Microsoft Office
Guides, comparisons and buying advice for Microsoft Office — perpetual licences, edition differences, and how to get the right version for your needs.
Access has never been sold as a standalone application — not in 2024, not in any previous version. If you need Microsoft Access, the only perpetual route is Office Professional Plus 2024, which at £79 gives you Access alongside the full suite. This guide explains what that means in practice, what Access actually does, and […]
Word is what Microsoft points to when Publisher users ask what comes next. For some workflows that’s a fair answer. For others it will frustrate you within ten minutes. Here’s the workflow-by-workflow breakdown — what Word handles well, where it falls apart, and when Publisher is genuinely irreplaceable. Already decided? Keep Publisher or move to […]
Office 2019 support ended on 14 October 2025. No more security patches, no extended security updates programme — just an application that keeps running while silently accumulating unpatched vulnerabilities. If you’re still on it in 2026, you’re six versions behind on Excel functions, one phishing email away from a bad day, and still paying nothing […]
Office 2024 for Mac requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later for a fresh install. If you’re running Ventura or older, you can no longer install a fully updated copy — and from September 2025, Ventura users stopped receiving security patches. This is the complete picture: exact requirements, which Mac models qualify, and what to do […]
Microsoft sells Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as standalone perpetual licences — no suite, no subscription required. This guide covers what each one includes, what each costs, and when buying individually actually works in your favour versus simply picking up the suite. Buy Microsoft Office Apps Individually All three standalone apps are in stock now with […]
The Microsoft Teams Together Mode retirement takes effect on 30 June 2026, removing the shared virtual scenes that defined pandemic-era video meetings. The View menu toggle, all scenes, custom scenes, and seat assignments go with it. Here is what is changing, why Microsoft is doing it, and what it means in practice. Prefer software that […]
Yes — but only one way. Office Professional Plus 2021 is the only perpetual licence currently available that includes Publisher. Office 2024 dropped it, and the Microsoft 365 version stops working on 13 October 2026. If Publisher matters to your workflow, the 2021 perpetual licence is the only route that keeps it running without an […]