1.25x? Those are rookie numbers, gotta pump it up to 2x. 🤣 👍 Seriously though, I watch all YT videos at 2x. Anything slower sounds like a drunken mess.
This is a bit deceptive... you are showing how to access the web-based apps NOT to get the locally installed applications which are part of the Microsoft 365 subscription, which to me was what I thought the title was going to tell me how to do. Better title would be "How to use the Microsoft 365 Web-Apps for Free. And how they have most of the features of basic functions of the paid desktop apps. Their functionality is also much slower than the desktop app. What am I 'getting' or receiving by what you show... nothing. You are showing how to access a website. It should also state that it uses the OneDrive for storing the documents, and that is the only place the web-apps can access directly.
You get the core functionality with the free tier. Paid tiers give you much more OneDrive storage space, AI design functionality, no ads in email, etc. for many, free is good enough.
@@KevinStratvert Appreciate you getting back to this. I agree that for many only core functionality for free is good enough. Still, it would be nicer if you'd advertise your video as such. That was my point.
The BIG downside of this so-called "free" version is SECURITY. I strongly advise: do not used this Internet-based version of Microsoft Office for "propriety" documents that should not be seen or read by third parties. In basic words, if the contents of your documents contain information that should not be seen or read by Microsoft or by law enforcement agencies, a standalone Microsoft product provides a much higher level of security. °°
@@dxrkinfuser_44 Tell me you don't 'coincidentally' get adverts for items you have mentioned in an email or a post somewhere! Google was even wishing people Happy Birthday at one point. You'd go onto ordinary Google search and, if it was your birthday, they would play you a little jingle and put up a banner. Given that my online birthday is not my real one, this annoyed me considerably. I have a background in this field and, believe me, if I had an afternoon to spare, I would be able to tell you details about yourself that would shock you. Bury your head in the sand if you want!
What people don't understand is while free. You don't get the desktop app for free and the online apps are as up to date as the desktop apps, so some of the features might not be available or refined like the desktop apps.
Hate to tell you this but if you are OK with an online Office suite, Google's is much faster than Microsoft's. Online-only Office 365 is functionally limited and sluggish to boot. If your internet connection is not super reliable at all times, you will find run into weird behavior issues. I don't know why Microsoft is obsessed with everything online. Microsoft is known for selling offline applications, so stay with your strength and re-price the home version.
@@Zetler You haven't used Google Workspace extensively. For offline type usage, MS Office is the king. For online collaborative work, Google Workspace sort of invented that space, and they are still ahead of Office 365. I use both everyday and collaborative work is much much more seamless with Google Workspace. Microsoft still can't figure out how to get OneDrive and Sharepoint to play nice with each other. Oh gosh, dont get me started with my Microsoft rant. I am on the road a lot for my job, Google Workspace is clearly a winner...and guest what? I grew up with Windows and Office and work as a developer in that ecosystem as well.
Any concerns about getting heavily invested in this and then finding yourself in a situation where it's not easily accessible? I hate to put all my eggs in one basket when that basket can change features and prices later. (BTW, take notice of how often you say, "go ahead and...") Please remember that the most important thing in connecting people with your channel is your subscriber connection to YOU. You are going to start losing people like me who subscribed to YOU. Can you imagine getting into your favorite TV show and suddenly one episode the actors were different? Yeah, kills everything. You need to connect YOU to us, not introduce new characters. Even if they are based on you and created with awesome "AI."
When you click on SAVE to your computer, where exactly can you locate the copy? It doesn't seem to appear on my desktop anywhere...so I'm baffled as to where it's ended up?! Help!!
NOPE waste of time you have to be logged in all the time to use and we just know how much Microsoft ivade your privacy ive altered my computers not to have to log in & since ive done that they work now, jut get a crack version they run better & no issues with snoopy drawer M/S if they just let you buy & use without logging in I would pay bu Im sick of M/S invading my machines & slowing it down, Kevin can shove his cookies where the sun dont shine :-)
At 1:38 you say "Once you log in you will see many familiar favourites, including Word, Excel,...". Well, I don't see any of those. What I see are icons for Account, Your info, Services and Subscriptions, Devices, Security, Privacy, Order History, Payment Options, Address Book. So the "free" account is free only for taking you to a site which is useless unless you have subscribed to, ie, paid for, what you came there to use for free - Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
The drawback that I experienced recently was when I had to edit a Statistics Question paper on the web (Online Word). I wasn't able to edit because everything that I had previously typed in desktop word was seen as a messed up document on Word Online version. So this may be useful for simple text only documents. But if you use any extra feature, like math formula in my case, then office online is a poor substitute.
Did u try viewing it in reading view? It might help but World Online doesnt have capabillities like Desktop version u got installed on your PC sadly and it might remain like that if u ask me
Very informative video! But... please "go ahead and" count the number of times you say "go ahead and." I lost count after the first 30-40 times. Otherwise, nice job!
I am in India. Last month while in US - Fremont, I purchased HP Laptop with windows but the MS Office was free for only 5 days. I bought the key after returning to India.
Kevin makes AI do his work I prefer kevins cookie company tbh.. Also i would love some more Html.. If not some CSS or Javascript (he hasn't done CSS or Javascript yet but it is an extension to making websites with Html) i am trying to learn java but for me it's a headache.. (not a must but would be something i would watch)
So With Microsoft 365 basic there are desktop versions but I’d like to know if there’s an exception to Teams as it’s not stated clearly...the desktop app is very important... thanks for your replies
Only reason to why I would need microsoft 365 is because I dont want to see ads popup in my outlook. The ads are new in outlook and so annoying. Microsoft is literally forcing money out of people just because they want to use their computers. So unfair.
I have problems with Microsoft updating. My laptop comes to a halt and the updates don't happen, so I often have to stop updates for a week. I also have problems with One Drive. I have paid for Microsoft 365 for years, but Word documents take an age to load or won't let me in. In my Microsoft 365 account it says: 'Not actively using on any device yet.' - so I asked Microsoft about this. REPLY FROM MICROSOFT: The message "Not actively using on any device yet", means that you have not installed or used Microsoft 365 on any of your devices. It will still show this message even if you can already see files in OneDrive, as it indicates the Microsoft 365 service. We hope that clears everything. No it does not clear everything! Am I paying for 365 but I don't actually have it? Any ideas? thanks - Lynne
what if I'm currently paying for MS 365? I would like to close that and open a free account. Can I do that without changing my email address? Or, do I have to use a different email address to use MS 365 for free?
OK So I need to find a video teaching me how to actually INSTALL microsoft 365to the computer and not work offline. You great and all but not what i was looking for.
I think I was accessing the web version of Excel through my Microsoft account, but it required me to upload my document to OneDrive. Is that what's going on here when you say it's uploaded to the web? How secure are these files? I don't want them on OneDrive. Also it created several versions of my document by adding 1, 2, 3 at the end of the file name so how do I know which is the most recent version to download to my computer again? Thanks for being here for us computer dummies! My hard drive crashed and I'm so bummed that my Office programs died with it.
I thought this was to get the actual Office 365, which is the one where you have desktop apps and one terabyte of storage. My realization that I didn't need this: 1:39
I bought a laptop previous year from Kuwait i didn't know about the subscription or anything at all i thought they gives me life time free Microsoft now 28 September it's close Microsoft massaged me to renew the subscription what should I do If i use this free version can i get back my previous all documents and all features?? Please anyone tell mw
Kind of a misleading title. This is not the fully featured Microsoft 365, but the "lite" web version.
Let's fix the title. HOW TO USE THE FREE VERSION OF OFFICE 365
For an optimal experience and to reduce the likelihood of dozing off, adjust the playback speed to 1.25x.
XD So true...
My fav hack for a lot of YT videos😂.
I chose 1.75x with captions on. Time saving
Why so weak huh?
1.25x? Those are rookie numbers, gotta pump it up to 2x. 🤣 👍
Seriously though, I watch all YT videos at 2x. Anything slower sounds like a drunken mess.
Thank you for wasting my time
This is a bit deceptive... you are showing how to access the web-based apps NOT to get the locally installed applications which are part of the Microsoft 365 subscription, which to me was what I thought the title was going to tell me how to do. Better title would be "How to use the Microsoft 365 Web-Apps for Free. And how they have most of the features of basic functions of the paid desktop apps. Their functionality is also much slower than the desktop app. What am I 'getting' or receiving by what you show... nothing. You are showing how to access a website.
It should also state that it uses the OneDrive for storing the documents, and that is the only place the web-apps can access directly.
Since when did this happen ? earlier in most devices these apps came installed. Its so sad that I need to work on chrome for me to use such apps
Wait a minute, what's this , where's Kevin, not even a mention.
She is AI generated so he didn’t have to do additional work. Scary times huh 😁
Too many cookies...
Kevin makes cookies.🤗
Mention at the end, looks till the end.😁
Who is kevin
This is how to "use" not get Microsoft 365 for free.
Canada
Microsoft
Basically the same thing.
Do you think I give a single crap whether I own it? I do not. I get to use the product I need, when I need it and not worry about Microsoft BS
How
This video is misleading. You'll get reduced functionality, not the full product. You'll still need to pay for full-functionality Office 365
You get the core functionality with the free tier. Paid tiers give you much more OneDrive storage space, AI design functionality, no ads in email, etc. for many, free is good enough.
@@KevinStratvert Appreciate you getting back to this. I agree that for many only core functionality for free is good enough. Still, it would be nicer if you'd advertise your video as such. That was my point.
You are showing the process to use a website. Its just like Google's Documents, etc. Just a click baity title.
It's not free once your 7 day trial is over. you won't be able to do anything with it.
The BIG downside of this so-called "free" version is SECURITY.
I strongly advise: do not used this Internet-based version of Microsoft Office for "propriety" documents that should not be seen or read by third parties.
In basic words, if the contents of your documents contain information that should not be seen or read by Microsoft or by law enforcement agencies, a standalone Microsoft product provides a much higher level of security.
°°
Note that there is no web-based version of Access or Publisher. You will need to use the desktop app
Microsoft Lists, which is web based, offers Access like functionality. Microsoft Designer, also web based, offers Publisher like functionality.
@KevinStratvert hi Kevin, can we get those free as well? Thank you for the tips :o)
@@amicisun yes 👍
@@KevinStratvert That $!te ISNT working, It wont sign me in i dont know what to do.
What's the catch and what features are missing?
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Put all your documents on line - lose what little privacy you still have.
damn can i see ur tinfoil hat
@@dxrkinfuser_44 Tell me you don't 'coincidentally' get adverts for items you have mentioned in an email or a post somewhere! Google was even wishing people Happy Birthday at one point. You'd go onto ordinary Google search and, if it was your birthday, they would play you a little jingle and put up a banner. Given that my online birthday is not my real one, this annoyed me considerably. I have a background in this field and, believe me, if I had an afternoon to spare, I would be able to tell you details about yourself that would shock you. Bury your head in the sand if you want!
What people don't understand is while free. You don't get the desktop app for free and the online apps are as up to date as the desktop apps, so some of the features might not be available or refined like the desktop apps.
such a total bullshit
Hate to tell you this but if you are OK with an online Office suite, Google's is much faster than Microsoft's. Online-only Office 365 is functionally limited and sluggish to boot. If your internet connection is not super reliable at all times, you will find run into weird behavior issues. I don't know why Microsoft is obsessed with everything online. Microsoft is known for selling offline applications, so stay with your strength and re-price the home version.
Are you serious? Office 365 is KING. Businesses are dominated by collaborative documents.
@@Zetler You haven't used Google Workspace extensively. For offline type usage, MS Office is the king. For online collaborative work, Google Workspace sort of invented that space, and they are still ahead of Office 365. I use both everyday and collaborative work is much much more seamless with Google Workspace. Microsoft still can't figure out how to get OneDrive and Sharepoint to play nice with each other. Oh gosh, dont get me started with my Microsoft rant. I am on the road a lot for my job, Google Workspace is clearly a winner...and guest what? I grew up with Windows and Office and work as a developer in that ecosystem as well.
@@Zetler google docs is collaborative
I'd rather have Ms dominate in ots offline apps than delve into Google territory.
Developer Edition is another way to get free Microsoft 365 which includes desktop version of office too.
True, although license terms require that it’s for development and testing purposes only.
Well. Why dont you just show the activation codes for microsoft 365 instead of using microsoft products on web?
information is good but i will personally use old versions offline.If i have to use cloud based office apps i will go with google docs.
The title should be “how to get the Free version of ms office 365 free.”
Any concerns about getting heavily invested in this and then finding yourself in a situation where it's not easily accessible? I hate to put all my eggs in one basket when that basket can change features and prices later. (BTW, take notice of how often you say, "go ahead and...")
Please remember that the most important thing in connecting people with your channel is your subscriber connection to YOU. You are going to start losing people like me who subscribed to YOU. Can you imagine getting into your favorite TV show and suddenly one episode the actors were different? Yeah, kills everything. You need to connect YOU to us, not introduce new characters. Even if they are based on you and created with awesome "AI."
I lost all access to my OneNote. I am completely locked out and it was 3 year's worth of work.
Outstanding tutorial. Many thanks
Kevin looks different 😮
When you click on SAVE to your computer, where exactly can you locate the copy? It doesn't seem to appear on my desktop anywhere...so I'm baffled as to where it's ended up?! Help!!
Ends up in your OneDrive
NOPE waste of time you have to be logged in all the time to use and we just know how much Microsoft ivade your privacy ive altered my computers not to have to log in & since ive done that they work now, jut get a crack version they run better & no issues with snoopy drawer M/S if they just let you buy & use without logging in I would pay bu Im sick of M/S invading my machines & slowing it down, Kevin can shove his cookies where the sun dont shine :-)
At 1:38 you say "Once you log in you will see many familiar favourites, including Word, Excel,...". Well, I don't see any of those. What I see are icons for Account, Your info, Services and Subscriptions, Devices, Security, Privacy, Order History, Payment Options, Address Book. So the "free" account is free only for taking you to a site which is useless unless you have subscribed to, ie, paid for, what you came there to use for free - Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
Nice job Elizabeth. Very informative.
I couldnt reach that 'Page' she did! There wasnt a bunch of free-options to use! : (
You have to be a student or teacher.
That's only for a free educator account. No limitations with this.
nahh thats not 365 thats lite
buh-bow... try again.
This is waste of time
all you get is web version that you can use for free not an actual software... yeahhh this is misleading
I think it would be helpful to clarify for how long it is FREE, it only lasted a month
The Microsoft 365 web apps are free indefinitely.
The drawback that I experienced recently was when I had to edit a Statistics Question paper on the web (Online Word). I wasn't able to edit because everything that I had previously typed in desktop word was seen as a messed up document on Word Online version. So this may be useful for simple text only documents. But if you use any extra feature, like math formula in my case, then office online is a poor substitute.
Did u try viewing it in reading view? It might help but World Online doesnt have capabillities like Desktop version u got installed on your PC sadly and it might remain like that if u ask me
If you want your info not private, go ahead and use online or storage services.
Very helpful! Elizabeth is a great addition to the channel!
kevin teaches basics. maybe his youtube channel is for kids. we need full but free version that we can work offline.
is she kevin's wife?
Very informative video! But... please "go ahead and" count the number of times you say "go ahead and." I lost count after the first 30-40 times. Otherwise, nice job!
I am in India. Last month while in US - Fremont, I purchased HP Laptop with windows but the MS Office was free for only 5 days. I bought the key after returning to India.
With your document / spread sheet being on line is there a risk of some one in Microsoft being able to access the file and misuse it
How to "get" Microsoft 365 for FREE
When using the online version you dont GET anything
thx
But Microsoft 365 is complete garbage.
Kevin makes AI do his work
I prefer kevins cookie company tbh.. Also i would love some more Html.. If not some CSS or Javascript (he hasn't done CSS or Javascript yet but it is an extension to making websites with Html) i am trying to learn java but for me it's a headache.. (not a must but would be something i would watch)
Google way better than micosoft
So With Microsoft 365 basic there are desktop versions but I’d like to know if there’s an exception to Teams as it’s not stated clearly...the desktop app is very important... thanks for your replies
can you tell us why you are holding your chin with your hands?
Very helpful❤❤❤ Thank you so much. May God bless, everyone🙏
Which one of the 5000+ gods are you blessing everone with?
God bless in Jesus name ❤
Thank you so much 😊😊 I have been looking for this for so long.
Freaking out why the screens look so different from the original.
But can you install them on the pc? I don't want to always us them from chrome, it's annoying imo.
Only reason to why I would need microsoft 365 is because I dont want to see ads popup in my outlook. The ads are new in outlook and so annoying. Microsoft is literally forcing money out of people just because they want to use their computers. So unfair.
I have problems with Microsoft updating. My laptop comes to a halt and the updates don't happen, so I often have to stop updates for a week. I also have problems with One Drive. I have paid for Microsoft 365 for years, but Word documents take an age to load or won't let me in.
In my Microsoft 365 account it says:
'Not actively using on any device yet.' - so I asked Microsoft about this.
REPLY FROM MICROSOFT:
The message "Not actively using on any device yet", means that you have not installed or used Microsoft 365 on any of your devices. It will still show this message even if you can already see files in OneDrive, as it indicates the Microsoft 365 service. We hope that clears everything.
No it does not clear everything!
Am I paying for 365 but I don't actually have it? Any ideas?
thanks - Lynne
Wow, I like how you communicate, easy and understandable.just to encourage 😇❤️
How do i save a word document after typing?
Not wat i needed. I wana use it offline
In the last one you can download after logging in.
new drinking game.. Take a drink everytime she says "go ahead"
Is the SharePoint application available?
Unfortunately not, sharepoint is available in business packages
Thank you Elizabeth. Where is Kevin? 😯
what if I'm currently paying for MS 365? I would like to close that and open a free account. Can I do that without changing my email address? Or, do I have to use a different email address to use MS 365 for free?
Once your subscription expires, you’ll fallback to the free plan automatically.
OK So I need to find a video teaching me how to actually INSTALL microsoft 365to the computer and not work offline. You great and all but not what i was looking for.
Hey Kevin, are you doing okay buddy?
He died.
@@MetaobserverMy colcodoncesces
Are you Kevin Associate?
How to change the format in Ms word
I think I was accessing the web version of Excel through my Microsoft account, but it required me to upload my document to OneDrive. Is that what's going on here when you say it's uploaded to the web? How secure are these files? I don't want them on OneDrive. Also it created several versions of my document by adding 1, 2, 3 at the end of the file name so how do I know which is the most recent version to download to my computer again? Thanks for being here for us computer dummies! My hard drive crashed and I'm so bummed that my Office programs died with it.
Today, ... Wait a minute, where's our AI we used to watch?
Another AI
can you elaborate ?
Hey Kevin, where are you? Are you fine?
The pagge that I went to doesn't look the one in your video. I am using a mac. Does that make a difference?
It does not work.
What do I do when my language is set to English but whenever I enter any Microsoft software it’s only in Chinese?
not wotk
It's free for 30 days only.
So whats the next video: How to Get Google Drive for free!
I’d love to see content on how to get RUclips for free WITHOUT ads.
Damn, you've changed
did she just show how you can access the free trial version???? OMG
This is free indefinitely. No trial.
Thank you x
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Does the free Microsoft365 includes the document app updates?
Like PowerPoint2023?
Yes!
It's got ads on it though
I thought this was to get the actual Office 365, which is the one where you have desktop apps and one terabyte of storage. My realization that I didn't need this: 1:39
Uselless
Great video.
I'm Dracula 👍👎
Thank you
Very helpful
Thank you very very much
What is 'budden?'
Look the price
Yay to the free stuff!
Thank you this really helped me
what if excel file contain fomular ? is its calculation fast?
I bought a laptop previous year from Kuwait i didn't know about the subscription or anything at all i thought they gives me life time free Microsoft now 28 September it's close Microsoft massaged me to renew the subscription what should I do
If i use this free version can i get back my previous all documents and all features?? Please anyone tell mw
The ms office 365 web is not bad . Its much better than using the crack one
Thank you
Thanks 😊
Matt’s learning all languages plz be quiet it’s very hard
Lol
Liz, you are cool but where is cousin Kevin.?