Office is installed.
 
-## Download the Volume License (VL) Serializer from the VLSC
+## Download the Volume License (VL) Serializer from the Microsoft 365 admin center
 
 To download the VL Serializer, do the following steps:
 
-1. Sign in to the [Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC)](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter/default.aspx).
-2. Select the **Download and Keys** tab.
-3. Search for "Office LTSC Standard for Mac 2021" or "Office 2019 for Mac Standard" (depending on which version of Office you're licensed for).
-4. Select the **Download** link in the results panel.
-5. Select the **Continue** button at the bottom of the window.
-6. Select the icon (circle with download arrow) to download the VL Serializer .iso file.
-7. Once the download is complete, mount the .iso file to extract the VL Serializer package file.
+1. Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center and navigate to the **Billing** > [Your products](https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?#/subscriptions) page.
+1. Select the **Volume licensing** tab. (You need to be a volume licensing administrator to access this section.)
+:::image type="content" source="media/volume-license-serializer/volume-licensing.png" alt-text="Microsoft 365 admin center, highlighting the navigation path to Your products and the Volume licensing section." lightbox="media/volume-license-serializer/volume-licensing-lb.png":::
+1. Go to the **Download and keys** tab.
+1. Search for "Office LTSC Standard for Mac 2021" or "Office 2019 for Mac Standard" (depending on your licensed version of Office).
+1. Select the **Download** link in the results panel.
+1. Choose **Continue** at the bottom of the window.
+1. Select the download icon to download the VL Serializer .iso file.
+1. After the download is complete, mount the .iso file to extract the VL Serializer package file.
 
 Then, deploy and run the VL Serializer package file on each Mac that you want to activate Office as a volume licensed version.
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ Then, deploy and run the VL Serializer package file on each Mac that you want to
 - The name of the package file is Microsoft_Office_LTSC_2021_VL_Serializer.pkg.
 - The package file is approximately 12 MB in size.
 - Volume licensed versions of Office LTSC for Mac 2021 have version numbers of 16.53 or higher.
-- The VL Serializer has been improved so that a management tool can run the VL Serializer in the background even while the user still has Office 2019 for Mac apps open and running. The next time the user closes and opens the app, Office will switch over to using the Office LTSC for Mac 2021 license. This should help minimize user disruption when organizations move from Office 2019 for Mac to Office LTSC for Mac 2021.
+- The management tool now runs the VL Serializer in the background while users continue working in Office 2019 for Mac. After users close and reopen the app, Office switches to the Office LTSC for Mac 2021 license. This approach minimizes disruption during the transition from Office 2019 for Mac to Office LTSC for Mac 2021.
 
 #### Office 2019 for Mac information