![]() There will be a new option for Office 365 Personal for $69/year, allowing installation of Office on one computer and one tablet.įor individuals and home users, the Office subscription is associated with a Microsoft account. The name of that subscription will be shortened soon to Office 365 Home. If not, purchase a subscription to Office 365 Home Premium for $99/year. You can install it on additional computers from there – up to five computers (PC or Mac) and five tablets. If you have already purchased an Office license, the license information will be displayed. INDIVIDUAL/HOME Go to and sign in with your Microsoft account, then click on My Account in the upper right. Each license allows Office to be installed on up to five computers (PC/Mac) and five tablets.įor business users, the Office subscription is associated with an Office 365 account, also referred to as an organizational account. If you are licensed for Office, there will be an Install button along with the names of computers where Office has been installed with that license. Click on the gear in the upper right, then click on Office 365 Settings. You can find out if you have a license, and install the Office programs, by logging into the Office 365 portal or Office 365 webmail. In the business Office 365 world, the Office programs are referred to as “ Office ProPlus” for some reason. Otherwise, the Office 365 administrator purchases a license (typically $12/month) and assigns it to an Office 365 user. Some business Office 365 plans include a license for Office for each user. If the license lapses or expires, nothing happens to your files and the programs will still open up, but you won’t be able to edit files or save changes.īUSINESS If your business subscribes to Office 365 (typically for hosted Exchange email), then you will get your license for the Office programs through that service. They’re locally installed and able to be used by anyone for any purpose, regardless of whose license is used when they’re installed. On a computer, these are not new exotic cloud-based products they’re the same programs that you used to install from a CD. The license covers upgrades to new versions – like the new version of Office for Mac due later this year. The current version of the programs is Office 2013 (PC) and Office for Mac 2011 (Mac). How to buy a license for Microsoft Office and install it on computersĪ license allows the Office programs to be installed on PCs, Macs, and tablets. It’s important to understand the difference – read this article for an explanation. You can set them to be the same address and password for convenience but each one provides access to different Microsoft services and licenses. Each one is an email address and password. ![]() There will be frequent references below to “Office 365 accounts” and “Microsoft accounts.” Microsoft has two different databases, one for business accounts, one for individual accounts. Introductory note – about Office 365 accounts and Microsoft accounts Instead of an expensive individual license tied to a single version of Office on a single device, Microsoft has switched to a subscription license tied to you as a person and able to be used on multiple devices. Various versions of the Office programs are available for all your devices – computers, tablets and phones. Microsoft is making strenuous efforts to keep Office relevant as we redefine our technology world. Until recently they were used almost as often by home and student computer users. ![]() The core Microsoft Office programs – Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, plus Outlook and OneNote – have been essential tools in every business since the dawn of Windows computing in the 80s. Here’s a guide to buying a license for Microsoft Office, followed by a description of what Office programs and apps are available for computers, tablets, and phones. ![]()
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