Judy:

If email is your primary concern there is always Windows Mail (built in to Windows10) or Mozilla Thunderbird. Both require a certain amount of up front learning as do most things new in software.

Warmly,

Curtis Chong

Curtis, thanks so much for the link. I read through the article and obviously paying $70 for 365 makes sense financially, however it really bugs me to have to pay $70 a year for something that I won’t use at least half of what it includes. Microsoft 2021 gives me what I really need to use but I’m not paying $250 for it. What a dilemma! Do any free email clients still exist?  Judy & Libby

Hello:

Check out this link which compares the offerings from Microsoft.

https://www.windowscentral.com/office-2019-or-office-365-which-one-you-should-get

Cordially,

Curtis Chong

Curtis, no, I currently have outlook 2010, and I know it’s not supported anymore and am frequently having problems. Can you find office 2019 on the Microsoft page? Didn’t think it was available anymore. Thanks. Judy & Libby

Hi Judy:

I thought you said you are running Office 2019 now You can still acquire this as a one-time purchase, and you do not have to subscribe to the Microsoft 365 annual license if you don’t want to

There is, though, a slight risk. The subscription products are continually updated, and some of those updates to fix accessibility issues. The one-time purchased licenses do not get updated nearly as frequently. You may appreciate this if you do not want unanticipated changes to be introduced into critical products such as Word/Outlook<smile>.

Warmly,

Curtis Chong

Curtis, I didn’t think that I could still get office 2019. I was told by a friend who should know this stuff that you can’t. If you know I can get, how do I do so. Thanks. Judy & Libby

Hello:

Office 2019, a valid license, will work fine on your system.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong

Hi, thanks a lot. I am running win 10 and jaws 2019, hopefully that should work okay. Judy & Libby

If you pay $99.99 annually you can purchase Office 365 which includes all updates going forward You can purchase the latest version of Office but it does not include all of the updates. Also, the Office 365 can be downloaded onto 6 different computers so other family members can also use it. I also found that you can purchase an annual subscription for 1 user for $69.99 per year. I couldn’t find any Office product similar to Office 2010  that includes Outlook so I guess you have to purchase it separately.

In short, if you want Microsoft Office that includes Outlook your best option is Office 365. Otherwise, you would have to purchase Office 2021 and then purchase Outlook. If you are using JAWS you will need a more recent version to run Windows 10 or 11.\s

Hi, I need to upgrade from having outlook 2010, more than time to do so. I know it costs to download office 365, and I also know there’s a plan where they charge you yearly for upgrades. I heard there is also a plan where they don’t charge you after the initial download. Does anyone have any info on this. I have never before had to pay for an email client, so doing so irks me, but I really don’t want to pay yearly if I don’t have to. Thanks in advance. Judy & Libby