The wait for Office 2024 is over! That’s right, Microsoft Office 2024 has been released and there’s no subscription needed. What’s more, it’s compatible with PC and Mac, and it’s suitable for Windows 11, Windows 10, and macOS.

Three Versions Available

There are three versions available to purchase: Office Home 2024, Office Home & Business 2024, and Office LTSC 2024. Office Home is priced at €149 and includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and it’s ideal for consumers.

Office Home & Business is €299 and includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. It’s perfect for consumers and small businesses.

Office LTSC 2024 is available in a few editions, you can find them here. It’s aimed at medium to large businesses.

Works Seamlessly with Microsoft Teams

Office 2024 works excellently with Microsoft Teams, so you can easily stay in touch with team members, both in the office and remote. You’ll also gain access to Microsoft support resources, which is extremely useful if you run into any problems.

Cost-effective Solution

Since there’s no subscription needed, users can indefinitely use Home Office without monthly payments or annual renewals. This makes it cost-effective and also means you don’t have to worry about remembering to renew your subscription on time.

New Features to Enjoy

The Office 2024 release also brings with it a whole host of new, exciting features to enjoy!

There is a new default Office theme, which applies Fluent Design principles for a more intuitive experience. Meanwhile, in Office LTSC 2024, you can now insert a picture into your content directly from your Android device.

Over in Excel, there are now 14 text and array functions, allowing you to select, reshape, resize, and combine arrays, and extract and split text strings. There is also a new IMAGE function which lets you get pictures from the internet and put them into your Excel table.

In PowerPoint, you can now insert your live camera feed onto a slide using cameo. You can also record your presentation or a single slide. To jazz up your presentation even more, you can add Microsoft Stream (on SharePoint) videos.

In Outlook, the search feature has been improved, providing you with the most relevant suggestions. As for meetings, you can now automatically shorten them depending on their length.

You can find more new features here. The features you receive depends on the version you purchase, so bear this in mind.

References

Microsoft (2024) What’s new in Office 2024 and Office LTSC 2024. Available at: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-new-in-office-2024-and-office-ltsc-2024-baadecbe-a8fc-4435-8cb8-70e93fd08b56#:~:text=In%20Office%202024%20and%20Office%20LTSC%202024%2C%20you’ll%20find,that%20brings%20Office%202024%20together. (Accessed: 29 October 2024)