Return a License

Your network license is automatically returned to the network license server on the day that the license expires. You can also return a license earlier than the date you originally selected, as long as your computer is connected to the network license server when you attempt to return the borrowed license.

Once a borrowed license is returned, you can borrow a license again as long as your computer is connected to the network license server and a license is available on the server.

To return a borrowed license early, do one of the following:

Click Tools menu License Borrowing Return License Early.
Click Help menu About Product Information. In the Product Information dialog box, click Return License, and then click Yes.
In the status tray, right-click the License Borrowing icon. Click Return License Early.

NoteTo use the status tray to return a borrowed license early, the display settings for the status tray must be turned on. To turn on the display settings, right-click an empty area on the status bar. Click Tray Settings.

Your license is returned to the network license server. After you return the borrowed license, you can borrow a license again immediately as long as a license for that product is available on the network.

To check the license return date, do one of the following:

In the status tray, right-click the License Borrowing icon. View the expiration date for the borrowed license.
Click Help menu About Product Information. In the Product Information dialog box, under License Expiration Date, view the license return date.