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product either when you start the program or while you are running the
product.
There are two ways to register and activate your product: Online and Offline.
Online Registration and Activation
Online registration and activation requires that you have Internet access. This
process allows you to create one or more password protected user accounts
that can be accessed when activating any Autodesk product.
To create a user account and activate a product
1 Launch the product you want to register and activate.
2 In the Product Activation dialog box, select Activate the Product and
click Next.
3 If you installed the product with the trial serial number 000-00000000,
the Product Information page displays. Enter a valid serial number and
product key.
The serial number and product key are located on the outside of the
product packaging or in the Autodesk Upgrade and Licensing Information
email you received if you downloaded your product.
4 On the Register Today page, select Get an Activation Code and click Next.
5 From the Log In page, click the Create a User ID Now link.
6 Begin filling out your personalization data and password on the Create
User ID page and click Next.
7 Complete your personalization data on the Account Information page
and click Next.
8 On the Choose Account page, make sure that your user account is selected
and click Next.
9 You are notified of registration and activation status on the Registration
- Activation Confirmation page. Click Finish.
To activate a product using an existing user account
1 Launch the product you want to register and activate.
2 In the Product Activation dialog box, select Activate the Product and
click Next.
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