Office 2024 is available in three editions. For general consumer use Office Home 2024for consumers and small businesses Office Home & Business 2024and for medium to large businesses Office LTSC 2024all.
This is the first non-subscription office suite update since 2021. Before we look at the new features, let’s take a look at how Microsoft differentiates the subscription and non-subscription versions of Office.
For many years, Microsoft has preferred the subscription version of its Office suite to its non-subscription version of Office, called the “perpetual” version. Microsoft 365has been promoted more. Microsoft 365 subscribers pay periodic fees to use the software, while perpetual version buyers own the software with a one-time payment.
First released in late 2015, the perpetual and subscription versions of Office 2016 (Office 365 at the time) offered the same features. But soon the two versions took different paths. Microsoft did not provide any new features added to Office 365 in the permanent version. office 2019When it was released, some features were included, but it did not include all the features of Office 365. office 2021 The same pattern was repeated during launch.
Office 2024 is no different. This permanent version adds a few minor features that were already available in Microsoft 365, but does not include many major features. And like previous versions, Office 2024 will not receive any new feature updates in the future, and only security updates will be provided.
What’s new in Excel
Excel 2024 offers several new features, but there are no groundbreaking changes. New Dynamic Arrays You can use this feature to automatically reflect any newly added data into the chart when the array is recalculated.
You can also easily extract and split text strings, combine arrays, reshape, resize and select text strings. 14 new functions addedDone. New IMAGE functionYou can insert web-based images into Excel, and you can still use copy and paste. You can resize, sort, and filter images while keeping them stationary within the table.
Microsoft has improved the speed and stability of Excel workbooks. It was explained that it reduced delays and freezes that occurred when workbooks containing multiple independent calculations were opened simultaneously.
Additional features of PowerPoint
Several useful features have been added to PowerPoint 2024. Entire presentation or single slide Record as videoYou can then export and share it as a video file, including your voice, ink gestures, and yourself. Also for video and audio add captionAnd SharePoint-based Insert Microsoft Stream video into your presentationYou can do it.
finally, Cameo functionYou can insert a live camera feed directly into a PowerPoint slide and apply formatting, transitions, and styles to the camera feed like any other object.
Two new features in Outlook
Outlook 2024 offers two new features. New search featuremakes it easier to find messages, attachments, contacts, and calendar items. also, New meeting setup optionsYou can automatically advance or delay the meeting start time by a few minutes, allowing you to take breaks between consecutive meetings.
New default office theme
Office 2024 on Windows 11 Fluent Design A new theme that follows the principles was applied. It can also be used on Windows 10. Microsoft claims that Fluent Design provides a more natural and consistent experience within and across Office apps.
3 small changes that are useful to know
Additional changes in Office LTSC 2024
For commercial customers Office LTSC 2024In addition to the changes above, it includes several additional features. new Accessibility RibbonAccessibility tools using have been added, Insert photos directly into your content using your Android deviceYou can do it. In OneNote Improved inking and drawing featuresDone. Additionally, ActiveX controls are disabled by default, but can be enabled by IT administrators if needed.
There are some changes that may not be welcome. Microsoft Publisher is no longer included in the suite, and Teams must be downloaded separately. Additionally, Excel’s Power BI publishing feature has been removed.
Office 2024 Pricing and Support
The pricing for the consumer and small business versions of Office 2024 is the same as Office 2021. Office Home 2024 includes Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote and is priced at $150. Office Home & Business 2024 adds Outlook and costs $250. The right to use it for business purposes is also included. Both versions can only be used by one user and require a Microsoft account.
Office for Enterprise LTSC 2024 is available only through a volume licensing agreement. Includes Excel/OneNote/Outlook/PowerPoint/Word, and access is also added to the Professional Plus version. Skype for Business can be installed optionally.
Office Home 2024, Office Home and Business 2024, and Office LTSC 2024 are all Support for 5 yearsIt happens. This is the same as the 2021 version, but is shorter than the 10 years of support for Office 2016 and the 7 years of support for Office 2019. It’s another way Microsoft is trying to attract both individuals and businesses to its subscription service.
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