Microsoft Word advice please!

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I want to open, edit, save a Word document created on the desktop version of Word at home on my laptop where I can only access to version of Word provided with my Microsoft 365 account. Will I be able to do this and will the original features still work? The document has drop downs etc. If not, can I get the desktop Word for my laptop without spending over £100!?! Thanks!

Using the desktop version can you not choose 'open in app' and then work in the full version?

I can with my 365 account.

Not sure I totally understand your question but assuming you want to edit a word document, without paying for Office 365 or the download version of MS office, you can always use the web version of word, which is free.

https://word.cloud.microsoft

The online version of the M365 apps are not as feature rich as the desktop apps. If you don’t have a home M365 license then you won’t be able to use the desktop version.

I can’t speak to the drop-downs but all you can do is try.

most of the features will work if you use the web version of Word, but some of the advanced things are missing.

I recommend using Edge (the microsoft browser) rather than Chrome or Safari if you can, because microsoft stuff runs better in it.

Thanks all! I think I've managed to do it. I emailed myself the doc and it allowed me to open it on the desktop version as advised above without a license key/subscription. I did have to sign in with my work email and it's an educational one so don't know if that's why. Who knew!