You can get a heap of apps, including Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and Excel at no cost, whether you're a student, teacher or just on a budget. Here's how to get Microsoft 365 for free.

If you need desktop Office apps, you can always get a one-month free trial of Microsoft 365 by entering your credit card details. Just make sure to cancel the subscription before you’re charged.

Update, 4:45 p.m. — Many students appear to be having problems with their Office 365 activations. Here’s what Microsoft just sent us in response: Thanks to everyone who has signed up and ...

A number of Microsoft Office 365 users are reporting problems signing into and activating their Office apps. Written by Mary Jo Foley, Senior Contributing Editor Aug. 16, 2018 at 10:46 a.m. PT ...

If you're not a student or teacher and can't take advantage of an academic email address to get Microsoft 365 at no cost, you can try out Microsoft's office suite with a one-month free trial.

Free alternatives may exist for Microsoft Office components, but sometimes they can’t stand in for the original. As a student, the standard cost of $70 per year for an Office 365 Personal ...

You can get Microsoft Office on your iPad or iPhone - and you don't even have to pay. We explain how to view and edit Word, Excel & Powerpoint documents in iOS.

Screenshot: Microsoft 365 Select an app from the panel down the left, and you can see recent files for that app in particular and a few templates you can use to get started more quickly.

You can get the Office apps Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook for free on the iPhone and iPad, but if you have an iPad Pro you miss out on the free functionality and have to subscribe to Office 365.