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How can I Sign In on Android device?
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Go to the backstage menu Account on your Android device. Click on the Sign In button and enter your email and password. The Account menu for Android devices is available only in the application from our website. Please download and install our latest application from the Download page. Then, from backstage, click on the Account menu.

I want to know if your software supports SSO option.
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Unfortunately, we don’t have integration with SAML SSO. We have an alternative by signing with Microsoft Azure AD or Google accounts.
I purchased Standard/Business subscription from App Store. How can I use this subscription on other platform or device?
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To use the subscription purchased from App Store on other platforms, follow the steps below:

  1. Downloadinstall and open our application from App Store.
  2. Go to menu Help – Subscriptions.
  3. Click the Restore Standard/Business Subscription button and wait for the confirmation message.
  4. If you don’t have a Project Plan 365 account, Sign Up here.
  5. Sign In inside the application in order to copy the subscription information from App Store to your Project 365 account.
  6. To use the subscription on other device/platform, Download and install the latest app from our website and then Sign In with your email and password inside the application (look upper right corner for Sign In button).
I've Signed In/Signed Up inside the application but it says I'm in Free Read-Only Mode.
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The reason why your account is in Free Read-Only Mode is because when you Signed Up to Project Plan 365 you probably didn’t add billing information and didn’t actually start a Standard or Business Trial. To start a 30-day free trial please add your card information by following the steps from Sign Up to Project Plan 365 Online Help Article.

Note: Please know that you can always cancel Auto-Renewal so you wouldn’t be charged when the trial period expires.

How do I Sign Up with a Microsoft account?
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To Sign Up with a Microsoft account, go to our Sign Up page and click on the Sign Up with Microsoft button. Insert your email address and password. You will receive an email with details about your account. Now you have a 30 days Standard free trial. 
How do I Sign In with Microsoft inside Project Plan 365 application?
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In order to Sign In with your Microsoft account inside Project Plan 365 application, open the application and look upper right corner for the Sign In button or go to the backstage menu File - Account and click the Sign In button. Click on the “Sign In with Microsoft” button. A pop-up dialog will appear where you need to type your Microsoft email address and password and click on the “Sign In” button.
Do I need a Microsoft email in order to Sign Up with Microsoft?
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Your Microsoft account needs an email address attached in order to use the “Sign Up with Microsoft” functionality. Note that you have to be Admin of the active directory in order to set the email. For more information about how to set the email for your Microsoft account, please check the step by step section in the “Sign In with Microsoft” funk article.
Do I need a Microsoft email in order to Sign In with Microsoft?
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Your Microsoft account needs an email address attached in order to use the “Sign In with Microsoft” functionality. Note that you have to be Admin of the active directory in order to set the email. For more information about how to set the email for your Microsoft account, please check the step by step section in the “Sign In with Microsoft” funk article.
What does the “Sign Up with Microsoft” functionality do?
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The “Sign Up with Microsoft” functionality allows you to create an account on our website and start a trial to evaluate our Project Plan 365 app, using your Microsoft account.

Note that your Microsoft account needs an email address attached in order to create a Project Plan 365 account.

What does the “Sign In with Microsoft” functionality do?
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The “Sign In with Microsoft” functionality allows you to Sign In with your Microsoft email and password in our Project Plan 365 Portal and to activate the purchased subscription inside the Project Plan 365 app.
I renew my Standard Subscription from App Store. How can I update my Project 365 account info?
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If you have renewed your subscription and the data has not been updated into the application please follow the steps below: 
1. Make sure you downloaded and installed our latest application from App Store
2. Open the application. 
3. Go to menu “HelpSubscriptions”. 
4. Click on “Restore Standard Subscription”
5. Wait for the confirmation message. 
6. Sign In with your Project 365 email and password inside the application in order to transfer the subscription information from App Store to your Project 365 account.  
How to activate Standard Subscription from App Store?
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To activate the Standard Subscription from App Store follow the steps below:
1. First please check if you are signed in on App Store with the account used to buy the subscription (to find this info, open App Store, click on Store and see what's on “View My Account”).
2. Also please make sure you have now on Mac the same Region (the same with Region when you purchase the application from store).
3. Open Project Viewer 365 app.
4. Go to menu “HelpSubscriptions” and click the “Restore Standard Subscription”.
5. Wait for the confirmation message.
How to activate the subscription from App Store?
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To activate your subscription from App Store, please follow the steps below:
1. First please check if you are signed in on App Store with the account used to buy the subscription (to find this info, open App Store, click on Store and see what's on “View My Account”).
2. Also please make sure you have now on Mac the same Region (the same with Region when you purchase the application from store).
3. Open Project Plan 365 app.
4. Go to menu “HelpSubscriptions” and click the “Restore Standard Subscription” or “Restore Business Subscription” based on what subscription you purchased.
5. Wait for the confirmation message.
I renew my subscription from Microsoft Store. How can I update my Project 365 account info?
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For the data from your account to be updated after you renew your subscription please follow the steps below:1. Make sure you downloaded and installed our latest application from Microsoft Store.
2. Open application.
3. Go to menu "Help" - "Subscriptions".
4. Click the "Start Standard Subscription" button.
5. Wait for the confirmation message.
6. Sign In with your Project 365 email and password inside the application in order to transfer the subscription information from Microsoft Store to your Project 365 account.

Why do I have a strange email associated with my Project Plan 365 account?
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If you see a strange email address associated with your account and it ends with "@privaterelay.appleid.com", this is because when you signed up with Apple, you chose the “Hide My Email option. In this case, Apple generates a random – but real and verified – email address for our app.  
I just signed up, how can I start using the software now?
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Please Sign In with your email and password inside the Project Plan 365 app (look upper right corner for Sign In button or go to the backstage menu File - Account and click the Sign In button).

Where is the license/registration key?
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If you have bought a subscription from our website and inside the application it still states you are still in trial or Free Read-Only mode, please Sign In with your email and password inside the Project Plan 365 app (look upper right corner for Sign In button or go to the backstage menu File - Account and click the Sign In button).  

How to Sign In inside Project Plan 365 application?
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To Sign In inside Project Plan 365, open the application and look upper right corner for the Sign In button or go to the backstage menu File - Account and click the Sign In button. Insert your Project Plan 365 email address and password or Sign In with a third-party account (Apple, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn). 

I have already purchased but my subscription shill shows up as expired.
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If you have already purchased but your subscription still shows up as a trial, you need to restore the subscription in Project Plan 365 app. In order to restore your subscription, please go to the File menu – Account tab – Account Information subtab and click on the “Restore Subscription” button. Another way to restore your subscription is to Sign Out and back Sign In inside the application.

I have already purchased but my subscription still shows up as a trial.
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If you have already purchased but your subscription still shows up as expired, you need to restore the subscription in Project Plan 365 app. In order to restore your subscription, please go to the File menu – Account tab –Account Information subtab and click on the “Restore Subscription” button. Another way to restore your subscription is to Sign Out and back Sign In inside the application.

How do I restore the subscription inside Project Plan 365 app?
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To restore the subscription in Project Plan 365 app, please go to menu File - Account – Account Information and click on the Restore Subscription button.

I have changed my laptop, how can I migrate my license?
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If you have purchased the Enterprise license from our website and want to use it on another device, please download and install our latest application from our Download page. Open the application and go to Help menu– About (or File menu – Account - About), and click the Enter Product key button .

Where to enter the license key?
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To enter the license key, go to menu Help – About (or File menu – Account - About), and click the Enter Product key button. Insert the license key and click the Register button. Please note that if you purchased the Standard or Business Subscription for Project Plan 365 app, you don't need a license key, just Sign In with your email and password inside Project Plan 365 app. The license key can be used only for local installed application on Mac and Windows devices.  

What does the “Log Off” functionality do?
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The “Log Off” functionality closes off one’s access to an account after having previously logged in (e.g. as it is in the case of a cloud storage provider).
What is email address?
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An email address is a unique identifier for an email account.
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