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What are The Features Available in the Various Versions of Office?

Excel, PowerPoint, and Word are the most important applications frequently used in Microsoft Office Home or Business. The usage depends upon your work and how you make use of them. There are various bundles of applications, various services included and numerous application features in Microsoft Office 2016 home or Business, Office Online and Office 365.

In this blog, we are going to learn the features of this different version of Microsoft Office and also the important difference between these products. If you are confused about which product to purchase, you will get a clear idea about each of these products.



Office 2016:

Office 2016 is the advanced version of desktop office software compatible for both Mac OS X and Windows. It is the first time to see two platforms in sync. It is possible to purchase Office 2016 on your own. If you are paying a one-time price, you can use the license for a lifetime. The product remains useful as long as you need for Mac or the Windows. But when there is the next version released, you need to pay again to upgrade and install the product. It is not possible to get the latest features that are available in various office applications prior to the next version- it means the security updates.


If you have installed on the MAC, the office 2016 comes with OneNote, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. If you require Outlook for your MAC, you need to obtain Office 365 subscription that also provides you the latest Windows versions of Access and Publisher 2016.


If you are installing on the Windows, you have to option to select between Microsoft Office 2016 home and student. It again comes with features like OneNote, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. In the same way, Office 2016 Home and Business will have an additional feature Outlook. It is important if you are using Office software legally for work.


If you want to have additional enterprise features in Excel and Outlook, like importing data from the wide range of databases, it is important to purchase Office Professional 2016. It comes with features like Access, Publisher, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.


If you are presently using Office 2013 versions, it is not possible to keep them since they do not work when you install Microsoft Office 2016 home and student or Office 2016 Home and Business. But it is possible to get in touch with Microsoft and request for a free upgrade.


What are the features that enhance Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 application?

Clutter: The spam folders function in an amazing way. It collects emails from businesses and retailers from whom you do not want any communication or whatsoever. The Clutter feature in Outlook signals your email usage. It will request whether needed or not the emails should enter the inbox. If you have not opened your uncle’s email, the clutter feature will automatically send the incoming messages to the folder Clutter. If you have free time, you can read the emails that are necessary.


Smart Lookup:

In Microsoft Office home or business, you know how the spelling looks up and you can also check whether it is spelled correctly.  The latest feature in Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 is Smart Lookup. It is included in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. It helps in finding details on almost anything you require on the internet.


You need to simply highlight a phrase or word, right click and choose Smart Lookup. You can see a sidebar opening with search results as per your criteria. It is a useful tool for people who are creating a lot of contents and do not have much time to use separate applications for every query.


Office 365:

Office 365 was started as online services by Microsoft for businesses. It helps to run communications, file sharing and email in the cloud. The Microsoft Office home or business software comes with licenses for desktop and it is included in all Office subscription services. It can be used by both businesses and consumers.


You need to pay yearly or monthly which the new features that are released will be updated automatically. The latest version of Office would also get updates as it comes out. If you are using the mobile version of Microsoft Office home or business on the device with a display larger than 10.1 inches ( be it an iPad Pro or a Windows 10 desktop), it is possible for you to edit documents and also view them. Along with this feature, you get access to cloud storage and various other benefits. If you have stopped paying the subscription, you need to stop using the Microsoft Office home or business application.


Office 365 is suitable especially if you have several machines at home and at work or if you are switching between a PC and a Mac or if there are several computers in your family. The consumer subscription covers all the computers.


There are two kinds of Office 365 subscriptions and it is used for businesses that have 300 users. You can continue to pay the subscription on a monthly basis.


Why Microsoft Office 2016 Home and Business is the best option?

The look of the application is colorful. The focus is on business intelligence and collaboration. You would definitely love the Outlook features as it displays recent files that have been attached to emails. The regular updates help in improving the main applications of the software.


With monthly updates, the new features will be added on a regular basis. It is convenient to attach recent documents in Outlook. Moreover, it has better collaboration and sharing options.


Purchase options:

Microsoft Office home and student 2016 is mostly available only on a subscription basis. If you are purchasing as a box version, you will get access to an annual subscription but with one exception. If you are buying Microsoft Office home and student 2016 box, you need to pay one time subscription fee of around $149.9 to use the basic office applications.

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