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Microsoft office professional plus 2016 £9.95

£9.95 Microsoft Store8 Dec 15

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Technology

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iamboss

8 Dec 15

If your employer uses Microsoft office then there is a good chance you can purchase Microsoft office 2016 for home use for £9.95.

use the link above to check.

alternatively, ask your HR dept if they are apart of the Microsoft home use program.

can't go wrong for a tenner. My previous purchase via the HUP allowed me to install it on 3 computers.

It's also worth noting that if you're a college or university student you can usually get Office for free during your studies from https://portal.office.com/start?sku=student
- geekonthepc

If your company uses Office 365 for Business, you can access http://login.microsoftonline.com and install the desktop apps, for free, on your home pc or laptop.
- rjpedrosa

Top comments

awjh

8 Dec 15 4 #5

If your organisation uses Office365, you can get this for free. https://portal.office.com/Home

elbs

8 Dec 15 4 #37

still running office 2010, for one sole reason.

it still has the ability to add auto-corrections with a right click directly on the word. this is invaluable for people who need to write long technical/academic pieces, with lots of terminology. it also optimises writing speed, without having to constantly go back and correct typos.

for some inexplicable reason this was removed after 2010; in 2013/16 you have to go into the menus and manually add each autocorrection word by word.

for shame MS, for shame.

Scorpion

9 Dec 15 3 #45

This deal is already posted here:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/microsoft-office-2016-for-9-95-hup-from-oct-7-2294124

PS this made me laugh!
Like HR would know anything as useful as that !

All comments (85)

Steve1205

8 Dec 15 #1

A very good price

badbunny42

8 Dec 15 #2

From the FAQ on http://www.microsofthup.com/hupuk/faq.aspx?country_id=GB
On how many computers can I install my Office product?
Employees can download and install their Office product on one device.

gdoc

8 Dec 15 2 #3

cant see it at 9.95 ?

japes

8 Dec 15 1 #4

previous versions allowed install on 3 PC's, but this one doesn't mention this. Saying that, I have already installed on 2 laptops used on the same network without issues

awjh

8 Dec 15 4 #5

If your organisation uses Office365, you can get this for free. https://portal.office.com/Home

jain236 to awjh

9 Dec 15 1 #49

my company uses office 365 and i can install but my can my employer disable it if i leave the organisation? i am working as contractor that is what i am worried

iamboss

8 Dec 15 2 #6

badbunny42 is correct, only 1 computer for 2016. still a very good deal.

use link below to check

http://www.microsofthup.com/hupuk/home.aspx?country_id=GB

hope this helps

PhilK

8 Dec 15 #7

Home use prog. Need to get in touch with your own company. I've had Office 2010, Office 2013, for PC and 2016 for my Macbook Pro from my work over the years. Only disappointment was no Publisher on the Mac one

lucyferror

8 Dec 15 #8

There's a good chance but no guarantee unfortunately

gabesdad

8 Dec 15 #9

Got the PC edition already via my NHS employer. Shame you can't still buy the Mac edition as well now.

Daffodil15 to gabesdad

5 Feb 16 #85

Hi, which NHS trust are you with please, I just asked my IT department who know nothing about this deal so were unable to provide me a code to purchase this. Seems a good deal to miss if I can.

senukas

8 Dec 15 #10

Shame my OH's workplace stopped HUP program this year, will need to stay with Office 2013

ACIDFORUMS

8 Dec 15 #11

What's the program code?

Supercharged to ACIDFORUMS

8 Dec 15 #13

That's what you get from your employer...

sharon6553 to ACIDFORUMS

8 Dec 15 2 #14

You can just click on 'Don't Know Your Program Code? Click Here.' You will then get an email, it only check if your work email is qualified or not. I have got mine by doing this.

Thanks OP, some heat! :smiley:

mrew42 to ACIDFORUMS

9 Dec 15 #54

Sure, let me just send it out to everyone who doesn't qualify..... :wink:

hardwax

8 Dec 15 1 #12

After buying this,but not the extra £10 for a DVD, is it possible to download an offline installer or ISO to make my own backup ? It just seems to be this "Click-to-Run" rubbish.

p4pankaj to hardwax

8 Dec 15 #15

Yes

sharon6553

8 Dec 15 #16

Could I ask where would be the best place to down load the offline installer?

Thank you, :smiley:

john68

8 Dec 15 #17

Can comprehensive pupils get this?

mrwhitelabel to john68

8 Dec 15 1 #21

No
They are not employees of corporations, which this deal is for.

There are school offers here.
If there school has signed up and they have a school email address they can get office 365 free for a year here
https://products.office.com/en-GB/student/office-in-education

If not you can buy office here though Tesco often have it cheaper
http://www.software4students.co.uk/products/microsoft-office-home-and-student-2016
http://students.pugh.co.uk/index.php?nID=productDetail&manu=50&prodID=3152

Riggadig

8 Dec 15 #18

You get a link in the email you get once making the purchase, you just download and use the product key from the email to register the product. Something along those lines anyway....it's easy I did it around 4 weeks ago

philbean

8 Dec 15 #19

Is this worth the upgrade from 2013 ?

Looks exactly the same.

nickkelly to philbean

8 Dec 15 #39

For home users, its been practically the same for the last 15 years, the only thing that has changed is the ribbon UI and the icons have got flatter.

ajholmes93

8 Dec 15 #20

I presume this is a one-off fee, rather than office 365 which is subscription based?

iamboss to ajholmes93

8 Dec 15 1 #22

yep, no subscription

dominickuryliw

8 Dec 15 #23

Got this through my work good deal

wildswan

8 Dec 15 1 #24

Lloyds banking group qualify. You can have either Windows or Mac versions.

shatteredneon

8 Dec 15 1 #25

It's a good deal for those who qualify but does it really need to be posted every other week

COUPONKEV

8 Dec 15 #26

Trouble is if you have a Mac & Windows PC you can't order both versions, once you order one the other variant is unavailable. So choose wisely!

taylope1 to COUPONKEV

8 Dec 15 #28

You can ask a colleague to buy it as its driven by email address. The code is for all the company and then limited to one download per email.

shirish_payasi to COUPONKEV

9 Dec 15 #40

Can the license key not be interchangeably used on PC and MAC?

marineville

8 Dec 15 #27

serious question for those that know: what's the difference between office and apache open office?

googley2 to marineville

8 Dec 15 1 #36

Well there is an awful lot of difference between the two programs BUT it all depends on how much you use the program as to what benefits you get from it. Open Office is now being binned by many and replaced with Libre Office as this is regularly updated and gives a better performance. Microsoft office has many more functions and advances within it that any serious computer uses will know - not internet user that different. Its shows when you try to use macros, and other advanced functions such as in barcharts and tables when Microsoft Office features well above the others for performance. If all you need is a typing program to type a few letters now and then Apache is more than sufficient and free so no need to spend on Microsoft programs, however if you need professional use then I would only recommend Microsoft as they outperform the other programs then. Example, if you want to create a label document
with all the addresses for your xmas cards, its so easy in Microsoft but not so with other programs. Hope than helps you understand the differences there are obviously many more but not going to spend all night listing them here.

growlingbadger

8 Dec 15 #29

Most of the Civil Service is eligible. Works well. You pay £9.95 for the download, another tenner if you want a a back up disc.

kareandy

8 Dec 15 #30

great thanks

gringo1804

8 Dec 15 1 #31

A great deal, the only disappointment is that Visio and Project are no longer available through the program, as they used to be.

SilverBandit to gringo1804

9 Dec 15 #52

Depends on your organisations license agreement - Visio Pro and Project Pro are available for me at £9.95 each.

hardwax

8 Dec 15 #32

No you don't, its only a link to a 2.9mb setup file that starts the click to run thing. There is no complete offline installer available. If you try to get it through the MS MyAccount thing it says the serial is not valid. Basically they want £10 off you for a disc.

Pbatey7

8 Dec 15 #33

If your company has a Microsoft Enterprise agreement then you can ask your IT department for the correct link and info you need to enter and it has always been about £9. It may say you need to install on only one device but they would never know if you have it on 3. They may just make you do a phone automated license registration which takes about 5 minutes and if you speak to a person and not the automated phone, then simply say you had to wipe your previous device so this is the first install :smiley: - I must have done this 1000 tie over the years with various home and business licenses as sometimes you will have to wipe a device and reinstall the software. Hope this helps.

fentot

8 Dec 15 #34

Be careful as 2013 doesn't sit side by side with 2016.

john68

8 Dec 15 #35

Thanks

elbs

8 Dec 15 4 #37

GolfBravo

8 Dec 15 #38

I bought a licence for my computer last week, but instead of using the UK website I used their US website, just select US as your country: US $9.95 instead of £9.95, so around £7.

ChampionshipManager

9 Dec 15 2 #41

The biggest difference is the year has changed.

That is a big difference.

Imagine listening to Boyzone in 1997.

With Office 2016 you no longer have to do that.

reaper200

9 Dec 15 #42

Thanks for the heads up.

Agaeti

9 Dec 15 #43

I've got a gov.uk email, is there anything else similar to this that i might be able to get?

COUPONKEV

9 Dec 15 #44

Apparently not, the key is specific to the variant you select. Getting a colleague to buy the other version is obviously a solution as someone suggested but I imagine that the home use programme is for more than one computer in the household eg 2 or 3 hence if you have PC and Mac and don't have a colleague with a spare allocation you need to choose carefully which variant to select. Mac may be the best choice as it has been 5 years since the last release.

Scorpion

9 Dec 15 3 #45

This deal is already posted here:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/microsoft-office-2016-for-9-95-hup-from-oct-7-2294124

PS this made me laugh!
Like HR would know anything as useful as that !

lostwebb

9 Dec 15 #46

Haha.

Username50

9 Dec 15 #47

Does the NHS qualify?

PhilK to Username50

9 Dec 15 #55

Used to, but my daughter who's a nurse said they stopped it a few years ago. Not for NHS Trust parasites though allegedly which wouldn't surprise me at all

Scorpion to Username50

9 Dec 15 #58

Pretty sure they don't. The NHS used to have a software agreement with Microsoft, that was scrapped back in 2010 pretty much as soon as the Tories got the keys to number 10.

geekonthepc

9 Dec 15 #48

It's also worth noting that if you're a college or university student you can usually get Office for free during your studies from https://portal.office.com/start?sku=student

rosco1984

9 Dec 15 #50

Just spent a cumulative total of £190 on Office and Outlook last week. Anyone know if this would be refundable?? Long shot?

awjh

9 Dec 15 #51

Yes, once they revoke your license (which they pay for) your home version will revert back to a trial type license.

lord_trumpington

9 Dec 15 #53

I picked up this deal with Office Pro 2010 through my previous employer a few years back and took up the offer on MS project for an additional £9.95. Great deal...

sonicdeathmonkey

9 Dec 15 #56

This is spot on. Although the level of Enterprise agreement the company has will influence what you can access. My company has just renewed our Enterprise agreement with MS, however only for office 2016 as we are not quite ready to take the 365 plunge. Visio and Project can also be available depending on how many versions the business has in use. Even if you worked for a supermarket e.g. ASDA chances are they have an enterprise agreement andas an employee even on the shop floor you can get this deal. You just need to get the access code from your IT department. As other users have said, don't ask HR, 99% of HR departments in businesses I have worked at glaze over at any technical stuff like :smirk:

_hukdealer_

9 Dec 15 #57

repost: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/microsoft-office-2016-for-9-95-hup-from-oct-7-2294124

conscience

9 Dec 15 #59

Are you sure? If you have to pay for this every year, it sounds like an annual subscription to me.

_hukdealer_

9 Dec 15 #60

I work for LAS and our email is [email protected] and it worked. I guess all NHS staff can get it.

johnnyx2

9 Dec 15 #61

Did the HUP since Office 2010

2010 3 devices
2013 1 device
2016 1 device

probably the last without some form of recurring subscription

pipsqueak

9 Dec 15 #62

Thanks for the post can I download this onto iPad

wardenam

9 Dec 15 #63

The NHS as a whole doesn't qualify for this like they used to with the old Connecting for Health/Microsoft Wide Enterprise agreement.
Its down to individual NHS trusts to sign to up to their own Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft for their staff to be able to qualify for the Home User Program. So in short if you work for the NHS then ask your IT department, they will know if your trust has an Enterprise Agreement. Some will have signed up, others (like my trust) haven't.

manamanting

9 Dec 15 #64

If you are working as a contractor, why are to attempting to benefit from an employee deal?

naughtybunnies

9 Dec 15 #65

From Microsoft website - It is a one-off until you want the next version.

What's the difference between Office 365 plans and Office 2016 suites?

Office 365 plans include the complete suite of Office applications, plus other services that are enabled over the Internet, including extra cloud storage with OneDrive and Skype minutes for home use. With Office 365 you get the full, installed Office experience on PCs, Macs, tablets (including Windows, iPad, and Android) and smartphones. Office 365 plans are available as a monthly or annual subscription. With Office 365, upgrades are always included with your subscription.

Office 2016 suites, including Office Home & Student and Home & Business, include applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote; they are available as a one-time purchase for use on a single PC or Mac. The applications are not automatically updated; to get the latest version, you must purchase Office again when the new version becomes available.

zone_player

9 Dec 15 #66

No you can only buy one version Mac or PC per release.

conscience

9 Dec 15 #67

It says only the Office 365 subscription version gets any updates. So for anyone who buys the 'one-off' version I can see the lack of security updates eventually forcing users to either pay again for an updated version now and again, or else they'll be pushed towards the full 365 subscription version in order to stay constantly up to date with security updates. It may not be a problem to you at current prices, but in either case it's not a one-off purchase.

In comparison, unless you need something very specific that only MS Office has, for the vast majority of users there are other cheaper and just as good options available e.g. Libre Office which is totally free plus all updates are also free.

lukehunter69

9 Dec 15 #68

Purchased. I can't believe my employer doesn't tell us these sorts of things. I'm going to inform my colleagues about this.

999pez

9 Dec 15 #69

I guess this only applies to specific Local Authorities, but I work in a school and having just checked have discovered:
Unfortunately, because of the way licenses are purchased you are not eligible for this if you -
• Work for a school

FlashbackUK

9 Dec 15 #70

Depending on your company too you can also get Project and Visio.

CaptainFizz

9 Dec 15 #71

Got this on 9th Oct.
Also how I got my 2013 install.
For £10 well worth it.

Bradders63

9 Dec 15 #72

Thanks Op

jaemey

9 Dec 15 #73

it's a good price, but personally, I can't stand Microsoft products and would much rather stick with Libre office suite. Does the same job, is less glitchy and, the best bit, is completely free.

itsahot1

9 Dec 15 #74

Cannot see this deal sorry

pipsqueak

9 Dec 15 #75

will this work on ipad

GastonGrimsdyke

10 Dec 15 #76

Has this expired? I can't see it on the site...

Tucup

10 Dec 15 #77

I followed your link! Did not find any reference to this offer. Maybe gone now or obscured by loads of forced advertising which I don't have the time to scan through. If it is buried in there, could you kindly point to it> Thanks

snake26

10 Dec 15 1 #78

Direct Link

GastonGrimsdyke

11 Dec 15 #79

Cheers Snake!

Sadlybrokeboy

11 Dec 15 #80

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this - picked up a copy for home, my first legit copy of office! :smile:

dwpearce88

13 Dec 15 #81

can you use this for personal use rather than under a business name