For information about when incoming students become eligible, and what happens to your account after you graduate or leave the University, see 'After Graduating or Leaving Penn' in the FAQ.

You can use Microsoft Office as long as your current affiliation with Penn remains active. Availabilityįull-time Penn faculty, staff and students at participating Schools and Centers are eligible for a PennO365 account, which you can use to access current versions of Microsoft Office. At this time, the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) is not participating in the program.

Perpetual release versions are not recommended for these systems as they lack integration and compatibility with O365 online features.Ĭonversely, for systems that will not be used in conjunction with a PennO365 account, such as lab machines or shared machines, the perpetual release version is the preferred product, as it does not require logging in with O365 credentials.įor more information regarding the current versions of Microsoft, see this related Microsoft website. ISC recommends the use of Microsoft Office O365 ProPlus for any individual-use systems that will be used in conjunction with a PennO365 account. Microsoft Office exists in two versions-Microsoft Office O365 ProPlus for use in conjunction with an O365 account, and perpetual release versions, which are identified by their respective version numbers (Office 2016, Office 2019, etc.) Microsoft Office is a suite of applications that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Outlook is the University's supported and recommended email and calendaring solution for PennO365. PowerPoint features customizable templates and the ability to share text, data, and graphics between programs. It can be used to create an onscreen electronic presentation and handouts. PowerPoint is the University's supported and recommended presentation graphics program.

It can be used to enter, edit, and format data write formulas and print spreadsheets. Other features include style sheets, merging, tables, customizable toolbars, and glossaries.Įxcel is the University's supported and recommended spreadsheet program. It can be used to create, save, retrieve, edit, and print files. Word is the University's supported and recommended word processing program. Microsoft's Office is a suite of applications that includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for both Windows and macOS.

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