Microsoft Office

You can use the online (browser) version of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Microsoft 365 Basic does not include the desktop version of these apps.

Hi Daryl,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community. Thanks for supporting Microsoft products.

The main services of Microsoft 365 Basic are 100 GB OneDrive cloud storage and ad-free secure Outlook web and mobile email and calendar, but note that it does not include Office apps for Windows or Mac. You can use Microsoft 365 apps (Word ,Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) on the Web, iOS and Android, but you can't download their desktop version.

If you just need some basic Word and Excel editing, then Microsoft 365 Basic will do the job.

However, if you need a full-featured Office suite with Office applications on Windows or Mac, consider subscribing to Microsoft 365 Personal or Family.

Also note that the free version of the subscription also supports Microsoft 365 apps for Web, iOS and Android, and offers 5GB of OneDrive cloud storage.

For the difference between these subscriptions please see: Cloud Storage Pricing and Plans

I hope this is useful and if you have any questions please let me know.

Have a good day!

Best regards,

Ian - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hello BSM_777

Hi, I'm Karl and will be happy to help you today.

The MS 365 Basic subscription does not include any Office desktop apps. For that yu will need to purchase either a Personal or Family subscription

Introducing Microsoft 365 Basic https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-basic-faqs

Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedrive-plans?activetab=tab:primaryr1

If you do opt to purchase a 365 Personal or Family subscription, use the same Microsoft Account used for the Basic subscription. When that is done, be sure to turn off recurring billing for the Basic subscription so that you do not get automatically billed for it when the subscription expires

Turn recurring billing on or off for Microsoft 365 for home https://support.microsoft.com/office/turn-recurring-billing-on-or-off-for-microsoft-365-for-home-c7c0bc32-9744-4acf-9818-815d5c96cc59

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask, we're here to help you further if needed.

Microsoft 365 Basic には Office ソフトは付いていません。WEB 版 Officeを使用します。

WEB版 Office はデスクトップ版と比べて機能制限があります。「通常通り」の使用は出来ません。

Microsoft 365 Apps と Web 版 Office の違いについて

https://tr.mguolg.info/c00/c60/ms365/

WEB 版とデスクトップ版は別ソフトですから相互に妨害することはないと思いますが、Microsoft 365 Personal は期限が来れば使えなくなります。