Can I use works office 365 at home

Magic_x_uk · 6 Sep 2019 at 08:05

Hi. Work has recently moved all machines over to office 365 including one drive.

Can I use it at home on my normal home laptop. Or is there a down side to that.

Just curious as home laptop has a older version of office on it

Thanks

Glanza · 6 Sep 2019 at 08:33

Depends what licence you have attached to your account, if you've got business premium then your allowed to install it on upto 5 devices using your details.

robj20 · 6 Sep 2019 at 08:40

I have it on my personal laptop, like above each user is allowed 5 installs.

Magic_x_uk · 6 Sep 2019 at 08:59

Thanks guys.

Only issue I see ( there maybe none) is that I use OneDrive at work. I wouldn’t really want that on home machine

Semple · 6 Sep 2019 at 09:06

Magic_x_uk said:
Thanks guys.

Only issue I see ( there maybe none) is that I use OneDrive at work. I wouldn’t really want that on home machine

I wouldn't be too keen on linking my OneDrive to my home PC.

From a security perspective, it would mean syncing all my work documents onto my Home PC (a big no-no), and secondly if i had an infected file with malware/cryptolocker virus that got onto the OneDrive share and synced back to my work PC, that would be a big no-no as well.

robj20 · 6 Sep 2019 at 09:08

I just have word and Excel on my personal computer and turned the online syncing features off. Basically turns it into a stand alone package.
Though at work we don't use the online stuff due to company policy and security.

Glanza · 6 Sep 2019 at 09:09

You log into OneDrive separately it doesn't automatically log you into a business OneDrive account when installing office 365.

Magic_x_uk · 6 Sep 2019 at 09:12

Semple said:
I wouldn't be too keen on linking my OneDrive to my home PC.

From a security perspective, it would mean syncing all my work documents onto my Home PC (a big no-no), and secondly if i had an infected file with malware/cryptolocker virus that got onto the OneDrive share and synced back to my work PC, that would be a big no-no as well.

Absolutely. I have no need for work files at home. I have OneDrive app on my iPhone that just has my work account connected

jpaul · 6 Sep 2019 at 11:10

home use plan has died and become an annual subscription, so this business 365 option sounds interesting, but,
wouldn't a company distribute the 5 licenses amongst 5 users ? so there wouldn't be spares ? ... need to find out what we have.

BigBoy · 6 Sep 2019 at 12:29

Log in to the office365 web portal and use the web apps? Using your work credentials

katana6434 · 13 Sep 2019 at 13:08

jpaul said:
home use plan has died and become an annual subscription, so this business 365 option sounds interesting, but,
wouldn't a company distribute the 5 licenses amongst 5 users ? so there wouldn't be spares ? ... need to find out what we have.

No, each user needs a license (called a subscription), and each subscription allows that user to install Office on 5 devices. As long as you have an installtion free you can install it on your home device adn activate it using your work office 365 login. This is a very common scenario.

Participant · 29 May 2020 at 10:11

katana6434 said:
No, each user needs a license (called a subscription), and each subscription allows that user to install Office on 5 devices. As long as you have an installtion free you can install it on your home device adn activate it using your work office 365 login. This is a very common scenario.

Bump - does the above still work and how do I get the work licence on my home pc?

chroniclard · 29 May 2020 at 10:24

Go https://www.office.com/
login with work details
see if it works.

Participant · 29 May 2020 at 10:43

chroniclard said:
Go https://www.office.com/
login with work details
see if it works.

Thanks.

Seems my office admin has disabled local installations. No flies on them.

chroniclard · 29 May 2020 at 10:46

Participant said:
Thanks.

Seems my office admin has disabled local installations. No flies on them.

May not have the right licences. Could just ask them for it, if you need it to work remotely.

Participant · 29 May 2020 at 11:07

chroniclard said:
May not have the right licences. Could just ask them for it, if you need it to work remotely.

I don't need it to work remotely as they give us all laptops and you can use the online versions. I only wanted it for personal use so they'll tell me to jog on.

Participant · 29 May 2020 at 15:17

I've downloaded Libre Office and had a play - it seems excellent for casual home use! And I mean excellent...

Django x2 · 29 May 2020 at 22:43

Any organisation worth their salt won't let you even log in to a corporate O365 from a personal device unless they have strict O365 compliance policies. I'm still not sure why in this day and age, this is so hard to comprehend.