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After your one-month free trial ends, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid subscription and you’ll be charged the applicable subscription fee based on the subscription term and billing plan you select. Cancel anytime during your free trial to stop future charges. A credit card is required to sign up. Storage for trials will be limited. Microsoft reserves the right to suspend access to its products and services if payment is not received after your one-month free trial ends.

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Microsoft 365 Business Standard
  • Word 
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • OneDrive

Add a custom email

Build customer trust and reinforce your brand with a professional email address (name@yourcompanydomain.com).

Build your brand

Create professional documents, spreadsheets, presentations, newsletters, and logos with apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Communicate and collaborate

Chat, host online meetings, and work together on important documents in subscriptions that have a Microsoft Teams license.

Safeguard your business

Help protect your business with multifactor authentication, spam and email filtering, and malware protection.

Store and share files

Share files more securely with a single link, open documents from any device, and co-edit content in real time.

Simplify IT management

Easily add new users to your subscription and get anytime phone and web support.

Meet the unique needs of your organization

  • Include up to 25 users during your free Microsoft 365 Business Standard trial and add additional users once the trial period ends.
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  • Simplify business processes and empower employees to create their best work while protecting employee, data, and customer information.
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  • Choose a migration path in the Microsoft 365 admin center using a step-by-step tool based on where you store your files.
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Create, connect, and collaborate on web, desktop, and mobile apps to keep your business growing.
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Frequently asked questions

  • Choose from trials for Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Business Standard, Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps for business. Get full access to the apps included in the selected plan at no cost for the first 30 days (for up to 25 users). After 30 days, your free trial will automatically convert to a paid subscription, and the subscription price will be charged to the payment method provided at sign-up. Once your trial converts to a paid subscription, you can adjust plan options, add more users, or switch to another plan that better suits your needs.
  • Add up to 25 users during the trial period. Each user can install Microsoft 365 apps on up to five desktop computers, five tablets, and five mobile devices. After the trial period ends, add more users as needed.
  • Select the trial you want and complete the following steps:
    1. Choose the number of users you want to include in your trial (up to 25 users).
    2. Set up your username and password.
    3. Provide payment information to enable future payments and help ensure that you won’t experience service interruptions once your trial period ends. Cancel online any time during the trial period without penalty. Once your payment method is confirmed, you'll be able to sign in to install or start using Microsoft 365 apps.
  • The security check during Microsoft 365 Business Trial signup ensures you're a real person—not a bot or someone trying to misuse the system. Because the trial includes powerful tools like cloud storage, email, and productivity apps, this verification step—such as a CAPTCHA or phone number check—helps prevent fraud and abuse, creating a safer experience for everyone.
  • Providing credit card information helps ensure uninterrupted service once your trial period ends. Your credit card won’t be charged until the end of the trial period. Cancel online any time during the trial period without penalty.
  • A work or school email address is one created by your organization—such as a company, school, or nonprofit—to access Microsoft services. It typically looks like you@yourbusiness.com and is different from a personal Microsoft account (like one used for Outlook.com or Xbox).​

    When signing up for a Microsoft 365 Business Trial, using a work or school account helps set up your organization’s domain and admin center. It also enables management of users, licenses, and security settings, and ensures collaboration tools like Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive are tied to your business identity.​

    If you don’t have a work account yet, you can create one during signup. Microsoft will guide you through setting up a temporary domain (e.g., @yourbusiness.onmicrosoft.com), so you can explore the full suite of business tools—even if you're just testing things out on your own.
  • Your business email might not work during signup due to one of these common culprits:​
    • Already registered: It’s linked to an existing Microsoft account or tenant.​
    • Domain conflicts: Your domain (e.g., @yourbusiness.com) may already be tied to another Microsoft 365 setup.​
    • Trial limits: Microsoft may restrict multiple trials from the same domain or IP to prevent abuse. 
    • Email format: Some business trials require a work or school account format rather than a personal or generic business email (e.g., user@yourbusiness.onmicrosoft.com).​

    Here are some things you try:​
    • Use a different business email not previously used with Microsoft services.​
    • Check the Microsoft 365 Admin Center for domain status or delays.​
    • Contact Microsoft Support for help with domain or account issues.
  • When you sign up for Microsoft 365, you're assigned a default domain like contoso.onmicrosoft.com, which is used for user IDs, email routing, and system functions. You can add a custom domain (e.g., @contoso.com) for professional email use, but the original (e.g., @contoso.onmicrosoft.com) domain can't be renamed or deleted—it remains as a fallback. SharePoint is also tied to this default domain and changing it is only possible for organizations with fewer than 10,000 sites. Once your custom domain is added, you can use it for email and services, while the fallback domain stays in the background to ensure continuity. Learn more about domains in Microsoft 365 or learn how to replace your fallback domain.
  • If you're having trouble logging in:​
    • Check your account: Use the exact email or username you signed up with (e.g., name@yourbusiness.onmicrosoft.com). Make sure you're signing into the correct tenant.​
    • Verify your trial status: Sign in at https://admin.microsoft.com as a global admin and confirm your trial is active and your account has a license.​
    • Reset your password: Use the “Can’t access your account?” link on the sign-in page.​
    • Try a different browser: Use incognito mode, clear cache/cookies, or disable password managers.​
    • Review access policies: Check Azure AD Conditional Access settings and test with a personal network.​

    If you’re still stuck, get support for Microsoft 365 for business and have your tenant ID, subscription ID, and any error messages ready.
  • Microsoft takes strong measures to protect your data from unauthorized access—whether internal or external—and ensures customers can’t access each other’s information. ​

    When you sign up for a Microsoft 365 Business Trial, your business details (like company name, email, and payment info) are used to:​
    • Set up your trial: Create your account, admin center, and assign licenses to users.​
    • Prepare for a subscription: Store your payment method to ensure service continues after the trial (you won’t be charged until it ends).​
    • Enhance security and personalization: Tailor security settings, enable compliance features, and support custom email setup (e.g., you@yourbusiness.com).
  • When your trial ends, your trial subscription will automatically convert to a paid subscription. You’ll be able to continue using your subscription and won’t need to reinstall Microsoft 365 apps. You may cancel your trial subscription before the free trial period ends to stop future charges. Learn how to turn off recurring billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
  • To cancel your subscription before the free trial period ends, go to the Microsoft 365 admin center to turn off recurring billing. Learn how to turn off recurring billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Once canceled, the subscription will automatically expire at the end of the free trial period, and your credit card won't be charged.
  • Your data is yours. If you cancel your Microsoft 365 trial subscription, you can download your data—for example, email and documents on team sites—and save it to another location. You should save your data before canceling. After you cancel your subscription, data associated with your Microsoft 365 account will be available to your administrator(s) in an account with limited function for 90 days.
  • When you sign up for a trial, you’ll be able to migrate your files using the migration tools in the Microsoft 365 admin center. From there, choose your migration path using a step-by-step tool based on where your files are currently hosted, such as Google Workspace, Dropbox, Box, or other file-sharing or email accounts. If you already have a subscription, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center to start migrating your content.
  • Yes, you can switch to another plan in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Learn how to try or buy a subscription of Microsoft 365.
  • If you’re already subscribed to a plan, go to the Microsoft 365 admin center to try a different subscription. When you add a subscription, the new subscription is associated with the same organization or domain as your existing subscription. This makes it easier to move users in your organization between subscriptions or assign them a license for the other products they need.
  • Learn how to try or buy a subscription of Microsoft 365, ask the AI Assistant to find out about a product or solution, or contact a product specialist learn about our products, discuss use cases, or get pricing information.
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    Once your paid subscription begins, you have a 7-day cancellation window to receive a prorated refund, only paying for what you use. You may cancel your subscription at any time in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Learn how to cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription . When a subscription is canceled, all associated data will be deleted. Learn more about data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365
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    After your one-month free trial ends, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid subscription and you’ll be charged the applicable subscription fee based on the subscription term and billing plan you select. Cancel anytime during your free trial to stop future charges. A credit card is required to sign up. Storage for trials will be limited. Microsoft reserves the right to suspend access to its products and services if payment is not received after your one-month free trial ends. Learn more

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