Saving excel spreadsheet

Question

why do I have to purchase a subscription to Office in order to save excel spreadsheet?

Answer 1

Hi Joann,

Indeed - Office for Mac is a paid software/subscription - you can check this link for more pricing details: https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-m...

For iOS devices, current policy is that you can view for free but when you do edit work you need a valid Office 365 subscription.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

You can use Microsoft Excel for free at OneDrive.com.

Answer 3

Regardless of the brand of computer or the operating system it runs, Microsoft Office is not free software. In order to use it you must either purchase the retail package or subscribe to Office 365.

Answer 4

Doesn't matter what kind of computer, you (or someone) has to pay for the license to use Office.

Many computers come with a "free sample" of Office 365 installed at the factory. But it is only a 30 day free trial. After that you have to pay for it.

There is free Office Online applications. They are dumbed down from the paid version, but cover the functions you need for basic files.

There are also free alternatives to office.  Take a look at this wiki to find your optoins

I Need Office, What Should I Get: Pros vs Cons– WIKI – buy Office - “Free” Office

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/wiki/msoffice_install-mso_other/i-need-office-what-should-i-get-pros-vs-cons/2e75ea21-f8d0-4cde-9764-13b02cde46a7?tm=1478718433145

Check out the wiki I go into more detail outlining these options:

·      Stand alone Office Programs

·    Office 2016 Home and Student

·    Office 365 Home / Personal / University

·    Office 2016 Home and Business

·    Business Office 365, several possible bundles

·    “Office in the Windows Store” aka Office Hub

·    MS Office Online

·    Non Profit license

·    WordPad

·    Works 9.0

·    Free/low cost Office Alternatives

·    Where can I buy Office product keys

You will have to decide for yourself. You can to trade off long term cost and features If your needs are very simple, you won’t need to spend much or work with one of the free options. But if you are a more “advanced” user, using multiple Office applications and sharing documents/files with others you will have to pay for one of the Office 365/2016 bundles.

Answer 5

I meant to say i have an HP laptop with Windows 10!