Office 365是您在 Internet 上以及在寻找Word、Excel 或 PowerPoint(Excel or PowerPoint)等应用程序时经常听到的术语。尽管微软(Microsoft)已经向其用户推送Office 365订阅已有好几年了，但您可能仍然不知道它到底是什么。Office 365是什么意思？它与Office 2016或Office 2019相同吗？它有额外的好处吗？如果您想知道Office 365是什么以及是否应该拥有它，请阅读本文，我们将为您提供答案：
Office 365 是什么意思？
简而言之，Office 365是(Office 365)Microsoft作为订阅提供的一套软件和服务。(software and services)Office 365订阅的核心部分是公司的Office 应用程序(Office apps)，包括Word、Excel、PowerPoint等。您可以购买不同的Office 365计划，具体取决于您需要的软件和服务(software and services)，以及用户和设备的数量。
Office 365为家庭用户和企业用户提供不同的订阅计划：
- 家庭用户可以订阅Office 365 家庭版或 Office(Home or Office) 365个人版(Personal)
- 商业(Business)版可以订阅Office 365 商业(Business)版、Office 365 商业高级版或 Office(Business Premium or Office) 365商业(Business)基础版
只要您的订阅有效，所包含的所有Office 应用程序都会永久更新并接收可用的最新功能。(Office apps)
此外，为了能够购买和使用Office 365，您必须拥有Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)（适用于家庭用户）或企业帐户(business account)（适用于企业用户）。您需要它来登录和下载应用程序，以及访问与Office 365捆绑的其他服务。
什么是 Office 365 家庭版？
Office 365 家庭(Home)版是每月或每年的订阅计划(subscription plan)，最多可供 6 位用户使用，包括：
- Office 应用程序：Word、Excel、PowerPoint、Outlook、Publisher、Access和OneNote
- 服务：OneDrive、Skype
您可以在Windows、iOS 或 Android(iOS or Android)上运行的多台 PC 和Mac(Macs)、平板电脑和智能手机上使用这些应用程序和服务(apps and services)。Publisher 和 Access 应用程序(Publisher and Access apps)仅在 PC 上可用。
每个订阅Office 365 家庭(Home subscription)版的用户每月都会在OneDrive中获得 1 TB 的云存储空间，并在(storage space)Skype中获得60 分钟的手机和固定电话通话时间。当我们发表这篇文章时，Office 365家庭版订阅费用(Home subscription)为每年 99.99 美元或每月 9.99 美元。
什么是 Office 365 个人版？
Office 365 个人版(Personal)包括Office 365家庭版计划(Home plan)中的所有应用和服务(apps and services)，但仅适用于一位用户。Office 365个人(Personal)版的费用为每年 69.99 美元或每月 6.99 美元。
什么是 Office 365 商业版？
Office 365 for Business是为企业量身定制的一系列订阅。提供三种不同的计划：Office 365 Business、Office 365 Business Premium 或 Office(Business Premium or Office) 365 Business Essentials。
Office 365 商业(Business)版是一项订阅计划(subscription plan)，其中包括：
- Office 应用程序：Outlook、Word、Excel、PowerPoint、OneNote、Publisher和Access
- 服务：OneDrive、Skype
一个许可证席位(license seat)授予一位用户在 5 台 PC 或Mac(Macs)、5 台平板电脑和 5 部智能手机上安装所有Office 应用程序(Office apps)的权利。属于Office 365商业版订阅(Business subscription)的每位用户还可以在OneDrive中获得 1 TB 的云存储空间(storage space)。
如果您的公司订阅了Office 365 商业(Business)版，它可以将多达 300 名用户添加到订阅中。每个用户的价格为每月 8.25 美元（按年度承诺）或每月 10.00 美元（按月承诺）。
Office 365 商业高级版(Business Premium)添加：
- 电子邮件托管(Email hosting)：50 GB 邮箱和自定义(GB mailbox and custom)电子邮件域地址(domain address)
- 公司范围内的Intranet 和团队网站(intranet and team sites)，包括SharePoint、在线会议和最多 250 人的视频会议、 (video conferencing)Microsoft Teams、Outlook Customer Manager、Microsoft Invoicing、Microsoft Bookings、MileIQ和Microsoft Planner
每个用户的Office 365(Office 365) 商业高级版(Business Premium)的价格为每月 12.50 美元（按年度承诺）或每月 15.00 美元（按月承诺）。
可用于企业的第三个订阅计划称为(subscription plan)Office 365 Business Essentials。它拥有Office 365(Office 365)商业(Business)高级版(Premium)中提供的大多数应用程序和服务(apps and services)，但不包括桌面版Office应用程序，尽管它允许您在智能手机或平板电脑上安装移动应用程序，以及访问它们的在线版本。它也不包括Outlook Customer Manager、Microsoft Invoicing、Microsoft Bookings和MileIQ。
每个用户的Office 365 (Office 365) Business Essentials的价格为每月 5.00 美元（按年度承诺）或 6.00 美元（按月承诺）。
Office 2016(Are Office 2016)或Office 2019和Office 365是否相同？
不，Office 365与Office 2016或Office 2019不同。Office 365是一项订阅服务(subscription service)，其中包括Office 应用程序(Office apps)以及其他服务。如您所知，Office 365使用最新的安全补丁和最新功能使您使用的所有Office 应用程序保持最新状态。(Office apps)Office 2016和Office 2019都是一次性购买，这意味着您需要预先付费，并且您只能在一台 PC 或 Mac上获得(PC or Mac)Office 应用程序(Office apps)。Office 2016和Office 2019不包括其他服务，并且它们仅在新版本的Office出现之前更新。届时，如果您想拥有最新的Office 应用程序(Office apps)，则必须以全价购买新的许可证，或者切换到Office 365。
您打算订阅Office 365吗？
现在您知道Office 365是什么以及它提供了什么。如果您购买其家庭(Home)计划之一的订阅，您就会知道从中获得什么，并且您知道商业计划包括什么。Office 365 对您来说是(Is Office 365)一个不错的选择吗？你会买吗？在下面的评论部分告诉(Tell)我们原因。
Simple questions: What is Microsoft Office 365?
Office 365 is a term yoυ hear often on the internet аnd when looking for apps such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Although Microsoft has pushed Office 365 subscriptions to its users for quite a few years now, you might still not know what it really is. What does Offiсe 365 mean? Is it the same as Offiсe 2016 оr Office 2019? Does it come with added benefits? If you want to know what Office 365 іs and whether you should haνe іt, read this article, and we will give you the answers:
What is meant by Office 365?
To put it shortly, Office 365 is a suite of software and services offered by Microsoft as a subscription. The central part of the Office 365 subscription is represented by the company's Office apps that include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others. You can buy different plans for Office 365, depending on what software and services you need, as well as for how many users and devices.
Office 365 has different subscription plans for home users and business users:
- Home users can subscribe to Office 365 Home or Office 365 Personal
- Businesses can subscribe to Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Premium or Office 365 Business Essentials
All the Office apps included are permanently updated and receive the newest features available, for as long as your subscription is valid.
Also, to be able to buy and use Office 365, you must own a Microsoft account (for home users) or a business account (for business users). You need it to log in and download the apps, as well as to access the other services bundled with Office 365.
What is Office 365 Home?
Office 365 Home is a monthly or annual subscription plan for up to 6 users and includes:
- Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, and OneNote
- Services: OneDrive, Skype
You can use the apps and services on multiple PCs and Macs, tablets, and smartphones, that run on Windows, iOS or Android. The Publisher and Access apps are available only on PC.
Each of the users that are part of the Office 365 Home subscription gets 1 TB of cloud storage space in OneDrive, and 60 minutes in Skype for calls to mobile phones and landlines, per month. When we published this article, an Office 365 Home subscription was $99.99 per year or $9.99 per month.
What is Office 365 Personal?
Office 365 Personal includes all the apps and services found in the Office 365 Home plan, but only for one user. Office 365 Personal costs $69.99 per year or $6.99 per month.
What is Office 365 for Business?
Office 365 for Business is a line of subscriptions tailored for businesses. There are three different plans available: Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Premium or Office 365 Business Essentials.
Office 365 Business is a subscription plan that includes:
- Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher, and Access
- Services: OneDrive, Skype
One license seat grants one user the rights to install all the Office apps on 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 smartphones. Each user that is part of the Office 365 Business subscription also gets 1 TB of cloud storage space in OneDrive.
If your company subscribes to Office 365 Business, it can add as many as 300 users to the subscription. The price for each user is of $8.25 per month on an annual commitment or $10.00 per month with a monthly commitment.
The Office 365 Business Premium adds:
- Email hosting: 50 GB mailbox and custom email domain address
- Company-wide intranet and team sites with SharePoint, online meetings and video conferencing for up to 250 people, Microsoft Teams, Outlook Customer Manager, Microsoft Invoicing, Microsoft Bookings, MileIQ, and Microsoft Planner
The price for Office 365 Business Premium per user is of $12.50 per month on an annual commitment or $15.00 per month with a monthly commitment.
The third subscription plan available for business is called Office 365 Business Essentials. It has most of the apps and services available in Office 365 Business Premium but does not include the desktop versions of the Office applications, although it lets you install the mobile apps on smartphones or tablets, as well as access their online versions. It also does not include Outlook Customer Manager, Microsoft Invoicing, Microsoft Bookings, and MileIQ.
The price for Office 365 Business Essentials per user is of $5.00 per month on an annual commitment or $6.00 per month with a monthly commitment.
Are Office 2016 or Office 2019 and Office 365 the same?
No, Office 365 is not the same as Office 2016 or Office 2019. Office 365 is a subscription service that includes Office apps but also other services. As you know now, Office 365 keeps all the Office apps you use up to date with the latest security patches and newest features. Office 2016 and Office 2019 are both one-time purchases, meaning that you pay for them up-front and you only get the Office apps on one PC or Mac. Office 2016 and Office 2019 do not include additional services, and they are only updated until a new version of Office comes up. At that point, if you want to have the latest Office apps, you have to buy a new license, at full price, or switch to Office 365.
Do you intend to subscribe to Office 365?
Now you know what Office 365 is and what it offers. You know what you get from it if you buy a subscription to one of its Home plans and you know what the Business plans include. Is Office 365 a good choice for you? Will you buy it? Tell us why, in the comments section below.
