The Microsoft 365 Apps for business plan enables you to use Office’s online applications: Word, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Excel via a browser. In addition, the plan includes the fully installable suite with the new Office 2016 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Publisher (for Windows systems only). In addition, mobile apps for iOS and Android are available, so that you can use the Office applications Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on the tablet or smartphone without needing a browser. Each user can install the suite with up to 5 Windows or Mac OS X devices, as well as 5 smart phones and 5 tablets.
Installable applications offer the advantage of being able to work on documents without relying on an internet connection. Since Microsoft 365 Apps for business also has a link to the OneDrive for Business cloud, it’s also possible to share files and have multiple people work on them in real-time. The cloud service synchronizes documents as soon as there is an internet connection – if you happen to store your projects on OneDrive. The business plan also provides each user with 1 TB of space for their files.
While the presentation tool Sway is part of the business plan, Microsoft Teams, team websites, and Yammer are not included. To benefit project and company communication, it is therefore necessary to set up alternative solutions. The e-mail host, Exchange Online, is also not included in Microsoft 365 Apps for business. To archive and retrieve your e-mails, it then becomes necessary to have an independent mail server solution. As a client, you can use the Outlook Web App or installable desktop application.