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Not sure what was the thought process behind going 365.
The office prior to cloud-based software was great. One could get their work accomplished and be done. However, with 365 even the most basic tasks are just plane obscured or even worse, behind some kind of paywall.
What is the point of cloud-based software if the end-user cannot even work on the features that were earlier available and easy?
It is unfortunate, that instead of completing my work, I have to take time out to actually come to this thread to write a crappy review about poor software.
I'm sure it doesn't matter to Microsoft because the size of the company just shadows the concern of a measly end-user.
Gaurav
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
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No one from Microsoft will see your "review" here. If you want to complain about a specific feature or problem with Microsoft 365, use File | Feedback to Send a Frown, being as specific as possible.
Are you trying to use the browser-based versions of Office programs? These are free and they will always be inferior to the full product.
It is not clear if you already have a subscription or if you simply don't like the concept. Obviously, any subscription will be expensive in the long run.
If you prefer a perpetual (one-time purchase) license, note that you can still get such a version. The limitation is that you can only install on one device (and for one user). You can get Office Home & Student (if you don't need Outlook) or Office Home & Business (if you do need Outlook).
No matter if you have a subscription or a perpetual license, you can install Office programs locally in much the same way as older versions.
By default, the programs will save data files in OneDrive, but you can choose the local computer as the default. Start an Office product such as Word, click File > Options > Save and check the box next to "Save to Computer by default."