Office 365 - Is it installed locally on a PC
I've been trying to find some information about office 365 on Microsoft sites but there are a couple of points I'm not clear about.
Are the programs actually installed locally the way a 'classical' office installation would? In particular in VBA I will have a code snippet like
Also
Is storage and access of files and templates still possible on a local hard disk / network server ?
Are the programs actually installed locally the way a 'classical' office installation would? In particular in VBA I will have a code snippet like
xxx = CreateObject("excel.application")Also
Is storage and access of files and templates still possible on a local hard disk / network server ?
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>>Except office 365 office require internet connection for license verification.
Do you mean you must have an internet connection to use office 365 or is it a one off. (The classical office versions require an internet connection for a one off verification).
Do you mean you must have an internet connection to use office 365 or is it a one off. (The classical office versions require an internet connection for a one off verification).
Every 30 days it checks to ensure that your subscription is still active.
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>>Every 30 days it checks to ensure that your subscription is still active.
OK, that makes sense.
Would you happen to know about the code - CreateObject - part of the question?
OK, that makes sense.
Would you happen to know about the code - CreateObject - part of the question?
why wouldn't it work.. Excel is excel .. vba is vba..
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>>why wouldn't it work.. Excel is excel .. vba is vba..
I'm asking because I have no experience of just what the office 365 installation installs locally and what it gets from the internet. I hope it will work without problems as it did before - but I don't want to go on site and find it doesn't. It is embarrassing and wastes my and other peoples time.
I'm asking because I have no experience of just what the office 365 installation installs locally and what it gets from the internet. I hope it will work without problems as it did before - but I don't want to go on site and find it doesn't. It is embarrassing and wastes my and other peoples time.
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Thanks
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So files/templates should be OK.
What about the first bit - code with things like: CreateObject("excel.applic
ps. With the automation there are also settings like this (VBA references) for the automation support: