Office for free? You got it right! Microsoft Office remains the top dog of office apps.

By Edet Umoren on Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac for Students I need Microsoft 2016 Search for your school above to see if your institution offers Microsoft Office at little to no cost for students.

But as good as the apps are, sometimes we don’t have the budget to pay for a license, even the most basic one. Don’t worry: here you’ve got 7 ways to get free access to Microsoft Office. We’ll help you get away with it until you can afford a user license.

7 tricks to get access to Microsoft Office for free 1. Use Office Online Little by little, Microsoft Office has been growing the number of apps that you can use for free online. You’ve got Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Sway, Email, Contacts, Calendar, OneDrive. Choose the app you want to use and log into your Microsoft account.

Don’t expect to have all available features. But this will hold you off for now. Use mobile apps Mobile office apps work like the previously mentioned online versions.

Here we’ve listed the available apps to access Office for free by using your Android: For iOS, it’s more difficult to call out the apps since there are different versions for iPhone and iPad. We encourage you to look for the app you need 3. Get Office from your school If you’re a student or teacher,. You’ll get Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams, among other tools, totally free. If your school isn’t registered, let the right authority figure know ASAP!

Persuade your boss Huh? What kind of company doesn’t have Office? Take advantage of the moment to remind your boss of the and the apps’ benefits for the business world. The important thing is that your company will foot the bill for Office! Sign up for a free trial of Office 365, you’ll have 1 month to experiment the office package for free that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Also, the trial gives you access to 1TB of storage on the OneDrive cloud.

Keep in mind that to download the trial, you have to enter a current credit or debit card number. When the trial ends, you’ll automatically be charged for an Office subscription. Don’t forget to deactivate your account before the trial ends. Sign up for a free trial of Office 365 ProPlus Have you already finished your 3o-day free trial of Office 365 Home? What about 30 days MORE with another trial?. You have to make an account for the Evaluation Center.

In the next trick, we’ll tell you more about this center. Try your luck with the TechNet Evaluation Center Microsoft is interested in having users try out their products’ new features before officially launching them. This way, they can resolve inevitable issues, so the least possible number of users are affected. Here’s when the comes into play. If you sign up here, you can get the scoop on products Microsoft wants you to try for 30-60 days.

Mac money management software. And sometimes you’ll cross paths with Office, such as the trial for the ProPlus version in the previous trick. Remember that the versions you’ll find in the Evaluation Center aren’t debugged. Expect surprises of all sorts! What if you’ve used up all these options? What happens if you’ve already used up all your free trials? Then you’ve got no choice but to buy Office (unless you’re satisfied with the online and mobile versions).

Our personal recommendation is, which costs 70 euros a year and 7 euros a week to renew. If you don’t want to invest in the office package, don’t worry because there are other options out there! Try out these 5 free and you won’t be disappointed. Got any other ideas that we’ve overlooked? Share them with us in the comments!

• For one person • For use on multiple PCs/Macs, tablets, and phones (including Windows, iOS, and Android*) • Premium versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, plus Publisher and Access for PC only • 1TB OneDrive cloud storage with advanced security • Collaborate on documents with others online • Tech support via chat or phone with Microsoft experts • Annual or monthly subscription. Your subscription will automatically continue. Cancel anytime. *iOS and Android require separate app download.