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You can choose the best distribution method for your organization: directly assign apps to individuals and teams, publish apps to private pages in Microsoft Store, or connect with management solutions for more options. Customers who are in the Office GCC environment or are eligible to buy with government pricing cannot use Microsoft Store for Business.

Organizations or schools of any size can benefit from using Microsoft Store for Business or Microsoft Store for Education:. While not required, you can use a management tool to distribute and manage apps. Using a management tool allows you to distribute content, scope app availability, and control when app updates are installed.

This might make sense for larger organizations that already use a management tool. A couple of things to note about management tools:. The first step for getting your organization started with Store for Business and Education is signing up.

Sign up using an existing account the same one you use for Office , Dynamics , Intune, Azure, etc. You must be a Global Administrator for your organization. After your admin signs up for the Store for Business and Education, they can assign roles to other employees in your company or school. These are the roles and their permissions. Currently, the Basic purchaser role is only available for schools using Microsoft Store for Education. For more information, see Microsoft Store for Education permissions.

For more information, see Manage user accounts and groups. Once signed in to the Microsoft Store, you can browse and search for all products in the Store for Business and Education catalog.

Some apps are free,and some apps charge a price. We're continuing to add more paid apps to the Store for Business and Education. Check back if you don't see the app that you're looking for. Currently, you can pay for apps with a credit card, and some items can be paid for with an invoice.

We'll be adding more payment options over time. App types - These app types are supported in the Store for Business and Education:. This allows them to submit apps via the developer center that are only available to your organization through Store for Business and Education.

These apps can be distributed using the distribution methods discussed in this topic. For more information, see Working with Line-of-Business apps. Store for Business and Education supports two license options for apps: online and offline.

To provide customers with the greatest amount of flexibility, different payment options are available. Microsoft Business Basic, Apps for business, Business Standard, and Business Premium plans are available for monthly commitment payment or annual commitment payment. The Microsoft Enterprise and Office Enterprise plans including standalone plans such as Exchange Online and Microsoft Apps for enterprise are available for annual commitment payment.

If you purchase Microsoft licenses for the accounts you create during your free trial, the information and configuration for these users' accounts will remain intact. Once your free trial expires, you will have an additional 30 days to purchase Microsoft before your account information is erased. Once your trial account information has been erased, it cannot be retrieved.

With OneDrive in Microsoft , you get file storage that you can access when offline. With Outlook, you can read emails already delivered to your inbox or draft new emails and meeting requests. Your inbox and outbox will sync across the rest of your devices when you reconnect.

Your data is yours. If you decide to cancel your Microsoft subscription, you can download your data—for example, your email and documents on team sites—and save it to another location.

You should save your data before you cancel. After you cancel your subscription, data associated with your Microsoft account will be available to your administrator s in a limited function account for 90 days. You can find more answers to frequently asked questions on our Microsoft for business FAQ page. United States. Reimagine productivity with Microsoft and Microsoft Teams Always have the most up-to-date Office apps, features, and security, along with access to your files anywhere you go.

Buy now. Try free for one month 4. Chat, call, meet up to attendees Web and mobile versions of Office apps 1 TB of cloud storage Business-class email Standard security Anytime phone and web support. Previous product. Next product. Excel , simplify complex data and create easy-to-read spreadsheets. PowerPoint , easily create polished presentations that stand out.

Exchange , work smarter with business-class email and calendaring. OneDrive , save, access, edit, and share files and photos wherever you are. SharePoint , create team sites to share information, files, and resources. Microsoft Word. Microsoft Excel. Microsoft PowerPoint. Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Outlook. Microsoft Exchange. Microsoft OneDrive. Microsoft SharePoint. Everything in Business Basic, plus: Desktop versions of Office apps with premium features Easily host webinars Attendee registration and reporting tools Manage customer appointments.

Apps and services included. Access , create and share business apps without being a developer. Publisher , create polished, professional layouts without the hassle. Microsoft Access PC only. Microsoft Publisher PC only. Everything in Business Standard, plus: Advanced security Access and data control Cyberthreat protection.

Microsoft Intune. Microsoft Azure Information Protection. Desktop versions of Office apps with premium features 1 TB of cloud storage Standard security Anytime phone and web support.

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Microsoft Apps for business. Compare Microsoft Office Product features. Teamwork and communication. This feature is partially included. You can call during local business hours, Monday through Friday. Pre-sales support can be accessed using the same phone number as with technical support. Assistance for billing and subscription management issues is available online or by telephone during China business hours Beijing Time , Monday through Friday. Billing and subscription management support can be accessed using the same phone number and online service request process as with technical support.

The support telephone number can be found on the Office operated by 21Vianet portal. Technical support for Office operated by 21Vianet subscriptions provides assistance with basic installation, setup, and general technical usage. Some examples of these issues are listed in the following table.

You can learn how to contact technical support here: Contact support. Technical support does not include troubleshooting third-party services or add-ins. Learn about finding answers from other customers in the Community. Examples of issue types and severity levels are shown in the following table. Initial response time is based on the severity levels described above. Severity A is available only for technical support.

For billing and subscription management support, the highest severity level is B. Assisted support options are for admins of Office subscribed organizations only. If you use Office but you're not an admin, you can still get support in the community forums, or by contacting your admin. Call support. If you encounter any problem with online request, phone support is available at 86 Equally important is the critical role that the customer's IT department plays in the support of its users.

People with administrator roles are the only ones in the customer's organization authorized to access the Admin section of the Office operated by 21Vianet portal and to communicate directly with 21Vianet about Office service requests. With Office you can designate several types of administrators who serve different functions. This service description uses the generic title administrator to refer to all categories of administrators.

For more information about the types of administrator roles, see Assign admin roles in Microsoft for business. The administrator is expected to provide initial assistance for the customer's users.

However, if the administrator is unable to resolve issues with the help of self-service support resources, he or she should Contact support. To view feature availability across Office plans, see Office Service Description. Find docs and training link page Employee quick setup article Overview of Microsoft Business Premium setup video. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info.

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