Microsoft 365 for Email & Office

Formerly Office 365, Microsoft 365 is a subscription service offered through Microsoft that allows you to use Office apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others from anywhere online. The benefit is that apps are always up to date, so you never need to worry about getting the latest version of Microsoft Office programs like in the past.

With Microsoft 365 Business Premium​, you not only have access to the web app versions of Office programs, but you can also install the apps directly on your devices too, such as a laptop, desktop, tablet, or phone.

For even more on this topic, view: What is Microsoft 365?

Pricing for Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy depends on the plan you sign up for and ranges from $4.99 per month to $11.99 per month. Here are the prices for each available plan:

• Microsoft 365 Email Essentials: $4.99/month
• Microsoft 365 Email Plus: $5.99/month
• Microsoft 365 Online Essentials: $7.99/month
• Microsoft 365 Business Premium: $11.99/month

View this comparison chart for a better understanding of the features included with each plan.

Essentially, Microsoft 365 offers everything that Office 365 offers (such as apps), and then some. Microsoft changed the name to more closely reflect the offerings of the product which include innovative Office apps as well as intelligent cloud services.

But if you are already familiar with Office 365, you will also be familiar with Microsoft 365.

A professional business email address allows you to have an email address with your own domain name in it. This helps create a sense of professionalism with whomever you are sending email to, thereby increasing your credibility as a true professional. With an email address such as [email protected], you’re letting the world know that you’re a pro and serious about your business.

See also: The Benefits of Using a Professional Email Address

This scenario is common in workplaces, where there are multiple employees who require their own email address and the ability to install Office 365 on their own devices. In this case, a separate Microsoft 365 Business Premium license would need to be purchased per user or employee.

However, multiple owner accounts do not need to be set up for this. Rather, a single admin (usually the owner account), can purchase all of the needed email addresses under their own account. This way, all email addresses and Microsoft 365 subscriptions are housed under a single account. So if email users need to be added or removed in the future, this can all be completed under the main owner/admin account.

Microsoft Teams is a chat-based collaboration app that comes included with Microsoft 365 and is primarily used for chatting, online meetings, calling, and video conferencing with colleagues and co-workers. To learn more about it, view What is Microsoft Teams and what is it used for?

One of the main benefits is that with Office 365, you are always using the latest version of Microsoft Office programs. The great thing is, you never have to pay anything extra whenever there is an update released. In addition to being able to use Office programs online, you can also install the latest versions of the apps on your computer as well with our Business Premium plan. This means the productivity programs you rely on such as Word, Publisher, OneNote, PowerPoint, and others, are always up to date, keeping you using the latest version of Office.

Another benefit users enjoy is the ability to more easily collaborate with co-workers and team members with documents online. That is because with OneDrive, you can share documents with others securely and effortlessly. You can even hold meetings with screen sharing in real-time using Microsoft Teams. So whereas Microsoft Office installed on a computer works well for the use of Office programs on a single device, Office 365 offers many more integrated features than simply the programs themselves.

With Microsoft 365 Online Essentials and Business Premium plans, users enjoy access to the following Office apps:

• Word: For creating documents with built in writing-improvement features.
• PowerPoint: Used to create presentations that are impressive and stand out.
• Excel: For creating easy to use spreadsheets, no matter how complex the data.
• Outlook: An integrated solution to manage your email, contacts, calendar, and tasks from a single location.
• Publisher: Used to create professional designs such as marketing materials, newsletters, or flyers.
• Microsoft Teams: An intuitive chat-based app designed to make work collaboration even simpler through chat and video among co-workers and colleagues.
• OneDrive: A cloud storage solution to save, edit, or share files of any type.
• SharePoint: Used to share and manage content and information across organizations.

With Business Premium, users not only have access to the web-app versions of these Office apps, but can also install Office on up to 5 devices of their choosing.

If you would like to move your email to Microsoft 365, you can have it migrated over from your current email service. We can help you with this from start to finish with our email migration service. For more information on migrating your email to Microsoft 365, view How to move/migrate your email to Microsoft 365.

For reasons on why you might want to migrate, see: 5 Reasons to Migrate Your Professional Email to Microsoft 365

Outlook on the web (formerly called Outlook Web Access (OWA) and Outlook Web App) gives you the ability to access your Outlook email from a web browser. Here are the steps to sign in to Outlook on the web.

Office Online is the web version of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. You are able to use these programs from any device within a web browser when connected to the internet. What’s more is that you can even access Office Online from your cloud storage. In doing so, you can create files, share with colleagues or co-workers, and collaborate all in real-time.

With Microsoft 365 Online Essentials and Business Premium plans, documents that you create can be stored in your OneDrive cloud storage and SharePoint. This allows the people who you need to see the document easily view and edit it, if necessary. With a link to the document that can be shared with others, edits can be made to the document by co-workers or colleagues all at the same time as you are. You can even see live edits being made as they are being made.

So if you need to work on a document with one or more people all at the same time, you can do that with online document collaboration. Days of emailing documents back and forth with edits are a thing of the past!

Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint are cloud storage and collaboration services offered by Microsoft 365. Often they are used in tandem within the workplace and both apps can be accessed from the same place, either online or from a device.

For instructions on accessing these Office apps, view How do I access my OneDrive or SharePoint?

Yes, Office apps through Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy are compatible with both Mac and Windows PC computers.

With Microsoft 365 Business Premium, you are able to download and install Office on up to 5 devices of your choice. This can be completed in just a few steps after signing up. Here are the instructions for how to download and install or reinstall Office 365 on a PC or Mac.

In addition to compatibility with Windows PC and Mac computers (macOS), Microsoft 365 is also compatible with Android devices and iOS devices, including iPad and iPhone. Apps may be downloaded from their respective app stores.

Yes, it can be with certain plans. The Microsoft 365 Business Professional plan offers HIPAA compliant email as an add-on. After setting up and signing the Microsoft 365 HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA), your email becomes HIPAA compliant.

Absolutely. If at any point you decide you need to upgrade or downgrade your plan, you can simply do so right from your customer dashboard, or by giving us a call. Upgrading or downgrading can be done in just a few clicks and usually within just a few minutes.

Yes, you can. You can easily cancel from within your customer dashboard, or by giving us a call if you ever decide to. There are no cancellation fees either.

Getting started is easy. Simply select one of our available subscription plans based on your current needs and complete the sign up process. Plans can always be changed later if needed. Additionally, help is available from our support team at any point during the sign up process.