STEPS TO TAKE MOVING FROM OFFICE 2016 TO OFFICE 365

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STEPS TO TAKE MOVING FROM OFFICE 2016 TO OFFICE 365

Answer 1

Hi fernando omez,

Thanks for your post. Based on my research, there are migration Scenarios for legacy Office:

1. Upgrade Office 2016 to Microsoft 365 Apps
2. Upgrade Office 2019 to Microsoft 365 Apps
3. Uninstall legacy Office 2016 and use Microsoft 365 Apps for the web
4. Uninstall legacy Office 2019 and use Microsoft 365 Apps for the web
5. Leave legacy Office Perpetual version on devices until end-of-life Oct 14, 2025 which may not require access to Microsoft 365 services and consider using other technologies to block launch of applications which depend on Microsoft 365 connectivity like Outlook such as AppLocker.

Note:

Scenario 3 and 4 depends on data to be in SharePoint Online or OneDrive to use Office for the web as it cannot open files from on-premises locations.  This is why migration of user and group shares to SharePoint Online is so critical as prerequisite. Differences and details between E and F plans including change management strategy can be found in the following article Changing from a Microsoft 365 E plan to a Microsoft 365 F plan.

For more information, please visit: Migrating from Office 2016\2019 to Microsoft 365 Apps - Microsoft Community Hub