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Microsoft Excel Free Download for Windows 11 [64 Bit]
Office 360 brings a free online version, but you can also test the full Excel software for free for 1 month
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Updated onSeptember 12, 2024
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You need a Microsoft Office subscription to use Excel on your Windows 11, but there are some ways you can download it for free. If you’re in school or work as a teacher, you may be eligible for a free account. You can also sign up for a trial to test Excel free of charge or sign up for the online version of the app.
How can I download Excel on my computer for free?
1. Get Excel for free as a teacher or student
Teachers, students, and faculty members with a school email account, you will qualify to get not only Excel for free, but the whole Microsoft 365 package.
With Microsoft’s automated verification process, most students get verified right away. However, it could take a month to validate your eligibility if you attend a verification-required college.
2. Get Excel one month free trial
2.1 Create a Microsoft account
Then proceed to step 2.2.
2.2 Register for a one-month trial ✅
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Click on theTry one month freebutton.
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Use the newly created account credentials to sign in.
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Click on the next button at the lower right side of the window.
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Under theselect a way to paytab, select your payment method and input your payment credentials. This is required even though the first month is free, and you can cancel it anytime before the payment is triggered.
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Next, review your information and you will be able to get Microsoft 365 which includes a free month of excel.
You may be wondering why you should pay for Excel if you can use the free version. This is because the tool’s functionality is limited on the free version. Excel will only work in the web browser and only with an internet connection. It also comes with decreased functionality than the full versions of Microsoft 365.
Once done, you can test out features like preset formulas likeSUM formula,create your own formulas,insert images into cells, and much more.
3. Get the online version
Another way to get Excel for free is to sign up for the online version of Excel. You get 5GB of cloud storage and all the baseline features for spreadsheets.
However, there are certain benefits only available in the paid version, such as the ability to exchange links to your work and communicate in real-time, which is comparable to what G Suite offers.
There you have it – if you want to download Microsoft Excel for free on Windows 11, you have 3 options. Check if you qualify for them and pick the one that best suits your needs.
You should also know that there areseveral free alternatives to Excelthat include comparable features. Some of the most notable ones are WPSOffice’s SpreadsheetsandLibre Office.And yes, google also has a free version for a spreadsheet app called Google Sheets, as part of Google Workspace.
Let us know in the comments below if you manage to get Microsoft Excel for free by using the methods on our guide.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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