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We use Microsoft 365 Business Standard as it contains the productivity tools (Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint and Word) we were used to in our corporate careers. It is subscription-based, which means we pay an annual fee to access it and to keep it up to date.
We use the app/desktop versions on our laptop computers and smartphones. When we are online, software updates can be easily managed and installed.
Because we have good-sized hard drives, our work files can be accessed online and offline. When we are online they sync automatically to our SharePoint site. That means, we have access to our latest files anywhere/anytime. If someone stole our gear we could still work, accessing the Office web version from a computer in an internet cafรฉ or library.
Microsoft 365 Business Standard makes it easy to collaborate and work seamlessly across multiple devices. To give you an example: Using OneNote on our smartphone, we may record ideas while we travel. When we have internet access, these sync automatically to our laptop computers, and we continue developing our ideas on our laptops.
We have found the Microsoft 24/7 telephone and web support excellent. We have used it several times over the past few years. They are always polite, answer our questions in a non-technical way and follow up afterwards to make sure any issues are resolved 100%.
