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Microsoft Office 2024 gives you perpetual access to class-leading and user-friendly office productivity software for a one-time fee.

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The Microsoft Office 2024 office suite lets you use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote without paying for a Microsoft 365 subscription. All of these programs are among the best at what they do, so this is a great value for Windows and macOS users who work on just one machine. The Home version provides everything that independent professionals and students need to be productive, while the Home & Business tier is ideal for corporations who want stable apps that will continue to get security patches. Just don’t expect any cloud storage space or major feature updates. Microsoft Office 2024 earns our Editors’ Choice award alongside Microsoft 365 because it makes the company’s top-notch office apps more affordable in the long run.

If you want Microsoft Office on just one PC or Mac, you can choose between Home ($149.99) and Home & Business ($249.99) tiers. The former gets you “classic 2024 desktop versions” of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on Windows 10 or 11 or any of the last three versions of macOS, while the latter (which I tested) adds Outlook and is appropriate for commercial use. Microsoft promises security updates for these apps, but not much more. Note that there’s no upgrade path from either tier; if a new standalone version comes out, you have to pay the full price to upgrade.

Corporate users can order volume licenses of Office Long Term Service Channel (LTSC), designed for systems that aren’t connected to the internet. The only significant difference with the LTSC versions of the Office apps is that they include an Accessibility ribbon that keeps them compliant with government and corporate accessibility requirements (such as compatibility with screen-reading software).

Alternatively, individuals can pay $69.99 every year for a Microsoft 365 Personal subscription. This includes perks such as the ability to install Office apps on multiple devices, 1TB of OneDrive storage, continuous feature updates, and the Microsoft Access database software for desktops.

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I prefer to keep up-to-date with a Microsoft 365 subscription, but there are plenty of reasons for a one-time purchase. For example, you won’t ever have to worry about losing access to your apps if your subscription unexpectedly expires. You also won’t have to deal with any of Microsoft’s potentially unsettling changes to the apps’ interfaces and features. For instance, in recent years, the company replaced the old Find dialog with the Navigation pane and the spell-check dialog with the Proofing pane.

Of course, Microsoft Office isn’t the only office suite available. The online-only Google Workspace (not to be confused with the Google Docs Editors) has its advantages for collaboration. Google’s apps are easy to navigate and work seamlessly with Gmail and web forms, but they don’t handle large files as well as Microsoft’s apps or run as smoothly. Otherwise, LibreOffice carries the torch for the open-source and government compliance crowd, and Apple’s streamlined iWork suite is available to Apple device users at no cost. Furthermore, you might look to Corel WordPerfect Office if that’s what your law office or business uses, or be tempted to save a bit of money with SoftMaker Office.

However, most people are still better off with an Office 2024 license or a Microsoft 365 subscription. Yes, Microsoft Word can be very annoying when it unexpectedly formats your documents in ways that you can’t figure out how to undo. But its document format is ubiquitous, and no other competitor is nearly as capable. Using regular expressions (advanced wildcards) in the search and replace function or leaning on style management to make consistent documents easy to build and maintain, for instance, can save hours of work. All the other Office apps have similar advantages.

It took me a few minutes to figure out that I had to go to the Services & Subscriptions section on my Microsoft Account page and scroll down two full screens to the list of product purchases to download the software. There, you will find an install button. Alternatively, you can return to where you purchased the license to download via an install button.

For installation, you can choose the default option (this installed 32-bit Office on my 64-bit Windows 11 system), specify a 32- or 64-bit installer, or opt for a 5GB disk image for offline installations. I tried the offline installer out of curiosity but found that it didn’t actually use the software on the desk image since my system was online. However you install it, Microsoft Teams will appear on your system if it isn’t already there.

If you use Office 2021, the previous standalone version, then Office 2024 won’t present any big surprises. The new apps just have more consistent interfaces that better complement Windows 11. They default to the “Use system setting” option, which means they will match either the light or dark theme for your operating system. If you want, you can switch to the Colorful choice to add a splash of style.

If you’re content with the 2021 version, then the new features in 2024 probably won’t convince you to upgrade. And, as far as I can tell, all the new features in Office 2024 are already available to Microsoft 365 subscribers.

Among the updates are support for the latest OpenDocument format (ODF 1.4), a change that adds compatibility with LibreOffice and other non-Microsoft apps. In terms of collaboration, you can now use a Like button to show approval of other people’s comments across the apps. Excel adds dynamic charts that automatically update when an array changes size and recalculates, unlike traditional charts that are linked only to data points that existed when you created the chart. Excel also lets you add images to worksheets via copy/paste or a new Image function, as well as gets new text manipulation functions. Word gains the existing Office 365 feature that automatically reopens documents after Windows or Word shuts down unexpectedly. However, not all the Office 365 features are part of the LTSC versions; you need to drill down into Microsoft’s documentation for more details.

As mentioned, the apps you get with an Office 2024 license are the same as those with a Microsoft 365 subscription. We cover all those apps more fully in our review of the latter, but highlight just a few findings about the main ones here.

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Word is the world’s most powerful word processor. It doesn’t quite have the same graphic razzle-dazzle as Apple’s Pages, but it does come with drawing tools and well-designed, color-coordinated themes. You can insert pictures into Word (and also Excel and PowerPoint) directly from an Android phone, just as iPhone users can insert photos directly into Apple’s Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps.

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(Credit: Microsoft/Edward Mendelson)

Excel has always been the colossus of spreadsheet apps, and it continues to increase its lead over rivals. Apple’s Numbers spreadsheet has a unique design that lets you create multiple tables on a single sheet and the most helpful and attractive interface for entering data, but it works on only Apple’s hardware and isn’t nearly as powerful. Keep in mind that the Windows version of Excel offers features that aren’t in the macOS version. For example, you can’t create a column of full names simply by typing a name from a first-name column followed by a name from a last-name column, then moving down one cell and starting to type the next name.

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(Credit: Microsoft/Edward Mendelson)

PowerPoint is basically the same as it was in previous versions, but you can now use the Insert Cameo feature to add a live camera feed to a slide and record a presentation or slide with a feature called Recording Studio. PowerPoint’s only rival is Apple’s Keynote, but anyone who uses Word or Excel will prefer PowerPoint’s familiar interface, just as anyone who uses Apple’s Pages or Numbers will prefer Keynote.

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Microsoft’s Office apps are still the standard for everything from writing long-form documents to crunching numbers, and Office 2024 gives you the latest versions for a reasonable one-time price. You lose out on cloud storage and future feature updates compared with a Microsoft 365 subscription, but that’s a fair trade-off for the ability to use these apps to their full extent forever. Both Office 2024 and Microsoft 365 are Editors’ Choice winners since they provide the same superb apps for students, office workers, and other professionals. The only real question is how you want to pay for them.

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In Office 2024 and Office LTSC 2024, you’ll find several new features including several new functions in Excel, improved accessibility, better session recovery in Word, new capabilities in Access, and a new and more modern design that brings Office 2024 together.

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Some features listed below are not included in both Office 2024 for consumers and Office LTSC 2024 for commercial customers. Features described using “LTSC” are only available for commercial users.

If you have a subscription through a Microsoft 365 (or Office 365) plan, that’s separate from Office 2024 or Office LTSC 2024. For example, if you are already using Microsoft 365 or if your organization deployed Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise to the users in your organization, you don’t need Office 2024 or Office LTSC 2024. Your Microsoft 365 subscription already has all the features included in Office 2024 or Office LTSC 2024, along with many more features that aren’t included in Office 2024 or Office LTSC 2024.

Based on feedback from users like you, Office 2024 has a more natural and consistent experience within and between your Office apps. This new look applies Fluent Design principles to deliver an intuitive, familiar experience across all your applications. It shines on Windows 11, while still enhancing the user experience on Windows 10.

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Office LTSC 2024 has added several new and improved features to make your documents, slideshows, workbooks, and emails more accessible for everyone.

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It used to take several steps to transfer images from your phone to computer, but now you can use your Android device to insert pictures directly into your content in Office LTSC 2024.

See Insert photos from your Android phone into Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows files

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We now include support for the OpenDocument format (ODF) 1.4. The ODF 1.4 specification adds support for many new features.

See Microsoft 365 apps now support OpenDocument Format 1.4

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In Excel 2024, you can now reference Dynamic Arrays in charts to help visualize datasets of variable length. Charts automatically update to capture all data when the array recalculates, rather than being fixed to a specific number of data points.

See Dynamically display the contents of a cell or range in a graphic object

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There are now 14 new text and array functions in Excel 2024 that are designed to help you manipulate text and arrays in your worksheets. These functions make it easier to extract and split text strings and enable you to combine, reshape, resize, and select arrays with ease.

See Announcing New Text and Array Functions

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Now in Excel 2024, you can add pictures to your workbooks using copy and paste or you can use the IMAGE function to pull pictures from the web. You can also easily move, resize, sort, and filter within an Excel table without the image moving around.

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The speed and stability of Excel 2024 workbooks has been improved, reducing the delays and hang-ups that arise when multiple workbooks with independent calculations are open at the same time.

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With cameo, you can insert your live camera feed directly on a PowerPoint slide. You can then apply the same effects to your camera feed as you can to a picture or other object, including formatting, transitions, and styles.

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OneNote LTSC 2024 has many new features and updates to existing tools to make your inking and Draw tab experience more robust and customizable. Now your ink will render instantly when drawn with your Surface pen and look just as good as traditional ink on paper. OneNote LTSC 2024 also now has more color and size options for your drawing tools, as well as better organization of the tools for easier access.

See New Draw tab and ink tools in OneNote on Windows

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Unlock new capabilities organizations need and want like mobile solutions and Microsoft Teams integration. Keep the value and ease of use of Access together with the value of cloud-based storage.

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Visio 2024 has even more shapes, stencils, and templates to help you create diagrams. Visio Standard 2024 now brings many new icons, sticky notes to brainstorm, and a plethora of infographics like pictograms and To-Do-Lists to name a few. Visio Professional 2024 includes all the added content from Standard and includes 10+ new Azure stencils, and more network and software content like Kubernetes Shapes and Yourdon-Coad Notations.

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Based on feedback from user like you, Office 2024 for Mac has a more natural and consistent experience within and between your Office apps. This new look applies Fluent Design principles to deliver an intuitive, familiar experience across all your applications.

New in:

Office LTSC for Mac 2024 has added several new and improved features to make your documents, slideshows, workbooks, and emails more accessible for everyone.

See Accessibility Ribbon

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It used to take several steps to transfer images from your phone to computer, but now you can use your Android device to insert pictures directly into your content in Office LTSC 2024 for Mac.

See Insert photos from your Android phone into Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows files

New in:

We now include support for the OpenDocument format (ODF) 1.4. The ODF 1.4 specification adds support for many new features.

See Microsoft 365 apps now support OpenDocument Format 1.4

New in:

Now in in Excel 2024 for Mac , you can now reference Dynamic Arrays in charts to help visualize datasets of variable length. Charts automatically update to capture all data when the array recalculates, rather than being fixed to a specific number of data points.

See Dynamically display the contents of a cell or range in a graphic object

New in:

There are now 14 new text and array functions in Excel 2024 for Mac that are designed to help you manipulate text and arrays in your worksheets. These functions make it easier to extract and split text strings and enable you to combine, reshape, resize, and select arrays with ease.

See Announcing New Text and Array Functions

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Now in Excel 2024 for Mac, you can add pictures to your workbooks using copy and paste or you can use the IMAGE function to pull pictures from the web. You can also easily move, resize, sort, and filter within an Excel table without the image moving around.

See Insert Picture in-cell in Excel

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The speed and stability of Excel 2024 for Mac workbooks has been improved, reducing the delays and hang-ups that arise when multiple workbooks with independent calculations are open at the same time.

New in:

With cameo, you can insert your live camera feed directly on a PowerPoint slide. You can then apply the same effects to your camera feed as you can to a picture or other object, including formatting, transitions, and styles.

See Presenting with cameo

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Record your PowerPoint presentation—or just a single slide—and capture voice, ink gestures, and your video presence. Export your recorded presentation as a video file and play it for your audience.

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Now in PowerPoint LTSC for Mac 2024 , you can add closed captions or subtitles to videos and audio files in your presentations. Adding closed captions makes your presentation accessible to a larger audience, including people with hearing disabilities and those who speak languages other than the one in your video.

See Add closed captions or subtitles to media in PowerPoint

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Outlook 2024 for Mac includes Focused Inbox, which separates your inbox into two tabs—Focused and Other. You’ll find your most important email messages on the Focused tab while the rest remain easily accessible—but out of the way—on the Other tab.

See Focused inbox in Outlook for Mac

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It took me a few minutes to figure out that I had to go to the Services & Subscriptions section on my Microsoft Account page and scroll down two full screens to the list of product purchases to download the software. There, you will find an install button. Alternatively, you can return to where you purchased the license to download via an install button.

For installation, you can choose the default option (this installed 32-bit Office on my 64-bit Windows 11 system), specify a 32- or 64-bit installer, or opt for a 5GB disk image for offline installations. I tried the offline installer out of curiosity but found that it didn’t actually use the software on the desk image since my system was online. However you install it, Microsoft Teams will appear on your system if it isn’t already there.

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