Following the release of Windows 10 in July năm ngoái, many people have sầu been asking about which versions of Microsoft Office work on this operating system. Here are the versions that work on Windows 10 và the differences between them.
Office 2013 & Earlier Versions of Office
Will older versions of Office work on Windows 10? This question has likely been on the minds of some Windows 7 and Windows 8 users who are thinking about taking advantage of Microsoft’s offer of a không lấy phí tăng cấp to Windows 10. According to lớn the Windows Compatibility Center, Office 2013, Office 2010, và Office 2007 are compatible with Windows 10. Older versions of Office are not compatible but might work if you use the compatibility mode.
With that said, some Office 2013 and Office 2010 users who have sầu upgraded to lớn Windows 10 are reporting glitches. Some glitches are minor, such as slow startups. Other glitches are more troubling, such as not being able khổng lồ open existing Word and Excel files.
Office Mobile Apps
One of the driving philosophies behind Windows 10 is the notion of universality. Microsoft wants to lớn give people the ability to lớn use this operating system và its applications on a variety of devices. This philosophy is evident in Microsoft’s Office mobile apps. Microsoft designed these touch-optimized apps for tablets và phones with screens 10.1 inches or smaller. However, they also work on other devices such as laptops và desktop computers.
The Office Mobile apps include Word điện thoại, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint di động. You can download these three apps from the Windows Store for không tính tiền. Onelưu ý for Windows 10 is also one of the Office thiết bị di động apps, even though it does not have sầu the word “Mobile” in its name. This ứng dụng comes pre-installed on Windows 10.
The four Office Mobile apps store your files in OneDrive by mặc định. (OneDrive sầu is Microsoft’s online storage service.) That way, you can easily access your files from different devices. However, the apps bởi not have all the features found in the desktop Office năm 2016 programs. You can compare the features in the Office mobile apps with those found in the desktop Office năm 2016 programs by checking out the link provided in the Office mobile apps for Windows 10: Getting Started website page.
If you are considering using the Office di động apps, you should read the requirements listed on the download pages for Word thiết bị di động, Excel Smartphone, và PowerPoint điện thoại. You can find the requirements in each app’s expanded description, which you access by clicking the “More” liên kết. Here you will find important information. For instance, if you use Word sản phẩm điện thoại on tablets và phones with a screen kích thước of 10.1 inches or smaller, you can view, create, & edit Word documents for không lấy phí. You need an Office 365 subscription, though, to lớn use Word’s advanced features. Interestingly, if you run Word mobile on larger tablets, laptops, and desktop computers, all you can really do is view documents for miễn phí. You need an Office 365 subscription khổng lồ create and edit them.
Another consideration is that the licensing agreements for Word Mobile, Excel mobile, và PowerPoint di động state that they are only for personal use. If you want lớn use them for work, you need to get a Microsoft Office 365 subscription.
Microsoft released Office năm 2016 in September 2015. It optimized this version of the productivity suite for personal computers with keyboards & mice.
Windows 10 users can use the Office 2016 programs as part of an Office 365 subscription. There are Office 365 subscriptions for both home page and business users. Different subscriptions offer different Office programs. For example, the subscriptions for home page users let you:Install all seven desktop Office 2016 programs on one or more personal computers, depending on the plan you choose. These full-featured programs are Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Onelưu ý, Outlook, Advertiser, và Access.Install the Office mobile apps on one or more phones.Install the Office Smartphone apps on one or more tablets. If you have a larger tablet, you can install the desktop Office năm nhâm thìn programs instead.
The Office 365 subscriptions for business users vary widely. The simplest plan lets employees use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & OneNote through their website browsers. Plans for enterprises also let each employee install the full versions of all seven Office programs on personal computers. Employees can also install the Office Mobile apps on phones & tablets. If they have larger tablets, they can install the desktop Office năm nhâm thìn programs instead.
When you have an Office subscription, you can get the lachạy thử Office program updates. Microsoft notifies you when it releases an update. You have sầu the option lớn install it.
If you vì not want an Office 365 subscription, you can buy a one-time-purchase version of Office 2016. Different editions offer different programs. Some editions include the full versions of all seven Office programs. Other editions include the full versions of only some of the Office programs.
Many Versions to lớn Choose From
As you can see, many different versions of Office work on Windows 10. If you are uncertain of which version would work best for you, let an IT professional help you make this important decision.