Microsoft 365 - What are recommended productivity tools after a license change?

If you are using a university computer that was provided by your department you will still have access to Microsoft Office applications that were installed on the computer by your department IT support while your Office 365 license is changing.

If you need to replace the version of Microsoft Office you are running, you have multiple options:

1. Priced options:
   • Microsoft Office for the desktop
   • Learn more about purchasing Office 365 for personally-owned computers
2. Free options:
   • MS Office Online apps - https://products.office.com/en-us/office-online/documents-spreadsheets-presentations-office-online
   • Apache Open Office - https://www.openoffice.org/
   • LibreOffice - https://www.libreoffice.org/
   • Google Docs - https://www.google.com/docs/about/

See Also:

• Microsoft 365 - What should I expect when I am no longer a Faculty, Staff, or Student?
• Microsoft 365 - How will a license change impact the Microsoft 365 license I purchased from the DoIT Tech Store?
• Microsoft 365 - Your subscription has expired
• Microsoft 365 - What version of Microsoft Office is affected by a license change?
• Microsoft 365 - Backup OneDrive for Business data