Have you checked with your university's IT department to see if you have access to the software through the university and any Microsoft volume licensing? That can usually net you the full professional version for little or no cost.ĭoe this Office for Mac 2016 Home & Business provide you with all of the software you need? Many of the lesser versions do not contain Outlook or Access, but if they contain all of the software you use and need, then it should be an easy decision. That started out with the Windows version of Office 2013, and now they are getting the upgrade to Office 2016. They get the University version, which is the same as Office Professional, and they can get a 4 year subscription for a discounted price. I am a professor as well, in business technology, and we have the students here at the college use Office 365. Office 365 subscription service is an annual payment, but as long as you are subscribed, the software will continue to update behind the scenes. Office 365 subscription has to be renewed regularly, and Office 2016 license is purchased once and allows you to use the product as long as you need it.
As you can see, the main difference between Office 2016 and Office 365 is in the way of purchase and renewal methods. I cannot speak to the Mac versions, however I am familiar with the Windows versions. You can use Office 2016 both in Windows and macOS.
