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1. #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING FOR MAC#
2. #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING INSTALL#
3. #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING UPDATE#
4. #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING UPGRADE#
5. #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING SOFTWARE#

#MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING UPGRADE#

It seems Microsoft will stagger the actual upgrade rollouts, starting in February 2016 for Office 365 ProPlus subscribers. In the past, IT shops subscribed to Office 365 services would get a notice informing them when their upgrade would take place.

Office 365 ProPlus subscribers on the E3 or E4 plans are dependent on their IT department's upgrade plans.

#MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING UPDATE#

Office 365 Home, Personal or University edition subscribers will get automatically updated "in the coming weeks".Here's how Koenigsbauer described that timing: However, if they wait for automatic upgrades to arrive, the timing will depend on the edition they have. Users can manually upgrade to Office 2016 ProPlus or other variants of Office 2016 and get it right away. However, Koenigsbauer provided some additional nuances in his Q&A. Microsoft had earlier explained in this TechNet article that its Office 365 ProPlus users (who currently have the Office 2013 suite) would get automatically upgraded to the Office 2016 version starting "in February 2016" if their subscriptions were set to get automatic downloads directly from Microsoft. For more information on the service models, see this article. One big change for Office 2016 users is that they will have to follow Microsoft's new service plans, which consist of "first release," "current branch" and "current branch for business" release cycles.

#MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING INSTALL#

Also, some known install caveats are described in this article. The page also lists common problems associated with Office 2016 installations, some of which are still unresolved. At the end of that page, Microsoft published a table listing the Office 365 plan/version, along with the upgrade timeline.

#MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING SOFTWARE#

They can purchase Office copies for use at home but the software is only good for use throughout the time of their employment and the company's Software Assurance coverage period.Ī good overall resource for tracking the Office 2016 product names, plans and upgrade timing can be found in Microsoft's "Office Problems and Solutions and Frequently Asked Questions" community forum page here. Koenigsbauer noted that Home Use Program users can install Office 2016 "beginning on October 7, 2015." The Home Use Program is a benefit for Microsoft's volume licensing customers with Software Assurance coverage that provides a discount for employees licensed to use Office at work. The discrepancy in timing possibly has to do with Microsoft waiting to put the volume licensing product on its October product list. However, Microsoft's MSDN subscribers were able to get this version last month. October 1 was noteworthy as being the first day that volume licensing customers could download Office 2016 Professional Plus for Windows from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. Microsoft uses a slightly different Office 2016 product name for its volume licensing customers, labeling it "Office 2016 Professional Plus." For Office 365 business plan subscribers, the Office 2016 product is called either "Office 365 Business" or "Office 2016 ProPlus." The standalone boxed retail Windows product with a "perpetual license" simply goes by the "Microsoft Office 2016" product name. With all of those factors considered, Microsoft either rolled out the Office 2016 product last month or made it available for upgrade (but not necessarily an automatic upgrade), or it planned for a later product delivery. Office 2016 is offered either as part of a monthly subscription plan, as a volume licensing annuity product or as a standalone retail product with a "perpetual license." It comes in various consumer and business editions. The Office 2016 product that you get will depend on how it was offered by Microsoft. However, if you really want Office 2016 now, it's possible to get it, in most cases.Ĭonfusion about product availability can happen because of the various Office 2016 product names and editions. The Office 2016 product releases appear to be a somewhat phased rollout.

#MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 VOLUME LICENSING FOR MAC#

The standalone Office 2016 for Mac retail product was announced by Microsoft as being available in September. Microsoft released this statement from a spokesperson confirming the August release: "On August 5th, Volume Licensing customers were able to get the new Office for Mac." The volume licensing version gets downloaded via the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. Microsoft had said back then that its volume licensing customers would be able to get Office 2016 for Mac in August, but some readers have said they couldn't get it then. Office 2016 for Mac was released in July for Office 365 subscribers.