Users of the free consumer OneDrive service are limited to 15GB of space. PowerPoint users can't check their speaker notes when using the presenter view, among other restrictions.Īnother perk for Office 365 subscribers is the coming unlimited OneDrive storage space, which Microsoft announced late last month. Similarly, Excel users lack the ability to customize pivot table styles and "add and modify chart elements" unless they have an Office 365 subscription. Microsoft describes those capabilities as " premium features," which are listed at this page for Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps.įor example, Word users wanting to insert section breaks, set up columns, use customization for headers and footers and track reviewer changes need to have an Office 365 subscription to use those premium features on an iPad or iPhone. Some capabilities are still tied to having an Office 365 subscription.
However, its Office licensing doesn't permit the use of consumer Office apps for business purposes, as pointed out in a blog post by Wes Miller, an analyst with independent consulting company Directions on Microsoft.
Update: it's worth noting that Microsoft didn't distinguish between free use for consumer or commercial users in its announcements on Thursday. Previously, they just had document viewing privileges and had needed an Office 365 subscription to create and edit Office documents on their devices. Office apps users with iPads or iPhones can now create and edit their documents for free. Microsoft has broadened Office apps privileges today for Apple mobile device users.