Licensing Microsoft Office 2016 Volume Licensing
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` Licensing Microsoft Office 2016 Volume Licensing Home and Home and Professional Office 365 Office 365 MICROSOFT® OFFICE 2016 EDITIONS Professional Standard Student Business Plus Business ProPlus and CHANNEL AVAILABILITY Channel O/OV O/OV O/OV O/OV MPSA EA/ESA EA/ESA MPSA MPSA Availability Word Word processing Excel Spreadsheets PowerPoint Presentation graphics OneNote Note-taking program Outlook Messaging and collaboration client Publisher Desktop publishing (brochures, flyers etc) Access Database software Skype for Business Communications software Office Online Browser based versions of some applications Commercial Use Rights The right to use Microsoft Office for business purposes Perpetual License Per Device Subscription License OEM FPP Volume Microsoft Online Cloud Solution Per User Licensing Subscription Program Provider 1 PC/Mac install only, which may not be separated for use on more than one 5 PC/Mac installs O/OV = Open / Open Value computer 5 Smartphone installs EA/ESA = Enterprise Agreement / Enterprise Subscription Agreement 5 Tablet installs ADDING SOFTWARE ASSURANCE FREQUENCY OF OFFICE UPDATES Volume Licensing: Feature Updates Security Updates SA can be added to Office Standard or Office Professional Plus All perpetually- A step-up license can be purchased to move from Standard to Professional Plus editions With New Monthly, licensed editions FPP and OEM (see table above) Version as needed SA can be added to Office Professional purchased through OEM only SA must be added within 90 days Monthly Rights are to Office Standard 2016 A Current Channel Office 365 Business release is only and Office 365 supported until the next Current Channel ProPlus OFFICE 2016 USAGE RIGHTS BY CHANNEL release is available (Current Channel) for device-licensed products Volume Default for Office 365 OEM FPP Business Licensing Monthly, License Reassignment Rights Every 4 months as needed The right to uninstall software from one device and re-install Only two Deferred on a different device Office 365 Business Channel releases are and Office 365 available and Downgrade Rights ProPlus supported at any one The right to run an older version (same edition) of Office in time (Deferred Channel) place of Office 2016 Default for Office 365 Portable Use Rights ProPlus Allows the primary user of a device licensed with Office 2016 to install and use Office on a secondary, portable device Rights to install with Windows To Go PRODUCT ACTIVATION Allows Office to be installed in a Windows To Go environment Product activation is required for all of the latest Office suites. Volume Activation allows Volume Licensing customers to automate Rights to install on a server the activation process with a choice of: Allows Office to be installed on a server for delivery through an RDS or VDI infrastructure KMS (Key Management Services) MAK (Multiple Activation Key) Rights to run Office for Mac Standard 2016 The option to deploy Office for Mac if required Office 365 Business/ProPlus automatically obtain a product key and are activated by cloud-based services associated with Office 365. Further Microsoft Licensing handouts and exams: GetLicensingReady.com © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft provides this material solely for informational purposes. Details may vary by geography. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. v17.105 .