

Originally introduced in 2011, this business and enterprise-oriented service pivoted with this version of the Office suite to support home users and started promoting numerous value-added services such as free access to expanded cloud storage on OneDrive. Office 365 is an online-oriented version of Office Suite, offering not only online access to web apps but also single license access to more persons in the household or workplace.

In addition to the purchase of retail or digital bundles, Office apps can also be purchased via Office 365 subscriptions or even purchasing of single apps. Depending on the tier of the Office edition, users can get to the various Office apps, ranging from the smallest offering in the “ Home & Student” edition to the largest “ Professional Plus”. This includes a dedicated word processor ( Word), a highly capable spreadsheet editor ( Excel), a slideshow presentation program ( PowerPoint), a database management system ( Access), a personal email information manager ( Outlook), a notetaking program ( OneNote), and many others.
