Here is the 2021st version of Microsoft Office, one of the most well-known applications in the world. For example, the new version is quicker and has several nice enhancements, such as on-the-fly translation of foreign languages to Outlook. It also now ships with Microsoft Teams. Even while Office 2021 isn’t a game-changer for the killer suite, that’s alright. The 2021 version is quite similar to other versions of the suite. Therefore, there is a little learning curve for those who have used it.
Quickly returning to work after an upgrade is a plus; there are enough new features to justify the cost. Regarding office suites, Office 2021 is head and shoulders above the competition.
How Has Office 2021 Changed?
Below is a rundown of the most notable feature additions for those upgrading from the 2019 edition. They will only be novel if you upgrade from a version requiring a perpetual license. Over the past two years, several capabilities have been added to Microsoft 365 for members.
- Excel includes functions that instantly return an array of values, label calculation results for later use in other formulas, find an item’s relative position in a range of cells and create displays for specific sheets.
- One new feature in PowerPoint allows you to generate a link to a specific slide, share it with a coworker, and let them alter it. This will enable you to replay animations that apply freehand inking to a presentation.
- Freehand inking, translations, and speedier searches are just a few new features of Outlook.
- Office now comes pre-installed with Microsoft Teams, the company’s response to Slack.
There is nothing groundbreaking about these new features. You should only shell out cash for the latest version in 2021 if you’re content with the 2016 or 2019 editions and intend to use something other than the new features. You won’t be sorry to start with Microsoft Office 2021 if you’re installing it on a new PC and still need to get a license. Remember that, unlike many other manufacturers, Microsoft does not offer discounted upgrades if you upgrade from a previous version.
No matter how long you’ve been using Office or how much experience you have, the price remains the same.
Setting Up: Simple or Difficult
An invitation to trial or purchase the new version of Office may appear in a pop-up window if you’re using an earlier, non-subscription version of Office. Easy installation of the upgrade is possible if you follow the on-screen instructions. Additionally, the Microsoft Store makes it easy to update from previous versions that do not require a subscription.
Installing a new version from Microsoft doesn’t necessarily erase the previous one, which can lead to system confusion about which version to use. If you find problems after removing the old version, you might have to install the latest version again to fix it.
Additional procedures must be considered to convert your Microsoft 365 installation from a subscription-based to a permanent license.
- Go to Product Information after opening one of the Office apps after running the Office 2021 installer.
- Then, go to the File menu and the Account tab.
- Click the Change License button if it indicates that you’re using Office 365 or an older version of Office.
- Select “Use a different account” from the following dialog box, and then locate the tiny type that reads “Enter a product key instead” if your Microsoft account email address is already visible.
- When you activate Office 2021, insert your product key into the dialog box.
- Just locate the link that reads “Enter a product key” and click on it instead of the Change License button if you aren’t already logged into your Microsoft account.