Office Professional

Office Professional Plus

Office Professional Plus is an integrated collection of programs and services designed to work together to enable optimized information work. The Professional Plus suite includes two applications not included with the Standard suite.

This donation provides one license for installing the software on a single device. Request one license for each device on which you will install it. See a summary of Volume Licensing Product Terms for specific licensing details.

Which Versions of This Software Are Available?

You can choose to download the current version or the previous version of this software. You can find out which version is the current one in theMicrosoft Title Groups document. In addition, you can download the software in any language that's available.

Benefits for Organizations

You can use the applications in the Office suite to

1. Create, share, and edit documents with colleagues in other locations
2. Track and highlight data trends
3. Broadcast documents and live presentations for an audience via their web browsers
4. Consolidate communications services to reduce costs

Applications in This Suite

The Professional Plus suite includes the following applications:

• Access is a relational database management system that helps information workers track and report information.
• Excel is a spreadsheet application with data analysis and visualization tools.
• InfoPath is an information-gathering program using electronic forms deployed through web browsers, email messages, or mobile devices.
• OneNote is a note-taking application that allows various types of content to be shared among team members.
• Outlook is a time and information manager that integrates email, calendar, contacts, and tasks.
• PowerPoint is a presentation graphics program with capabilities for text effects, sound, and animation.
• Publisher is a desktop publishing program that allows people with basic layout skills to create a wide variety of publications.
• Skype for Business is a unified communications client that works in conjunction with Skype for Business Server. It enables users to talk to each other using instant messaging, voice, or video and to switch back and forth between modes.
• Word is a full-featured word-processing program.

Major Capabilities

1. Ribbon: The Office ribbon enhances usability by bringing together the most popular formatting and creation tools in a single, unified design.
2. Web and mobile access: With Office Online and free apps for mobile devices, users at separate locations can co-author or edit the same file at the same time. They can use any web browser or mobile device running Windows, iOS, or Android.
3. Cloud storage: Office applications integrate with OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint, so you can access your files across devices.
4. Multiple file format support: Most Office applications, including Word and Excel, can save or export files as PDF or XPS documents natively, without requiring you to download and install add-ons.
5. Data integration: Databases can be linked to external sources, such as other Access databases, Excel spreadsheets, ODBC (open database connectivity) data sources, and SQL Server databases. Other users within your organization can view or modify Access data when Access is integrated with SharePoint Server.

Important Volume Licensing Information

With Office suites and applications, you can choose between two types of volume license keys for product activation: a Key Management Service (KMS) license key or a Multiple Activation Key (MAK). You will be provided with both types of keys on the Microsoft Volume Licensing website.

Microsoft offers instructions on how to use a MAK or KMS key to activate volume editions of Office software.

Obtaining This Product

Installing this product requires you to download the software from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) and enter a license key. You can download any available version or language for your product.

The license key allows you to install the product on as many computers as you have received licenses for. This quantity is specified in the email you receive from TechSoup after you request this product.

Expect two emails:

1. When your donation request has been approved, TechSoup will send a message to your organization email address. This email will confirm the number of licenses you have requested and provide information about how to use the VLSC once Microsoft accepts your license agreement. Make sure the organization email that is registered with TechSoup is up-to-date. Visit My Member Profile and verify the address in your active organization profile.
2. Microsoft will send an email welcoming your organization to the VLSC. This email will indicate that Microsoft has accepted your license agreement. After you receive this email, you'll be able to follow the steps in the first email you received from TechSoup to obtain your donation through the VLSC.

Software Assurance

Under the Software Assurance program, you have the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of your coverage.

Rules, Eligibility and Restrictions

1. Quantity:

• Organizations receive an allotment of Microsoft software donations that is reset every two years. An organization's two-year cycle begins with its first donation request after July 27, 2011. After two years, a new cycle begins, and a new allotment is available.
• During its two-year cycle, an organization can request products from up to 10 title groups.
  For title groups that contain applications that run on an individual computer (like a desktop or laptop PC) or for license-only title groups (like CALs), there is a 50-license maximum.
  For server products, there is a five-product maximum, regardless of title group.
• For further details, see Quantity and Frequency of Microsoft Requests on the Microsoft Donation Program — Eligibility and Allotmentspage.

Budget: Organizations with annual operating budgets of any size are eligible for products in this program.

Nonprofits and public libraries only:

1. This donation is available to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) designation and to public libraries. Public libraries must either have valid 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or be listed in the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) database.
2. Public libraries without a 501(c)(3) designation may request Microsoft software donations through this program only for use on public access computers or on computers that are used to directly manage either the public access computers or the library's public access program.
3. Microsoft reserves the right to grant or deny an organization's request at any time, for any reason. 

Eligible organization types: The Microsoft Donation Program serves nonprofit organizations whose missions benefit the local community. This could include organizations with the following missions:

• Providing relief to the poor
• Advancing education
• Improving social welfare
• Preserving culture
• Preserving or restoring the environment
• Promoting human rights
• Establishment of civil society

Ineligible organization types: Not all 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are eligible for participation in the Microsoft Donation Program. Those that are not eligible should visit Microsoft Volume Licensing for Industries for more information about charity licensing; they may still be eligible for discounted software from Microsoft. Ineligible organizations include the following:

1. Governmental organizations or agencies.
2. Educational institutions, including K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and trade schools.
3. Healthcare organizations, including hospitals, healthcare networks, health plans, ambulatory healthcare services, home healthcare and assisted living healthcare organizations, health research organizations, and laboratories. Exceptions include independent nonprofit organizations with the following missions: community, behavioral and women's health clinics; hospices; emergency services; and blood, tissue and organ banks.
4. Professional, commerce, and trade associations.
5. Sponsorships of events, tables, exhibitions, or performances.
6. Fundraising events such as luncheons, dinners, walks, runs, or sports tournaments.
7. Political, labor, and fraternal organizations.
8. Refurbishers that will be installing the donated software on refurbished computers to be distributed or donated to nonprofits or schools. Please visit the Registered Refurbisher Program.
9. Nonpublic, non-501(c)(3) libraries, including private libraries, school libraries, specialty libraries, armed forces libraries, and libraries in government agencies.

Terms of service: Organizations that request Microsoft products must agree to any applicable terms of service.

Amendments: Microsoft reserves the right to supplement or amend these eligibility guidelines at any time without notice.

Anti-discrimination policy: To be eligible to participate in this program, organizations must attest to the following statement, which certifies compliance with the Microsoft corporate citizenship nonprofit giving antidiscrimination policy:

My organization does not have a policy or mission of discriminating in hiring, compensation, access to training or services, promotion, termination, or retirement based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, political affiliation, union membership, or veteran status.

OR

My organization is a religious organization, and any discriminatory practices of my organization are exempt from laws that otherwise prohibit such discrimination.

FAQ: For more information about Microsoft's resources for nonprofits and donation program eligibility, see its Nonprofit FAQ.

Product distribution:

1. Products will be distributed under this program to qualifying organizations and libraries only, not to individuals.
2. Recipient organizations may not transfer or resell Microsoft products.
3. Microsoft products may not be installed on computers that will be given to or sold to other organizations or individuals, even as part of a charitable program.