Welcome to Microsoft 365 for Individuals
Your user guide to get started quickly with Microsoft 365 and Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps. Please pick the subscription you need help with.
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Use this quick setup guide to sign in, install your apps, back up, and protect your files.
Set up your subscription
Set up Microsoft 365 Basic
- If you have Windows 11, OneDrive is already installed on your PC. If you're using another version of Windows or a Mac, install OneDrive to get started.
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- For Android, search and download the OneDrive app from the Play Store.
- For iOS, search and download the OneDrive app from the App Store.
- Or, scan the QR code to download.
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- Back up your computer files to OneDrive
- Learn how to sync files between your computer and the cloud
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- See instructions for Android and iOS camera roll backup
- For Samsung Gallery users, follow these steps
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- Download the app on Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android
- Go to outlook.com on your web browser
- Follow instructions to add your Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, work or school account to the Outlook app.
Getting started
Start using your subscription
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- Begin with a ready-made template designed for your needs
- Go from draft to polished writing faster with built‑in editing tools
- Make progress together in real-time with seamless editing tools
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- Build spreadsheets to organize your data
- Run calculations on large amounts of data and dig deeper to find summaries, trends and patterns
- Add tables and charts to help visualize your data
- Share and work with others, wherever they are
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- Create compelling presentations that include images, videos, transitions, and animations
- Select from hundreds of templates to help you get started
- Add video and animation
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- Send and receive emails from multiple accounts in one place
- Organize your email to focus on what matters most
- Manage your calendar, meetings, and appointments
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- Capture ideas quickly and organize them
- Add photos, videos, or files to your notes
- Sketch, annotate, and highlight using digital ink
- Create to-do lists to stay on top of your tasks
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- Keep your photos, files, videos automatically backed up and available on all your devices
- Access and edit your files from anywhere
- Quickly find the files that matter to you
- Your everyday AI companion is available to give advice, inspiration, and help when you need a hand. Access on desktop, mobile, Web, and the Microsoft Edge browser.
- You can have a voice conversation with Copilot on mobile, web or desktop, with a transcript provided afterwards. Turn on Vision to share your screen or camera feed and get answers during your voice conversation. Limits apply.
- Seamlessly meet and chat with others and share files online from anywhere.
- Create surveys, quizzes, and polls and see results easily as they come in.
- Make sure your content in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook is easy for people to read and edit.
- Prepare in private to give more effective presentations. Speaker Coach evaluates your pacing, pitch, and your use of filler words, and more.
- Keep your information organized and structured—perfect for planners.
- Create sharing links and manage permissions for files, folders, and photos.
- Color categories help you more easily recognize and organize related items. Apply them to meetings, appointments, emails, and contacts, and more.
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Frequently asked questions
- Microsoft 365 is compatible with PC, Mac, Android, and iOS. See system requirements for compatible versions of your devices, and for other feature requirements.
- We wanted to make premium subscription benefits available to even more people at a great price. With this, the OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan became Microsoft 365 Basic on January 30, 2023. The OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan is no longer available for purchase. All existing OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan subscribers were transitioned to the Microsoft 365 Basic plan with no action required.
- Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of apps and services included in all Microsoft 365 subscription plans. Note that if you are an existing subscriber, you do not need to reinstall or purchase another subscription.
For Microsoft 365 plans, internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office apps on other PCs or to change billing options. Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app.
If you need to use Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you will need internet access as you can only use the web versions of the app. - Microsoft 365 Basic is a personal plan created for one person, with benefits including 100 GB of extra cloud storage that can be used across Outlook, OneDrive, and other Microsoft 365 apps. With Microsoft 365 Basic, you'll also get ad-free email with Outlook and access to support experts for help with Microsoft 365 and Windows 11. The Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan is for commercial use with benefits including 1 TB of cloud storage per user, business-class email (name@yourbusiness.com), customer management tools, and call, chat, and meeting functionality for up to 300 people with Microsoft Teams. Learn more about Microsoft 365 Basic and Microsoft 365 Business Basic.
- Cloud storage with your Microsoft account is shared across your files and photos in OneDrive, attachments in Outlook.com and your Microsoft 365 apps. Your Outlook.com email storage is separate from your Microsoft cloud storage. To increase your storage quotas, you can buy Microsoft 365 Basic or another Microsoft 365 subscription. For more details about Microsoft storage and cloud storage plans, go here.
Get started
Use Microsoft 365 apps on the web
Word
Create content that you can be proud of with powerful collaboration and editing tools, wherever you are.
Excel
Simplify complex data into easy-to-read spreadsheets.
PowerPoint
Easily create presentations that stand out.
Outlook
Manage your email, calendar, tasks, and contacts all in one place.
OneNote
Take notes anywhere by typing, writing, sketching, or recording audio.
OneDrive
Securely save and share your files and photos wherever you are.
- [1]Copilot in Excel requires AutoSave to be enabled, meaning the file must be saved to OneDrive; it doesn't function with unsaved files.
- [2]AI features are not available in Microsoft 365 Basic. AI usage limits apply. Learn more. Minimum age limits may apply to use of AI features. Details. App availability varies by device/language. Features vary by platform.
- [3]Employer must have an enterprise subscription that includes Microsoft 365 desktop apps and have multi account access enabled (excludes government tenants). Applies to select AI features in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook desktop apps and in select mobile apps. See details
- [4]Mailbox storage includes Outlook.com email, attachments, calendar items, and contacts. Learn more about Microsoft storage and cloud storage plans. For more information: aka.ms/microsoft-storage.
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