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# How to activate a subscription license

## A summary of how to activate a subscription license.

If the license has not yet been activated or registered to your KeyShot Account, you can activate the license using the serial code.

### How to register for a KeyShot Subscription Serial Code:

1. If KeyShot Studio is already installed, then click on Activate my license.
2. Select I have a subscription.
   
     1. If you aren't logged in then sign into your KeyShot Account.
     2. If you are logged in click on **Next**.
3. Next window Enter your serial code and click **Next**.
   
     1. Enter your serial code and click on **Activate**.
     2. If you had a previous serial code, then click on **Activate new license**.
4. Click on **Next** after you see your Product in the list.
5. Fill out your information and click on **Finish**.

**If the license has already been activated**, you do not need to activate it again with a serial code. Instead, you only need to log into your KeyShot Account and select the correct license.

See the instructions below:

1\. Select '**Activate my license**'.  
2\. Select '**I have a subscription**'.  
3\. Sign in to your KeyShot Account.  
4\. You should see a screen like this:

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5\. At this point, simply select '**Next**' and then 'Finish' (**Do not** select 'Activate new license').

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