Microsoft Office 2016 Review
Updated October 21, 2019
Microsoft Office 2016 Review
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Office 2016 is a standard application that we utilize at our institute. We use it for both PC and Mac platforms and is a staple that fits our document editing and creation needs.
- Works well with other Office versions of documents
- Integrates well with Mac & PC Operating Systems
- Many Tools for Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Some features from the previous versions of PowerPoint were removed causing a little pain with some of our power users
- The sign in feature can become annoying each time you launch a product
- The licensing feature sometimes loses its registration, therefore, you receive a message from time to time that your product is unregistered
- The product is a staple, so it definitely increases employee productivity.
- Licensing and cost remain the top issue. We are constantly battling Microsoft to maintain our "Non-Profit" Status.
- The cost has made us very strict with deployments. Users that request the software can get an installation and others can use Google Sheets, Docs & Slides.
Google Drive allows us to utilize Sheets, Docs and Slides which are the equivalents to the Office Suite. While Office 2016 has more features, Google Sheets, Docs and Slides is a good low-cost substitute.
Do you think Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)'s feature set?
Yes
Did Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) again?
Yes
Using Microsoft Office 2016
200 - Mostly Administrative and Research.
200 - Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office is usually a good enough skillset.
- Scheduling Meetings with Calendar
- Email
- Documentation and Collaboration
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- Online Collaboration of documents
- Use in virtual desktops
Evaluating Microsoft Office 2016 and Competitors
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Prior Experience with the Product
Reliability is the most important factor. As a Helpdesk Manager, my job is to implement tools that require little user complaints and it has to be easy to use.
I wouldn't change my process, the tool is pretty straight-forward and easy to use.
Microsoft Office 2016 Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Knowledgeable team | Poor followup Difficult to get immediate help Slow Initial Response |
No - The price isn't worth the value
Using Microsoft Office 2016
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Using Word and the tools are very easy to use
- Using PowerPoint and the tools are very easy to use
- Using Excel and the tools are very easy to use
- Finding some tools within Word as features have been removed or moved to different menus.
- Finding some tools within PowerPoint as features have been removed or moved to different menus.
- Finding some tools within Excel as features have been removed or moved to different menus.
Upgrading Microsoft Office 2016
- Make use of the latest tools
- Stay inline with Industry standard software
- Take advantage of Integration tools
- More online collaboration tools
- Easy installations