How do I completely clear my macbook pro to sell it if it didn't come with any disks and will that erase microsoft office?

I would like to sell my macbook and I was wondering how to clear it as if it were new without erasing microsoft office and allowing the new owner to set it up without needing to be in an apple store.

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
When you erase the disk, Office will be deleted.
1. Press Command, Option and R keys while your computer is starting.
2. Open Disk Utility, select Macintosh HD and erase the drive.
3. Install OS X

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