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Thread ID: 146514 2018-08-21 08:26:00 MS Office 365. 2016 update to 2018 Poppa John (284) Press F1
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1452986 2018-09-30 03:16:00 I think that MS is starting to roll out Office 2018 . I'm on the Office preview channel and it just did and update and Outlook has different icons to the normal outlook 2016. Word and PowerPoint still look the same . The version number is Version 1809 build 1827.20138. paulw (1826)
1452987 2018-09-30 08:14:00 Office 2019 just came out in the last few days :) pcuser42 (130)
1452988 2018-10-01 02:47:00 Office 2019 just came out in the last few days :)

Does that mean I get a free download of 2018? PJ
Poppa John (284)
1452989 2018-10-01 02:58:00 Does that mean I get a free download of 2018? PJ There is no Office 2018. If you have Office 365 (subscription based) it will upgrade on its own, you would get a prompt saying there is a newer version available ( sometime) still not coming through yet. wainuitech (129)
1452990 2018-10-01 03:22:00 3 October is when I've been told.

I found recently that my version of 2010 PowerPoint is deficient when playing audio (doesn't) on more recent versions. That has stirred me into action to buying a more recent version of Microsoft Office with Publisher which I use a lot. I regret the subscription based format, but can see this is the way the world is going. :(
R.M. (561)
1452991 2018-10-01 04:28:00 3 October is when I've been told.

I found recently that my version of 2010 PowerPoint is deficient when playing audio (doesn't) on more recent versions. That has stirred me into action to buying a more recent version of Microsoft Office with Publisher which I use a lot. I regret the subscription based format, but can see this is the way the world is going. :( You dont have to have a subscription, you can purchase it outright. The problem will be though as you found out with office 2010, later on the older version may not be compatible with newer editions. With the subscription at least you are upto date all the time with what ever is current.

Subscription actually works out quite cheap.

If you have a 5 user, its approx. $33 / user/Year Single sub(personal) its around $110 ( from memory) Office 365 Which is basically the Professional version, outright purchase of Pro is over $700 and you cant upgrade it.
wainuitech (129)
1452992 2018-10-01 04:38:00 Thanks for your comments. It makes me feel reassured.

And no, I don't have 5 computers - only 4.... (I only use 3!)
R.M. (561)
1452993 2018-10-02 01:53:00 I see that our other two Office 365 PCs have updated to 2019. paulw (1826)
1452994 2018-10-02 07:49:00 Two of mine have just updated to the latest version 1809.

Checked earlier today around 4 ish and manually ran the updates, nutttttin :( Just opened a word document, seemed to take ages, checked the account and yep updated. Noticed it also in Outlook, new symbols on some mails.
wainuitech (129)
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