Microsoft Office 2019

Microsoft Office 2019

What is Microsoft Office 2019?

Microsoft Office is the successor of Microsoft Office 2016 and was released on September 24, 2018. Microsoft Office is a software package that facilitates users with certain computer tasks to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Some of the applications included in Microsoft Office 2019 are commonly known applications like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Later on in the article, a table will display all the features included in different versions of Microsoft Office 2019. Microsoft Office 2019 comes in 5 different versions which can be found in the next paragraph.

Microsoft Office 2019: Versions

Microsoft Office 2019 can be purchased in 5 different versions. All versions come with different features. The different versions are: 

  • Microsoft Office 2019 Home & Student
  • Microsoft Office 2019 Home & Business
  • Microsoft Office 2019 Standard
  • Microsoft Office 2019 Professional
  • Microsoft Office 2019 Professional Plus

Microsoft Office 2019 differences between versions

Why Microsoft Office 2019?

One-time purchase

One of the reasons to purchase Microsoft Office 2019 is the fact that it’s a one-time purchase. So, if an organization doesn’t want to pay a monthly fee but instead wants to pay everything upfront, Microsoft Office 2019 is a good option. 

Reliability and stability

Microsoft Office 2019 includes applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint which are well-known applications for users so they immediately know how to use them. This translates to Microsoft Office 2019 being one of the most reliable licenses for companies and /or individual users worldwide.

What’s new in Microsoft Office 2019

  • An improved version of Word.
  • More focus on the cloud.
  • Creation of math equations in Word (LaTeX Equation).
  • New Excel functions (i.e., CONCAT & TEXTJOIN).
  • Visual animation features for PowerPoint like Morph and Zoom.
  • Integrated Microsoft Translator
  • New interface and features for Outlook

Microsoft Office 2019: Requirements

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019
  • RAM: at least 4GB.
  • Processor: at least 1,6 GHz processor.
  • Hard disk space: at least 10GB of free space.
  • Graphics card: at least DirectX 9.
  • Display: 1280 x 768 screen resolution.

Microsoft Office 2019: End-of-Life

The mainstream support of Microsoft Office 2019 has already ended since the End-of-Life date was October 13, 2023. This means Microsoft Office 2019 owners don’t receive any feature updates anymore. However, the extended support date of Microsoft Office 2019 surpasses October 14, 2025. This means that security updates for Microsoft Office 2019 owners are still available. 

Microsoft Office 2019 isn’t the latest Office version. In October 2021, Microsoft Office 2021 was released and the support for this license ends on October 13, 2026.