This week, arrives for Windows and the software is a major upgrade to the previous versions of Microsoft's productivity suite. If you're eager to use the new apps, they are available now, but first, you have to figure out how you'll purchase them. Long gone are the days of grabbing a box of CDs at the store - today, subscriptions are the norm, but they're not the only way to buy. Because of that, you get several different ways to buy Office 2016, and you'll be forgiven if you don't know which one to pick.

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Microsoft doesn't exactly make it simple to tell the difference between your choices. To make the decision a bit easier, this guide will go over the three different ways to use Office and what you get with each pick. Josh Miller/CNET Option 1: Office.com and Office Mobile apps - Free provides completely free, but slightly limited, online-only versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other tools.

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Around since 2010, the website has largely flown under the radar, overshadowed by the desktop versions of Office. All you need to use it is a free Microsoft account, which you get. (Of course, if you already use nearly any Microsoft product - Skype, OneDrive, Xbox Live - you already have one.).

Using Office.com, you can edit and create new documents, spreadsheets and slideshows, using many of the same features you'd get with Office on the desktop. In many ways, it's similar to Google Docs, which is also exclusively online and free with a Google account.

With free comes a few limitations. First, the online tools are missing some advanced features you get with the full versions, like tracking changes in Word, advanced chart types in Excel and many slide transitions in PowerPoint. The other big drawback is that you cannot open and edit files that live on your computer.

In order to open a file through Office.com, you'll need to store it in either OneDrive or Dropbox first. Luckily, you can easily save a copy of a file you create or edit to your computer without any hassle. Any changes you make are also automatically saved in OneDrive. When you're away from a computer, you can also use the free Office mobile apps for, and. Like the browser-based version, these apps have all the basic Word, Excel and PowerPoint features, with some limitations. If you have an Office 365 (see below), you'll unlock all of the apps' tools.

Office.com has free online-only versions of the Office apps. Screenshot by Sarah Mitroff/CNET Option 2: Office 365 - Subscription is a monthly or yearly memberships that gets you the full desktop versions of Office, plus, email with Outlook, and a bunch of extras.

With, the full versions include new sharing features that let you work together with others in real-time, integrations with messaging app Skype, a tool that uses Microsoft's search engine Bing to help you research while you're working and more. The most enticing reason to get a subscription is that you'll always get new versions Office when Microsoft releases them. There are several different types of Office 365 subscription, each getting you different features.

The two most popular subscription tiers are Home and Personal. Office 365 Home is meant for families, since up to five people can be on the same membership and you can install the Office apps on up to five different PCs or Macs, plus use the full versions of the Office apps on Android and iOS phones and tablets. You also get 1TB of storage for each person in OneDrive, plus 60 free minutes per month per user on Skype to make phone calls all around the world. Office 365 Personal is designed for one person with one computer to install the Office apps. You can also use the full versions of the mobile apps, and the subscription includes 1TB of OneDrive storage. Plus, you get 60 Skype minutes every month. Here's a full breakdown of what you get with Office 365 Home and Personal.

Then, if you need extra features consider purchasing Office 2016 as a one-time purchase. Though it has a bigger up-front cost, it can be cheaper in the long run. If you plan to use Office for more than two years and do not want extra storage space in OneDrive, a one-time purchase will ultimately be cheaper than a subscription. Once you pass the two-year mark, you'll pay more money per year to keep using Office 365 than the cost of the one-time purchase for Office 2016 Home & Student. If, however, you want or need the extra features that Office 365 offers, such as extra online storage, always-updated Office applications, and apps for every device, then the subscription is the only way to go. It has the most comprehensive features and it's well worth paying for, if you're willing to spend a little extra overall.

Contents. New features Windows New features in the Windows release include the ability to create, open, edit, and save files in the cloud straight from the desktop, a new search tool for commands available in, and named 'Tell Me', more 'Send As' options in Word and PowerPoint, and co-authoring in real time with users connected to. Other smaller features include Insights, a feature powered by Bing to provide contextual information from the web, a Designer sidebar in PowerPoint to optimize the layout of slides, new chart types and templates in Excel (such as, (also known as a ring chart), and, and financial and calendar templates), new animations in PowerPoint (such as the Morph transition), the ability to insert online video in, and a feature in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Office 2016 cannot coexist with Microsoft Office 2013 apps, but it can coexist with earlier versions of Microsoft Office, such as 2003, 2007, and 2010. Microsoft requires that any 2013 versions be uninstalled, which it will offer to do automatically, before the 2016 versions can be installed.

Mac New features in the Mac release include an updated that uses, full support for, and new sharing features for Office documents. In Word, there is a new Design tab, an Insights feature, which is powered by Bing, and real-time co-authoring. In Excel, there is a Recommended Charts feature, and PivotTable Slicers. In PowerPoint, there are theme variants, which provide different color schemes for a theme. In Outlook, there is a Propose New Time feature, the ability to see calendars side by side, and a weather forecast in the calendar view. Outlook 2016 for Mac has very limited support for synchronization of collaboration services outside basic email.

With version 15.25, Office for Mac transitioned from 32-bit to 64-bit by default. Users that require a 32-bit version for compatibility reasons will be able to download the 15.25 version as a manual, one-time update from the Microsoft Office website. All versions following 15.25 will be 64-bit only. Office for Mac received Touch Bar support in an update on February 16, 2017, following the launch of the.

Editions Traditional editions As with previous versions, Office 2016 is made available in several distinct editions aimed towards different markets. All traditional editions of Microsoft Office 2016 contain, and and are licensed for use on one computer.

Five traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Windows:. Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only. Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and. Standard: This suite, only available through channels, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook and.

Professional: This retail suite includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher and. Professional Plus: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher, Access and. Three traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Mac:. Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only.

Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and Outlook. Standard: This suite, only available through channels, includes the core applications and Outlook. Office 365. Main article: The Office 365 subscription services, which were previously aimed towards business and enterprise users, were expanded for Office 2016 to include new plans aimed at home use. The subscriptions allow use of the Office 2016 applications by multiple users using a model.

Different plans are available for Office 365, some of which also include, such as 1 TB of storage and 60 minutes per month on the Home Premium plan. Design The user interface design of Office 2016 for Windows is relatively unchanged from its predecessor,. It retains the that was introduced along with the, albeit with a few modifications to the layout, in order to conform with the design of. When Office 2016 was released, it came with three.

The default theme, known as 'colorful', features a solid color on the top band of the ribbon, corresponding to the color of the Office application being used, for example, a solid dark blue is featured prominently in Microsoft Word. The theme had been described as useful in making the tab headings more distinct. In addition, both the 'white' and 'dark grey' themes from Office 2013 are available as well, though no new backgrounds have been added, nor have any existing backgrounds been removed. A fourth 'black' theme was added as part of an update in January 2016. The update was not released to users of the traditional editions. See also.

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