Robin,
I'm just going to offer my two cents worth here regarding student or
academic Office licenses.
My wife years ago paid a minimum fee to get an academic license, as she
was an instructor at a local college. Frankly, she got a license for my
benefit, so that I could use WE for Office when cash was running low.
The long and the short of this is simply that you might want to be
careful about purchasing these types of licenses, because they do
definitely expire. Mine did, and you can guess what happened. If not,
I'll tell ya. From that moment on I could no longer make use of WE for
Office. I don't believe that you are able to renew these licenses,
though I could be wrong. Unfortunately, when my wife installed the copy
to my computer, she chose to run the program rather than saving it, and
we lost all of the registration information. But I really don't think
that after about two or three years, that the license could be renewed.
I am saying all this knowing that I could possibly be wrong, but just
thought you and others should keep that in mind. If anybody else knows
better, than feel free to take me to the woodshed <smile>.
On 7/1/2019 11:15 AM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote:
David,
I just bought a copy of Office 2016 Professional on eBay for 10 US dollars.
I am sure I also saw copies of Office 2010. The Home and Student one is
technically for students, despite the name. I'm not sure what the Home and
Business one is. When I was looking at buying the subscription or a license of
Office 2019, it seemed that Home and Business was a more costly option. As a
home user, the version I kept getting pointed to on Microsoft's site is the
Office Professional Plus. So, when I bought my Office 2016 license, I
purchased Office 2016 Professional Plus. This gives me a license for one
computer without a subscription and includes all key programs, including
Outlook and a terabyte of storage on OneDrive.
I have switched fully to using JAWS now, so I cannot speak to the accessibility
of Window Eyes and Office 2016. However, if you think about it, Office 2016
was already out when Window Eyes support stopped, so I would think it would
work. I would not go to Office 2019, as I don't know how much different it
might be and if, therefore, Window Eyes would have issues.
Regardless, for only 10 US dollars, I figured that the investment was really
inexpensive. I was more worried about fraud, having never bought on eBay
before, but the same could be true if you purchase Office 2016 and find it has
issues with Window Eyes. You could move backward and purchase another cheap
copy of Office 2010 or Office 2013. Better to get the most recent copy of
Office you think works with Window Eyes though, so that you are as caught up as
possible.
Robin Van Lant, Robin
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:34 PM
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Subject: MS Office question
Anyone here has any experience, or know the rules?
I am trying to get hold of a copy of MS Office, and thought I might save a few
dollars, on buying one of the former versions. Got some offer here, for
unopened and fully licensed versions, but got confused about their titles.
One says Home and Student, the other reads Home and Business. Well, I am
neither a student, nor a business owner. But since they both states Home, will
it still be legal for me? Or, was there any other version that I should look
out for?
They are both Office 2010. Anyone knows when Microsoft would end support for
that version, or maybe they have already done so?
Finally, I got one more offer, this time for Office 2019. Would someone
happen to know whether that version is accessible with WinEyes? Guess
NVDA and Jaws are OK with 2019, but would hate to loose WinEyes
functionality.
Allright, I do know of the subscription versions of Office, but I really
don't want that kind of ongoing expenses. Rather pay once, and you know
what you've got. Subscribe, and next month - or next year - Microsoft
decides to change something, and all the sudden you are lost, and have
to spend days in figuring your way around the new features.
Thanks for all feedback, that I can make the most informed decition. And
please, since I am outside North-Americas, I was under the impression
the Microsoft Assistance line would not be available for me. If I am
mistaken, I'd be glad to know.
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