Do you have an Office 365 subscription?

[crackersa]

Mostly because MS OpenXML is not really open. Even an Office file will not necessarily look the same on another PC with the same version of Office installed.

You talk ***

 

[backstreetboy]

Outside of fonts and such which are user installed, the Office engine will render the document the same on all machines..

Strange then that there's been a shift to using PDF documents because it just works.

 

[longboy]

Professional Plus - for free from Unisa.

 

[Bryn]

I rather bought a key for Office 2016 home and business for R1100, lifetime activation. No BS linking to and email account, just added the key and presto.

You should have just hit up Gumtree or OLX for Office 365. Personal subs can almost always be bought for R250-350. Home subs often go for R500. Infinitely better value than paying over a grand and being stuck without updates and the other perks of a 365 subscription. I use my 1TB OneDrive storage a lot.

365 Personal doesnt, 365 Home does

I've had Personal for a while, and it's always included Outlook for me. Wasn't aware there was ever a time it wasn't included.

 

[Nerfherder]

I use my work account - can install on up to 4 devices.

If work complain then Ill say its so I can work on my home PC

 

[ToxicBunny]

Strange then that there's been a shift to using PDF documents because it just works.

There has?

Where has this shift happened?

 

[warwickw]

Home doesnt include Outlook which is a bit retarded.

Office 365 Home does include Outlook.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Strange then that there's been a shift to using PDF documents because it just works.

PDF's don't rely on fonts.

There has been no shift.

PDF 's have been and will remain the standard in final version documents that don't require editing regardless of their original source.

Word documents are for editing and in progress documents.

The entire print industry is based on PDF's because it's unicorn and doesn't change from one system to another.

 

[lord-of-war]

Office 365 Home offers great value at the price including the OneDrive space and free Skype minutes, use it to call internationally.

 

[Concentric]

get free pro plus from uni and work

 

[Venomous]

Do you have an active subscription for Microsoft Office 365?

I offer you another question.
A question I know the answer too...

Do you know what Microsoft365 is?

Yes, I said microsoft, not office.

 

[Arthur]

PDF's don't rely on fonts.

They do. If the font isn't embedded in the PDF, then the PDF renderer substitutes with another. This is easily discovered by switching off font embedding in the PDF creation tool. If you use custom fonts (such as a signature), this will render as little squares on machines that don't have the font installed.

 

[Bryn]

I offer you another question.
A question I know the answer too...

Do you know what Microsoft365 is?

Yes, I said microsoft, not office.

MyBB covered it not too long ago if I recall correctly. It's just a level up from Office 365 - includes Office but also Windows and some enterprise stuff.

 

[SauRoNZA]

They do. If the font isn't embedded in the PDF, then the PDF renderer substitutes with another. This is easily discovered by switching off font embedding in the PDF creation tool. If you use custom fonts (such as a signature), this will render as little squares on machines that don't have the font installed.

Yes I meant in the context of being embedded.

Should have been clearer.

In the print industry it will always be embedded.

 

[bigboy529]

Yes, for 3 or so years now, can't beat it for the price.

 

[cfourie]

Bought a new laptop in January and still don't have office. Free trail expired today so I'll buy month end

 

[stoney1819]

Stoney

Do you have an active subscription for Microsoft Office 365?

Yes

 

[MraL]

No. Stopped buying MS Office at least a decade ago... Google Docs works much better for me. I make the minor edits that any doc may not be displayed correctly quite easily and quickly. All my docs work fine in Office...

 

[Andrew5000]

Do you have an Office 365 subscription? No.

 

[JoeSA]

Nope... I use Open Office. Does the same and costs ZERO.