Microsoft Office

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

Dear Cuong Tuan Dinh,

Good day! Thanks for posting in the community. We are happy to help you.

Regarding your query, please allow me to explain.

To use Excel for Web to view/edit workbooks, you need to store them in OneDrive or SharePoint. After that, you can use Excel for Web (go to www.office.com and click the Excel icon) to open them Or go to OneDrive for Web or SharePoint, go to the related location, then open them in the browser. Also, here is a reference about the limitations in Excel for Web:  Differences between using a workbook in the browser and in Excel

For "Can I still download the Excel file and open it online and edit it?", you can download the online Excel file, but the local file and the online file are two files. I suppose what you're asking is if it is possible to store the Excel file online, can view and edit it in the browser, but also can store it locally (the local file will sync changes between the online file). If my understanding is right, you can use the OneDrive client to sync files to local. Please note that to open the local files, you need to use the Excel desktop app which Microsoft 365 Basic doesn't include Or use other 3rd party applications.

We look forward to your response. Thanks for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

George | Microsoft Community Moderator

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.

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

You're own website says otherwise,

"Frequently asked questions about Microsoft 365 Basic

Microsoft 365 Basic is a subscription for one person. It provides access to 100 GB of cloud storage that can be used across Outlook and OneDrive, and access to popular Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint."

Please note the last sentence.