Microsoft License A1 vs A3
Modified on: Wed, Oct 23 2024 4:13 PMMicrosoft Licensing Overview
License Type |
A1 |
A3 |
Office for the Web (online access) |
Yes |
Yes |
Desktop Apps |
No |
Yes |
Outlook |
Yes (online only) |
Yes |
Word |
Yes (online only) |
Yes |
Excel |
Yes (online only) |
Yes |
Powerpoint |
Yes (online only) |
Yes |
Access |
No |
Yes (PC Only) |
Publisher |
No |
Yes (PC Only) |
OneDrive |
100GB Storage |
Pooled Storage across Tenant 100TB+(# of A3 paid users x 50GB) |
Outlook A1 vs A3
Folder pane
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Folders list |
Yes |
Yes |
Favorite folders list |
Yes |
Yes |
View PSTs |
No |
Yes |
Create new folder |
Yes |
Yes |
Rename folder |
Yes |
Yes |
Clutter folder |
Yes |
Yes |
View/Send mail |
Yes |
Yes |
Access to Public Folders |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft 365 Groups |
Yes |
Yes |
Message list actions
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Conversation view |
Yes |
Yes |
Toggle conversation |
Yes |
Yes |
Flag/Follow up |
Yes |
Yes |
Categorize |
Yes |
Yes |
Ignore conversation |
Yes |
Yes |
Clean up thread |
Yes |
Yes |
Report as junk |
Yes |
Yes |
Assign Policy |
Yes |
Yes |
Mark as Clutter |
Yes |
Yes |
Focused Inbox |
Yes |
Yes |
Move to Spam folder |
Yes |
Yes |
Empty Spam folder |
NA |
NA |
Schedule/Snooze |
No |
No |
Compose New Message/Reply
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
MailTips - recipient is OOF |
Yes |
Yes |
Insert/change signatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Follow Up/Flag |
No |
Yes |
Set High/Low importance |
Yes |
Yes |
Add Voting buttons |
No |
Yes |
Spell check |
Yes |
Yes |
Attach files |
Yes |
Yes |
Attach links to files |
Yes |
Yes |
Alias support |
No |
Yes |
Inbox
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Work Offline mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Create inbox rules |
Yes |
Yes |
Set automatic replies, |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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App Themes |
Yes |
Yes |
Contacts
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Connect to multiple |
No * |
Yes |
Exchange Server |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft 365 |
Yes |
Yes |
Outlook.com |
No * |
Yes |
Gmail.com |
No * |
Yes |
Yahoo! |
No * |
Yes |
IMAP accounts |
No * |
Yes |
* The Mail and Calendar apps contain your contacts in the system directory. When you write or reply to an email, you can find all the people that you've exchanged emails with in the To line. Simply start typing a name to see the suggestions, or select Search directory at the bottom of the suggested names.
Search
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Local search |
Yes |
Yes |
Server search |
Yes |
Yes |
People View |
Yes |
No |
Connect to other accounts
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Connect to multiple |
No * |
Yes |
Exchange Server |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft 365 |
Yes |
Yes |
Outlook.com |
No * |
Yes |
Gmail.com |
No * |
Yes |
Yahoo! |
No * |
Yes |
IMAP accounts |
No * |
Yes |
* Outlook Web App provides an option to for Connected Accounts, which syncs mail once per hour.
Calendar
Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Accept/Tentative/ |
Yes |
Yes |
Edit response |
Yes |
Yes |
Remove from |
Yes |
Yes |
Weather Bar |
No |
Yes |
Share Calendar * |
Yes |
Yes |
Open colleagues' |
Yes |
Yes |
Send Availability |
NA |
NA |
Forward a meeting |
Yes |
Yes |
Create a new meeting |
Yes |
Yes |
See attendee free/busy |
Yes |
Yes |
Meeting room finder |
Yes |
Yes |
Meeting attendee |
Yes |
Yes |
Add Skype for Business |
Yes |
Yes |
Access calendar attachments |
Yes |
Yes |
View Free/Busy/Private/Tentative meetings |
Yes |
Yes |
* Share Calendar (set permission level and share entire calendar)
Word A1 vs A3
Word Application Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
No1 |
Yes |
|
No1 |
Yes |
|
Collaboration, advanced |
No |
Yes |
Document parts and themes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Index |
No1 |
Yes |
Ink/Draw |
Yes |
Yes |
IRM and password-protection |
No1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Page layout tools, advanced |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Proofing tools, advanced |
Yes |
Yes |
No1 |
Yes |
|
Researcher |
No |
Yes |
Rich media |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
No1 |
Yes |
|
No1 |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Reuse Files |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
No1 |
Yes |
|
Transcribe |
Yes |
No |
Export to PPT |
Yes |
No |
Catchup |
Yes |
No |
Designer |
Yes |
No |
Emoji |
Yes |
No |
Copy Link to Heading |
Yes |
No |
1 These render in the viewer, but you cannot create or edit them in Office for the web.
Excel A1 vs A3
Excel Application Feature |
A1 |
A3 |
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Create External date connections1 |
No2 |
Yes |
Creation of advanced analysis views (Power View, Power Pivot, Slicers) |
No |
Yes |
No3 |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Recommended chart creation and editing with formatting controls |
No |
Yes |
Refresh existing data connections |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Embed workbook on web or blog page (OneDrive) |
Yes |
No |
Rename file while workbook is open |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
1 Macros can't be run or changed.
2 If macros exist, users are prompted to save a copy of the file with the macros removed.
3 In Excel for the web, the last known reference value displays in the browser window; however, it must be updated using the Excel desktop app.
Powerpoint A1 vs A3
PowerPoint Application feature |
A1 |
A3 |
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No1 |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes2 |
|
No1 |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Rights management: IRM and password security |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
1 PowerPoint for the web supports a gallery of eight transitions and 37 animations. For a larger selection or to create custom animations, use the PowerPoint desktop app.
2 The device you're working on needs to support ink.
OneNote A1 vs A3
OneNote Application feature |
A1 |
A3 |
Advanced collaboration: New content shows as unread, presence |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Create Section groups |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
|
Inking: ink-to-text and math, customizable pens, drawing tools |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Rights Management: IRM and password security |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
Supported File Types for A1 License
(Office for the Web)
Word documents created in Word 2.0 or later |
View mode |
Edit mode |
Open XML (.docx) |
Yes |
Yes |
Binary (.doc) |
Yes |
Converted to .docx |
Macro (.docm) |
Yes1 |
Yes1 |
Other (.dotm, .dotx) |
Yes |
No |
OpenDocument (.odt) |
Yes |
Yes |
Portable Document Format (.pdf) |
No |
No |
Excel workbooks created in Excel 97 or later |
View mode |
Edit mode |
Open XML (.xlsx, .xlsb) |
Yes |
Yes |
Binary (.xls) |
Yes |
Converted to .xlsx |
Template (.xlt, .xltx) |
No |
No |
Macro (.xlsm) |
Yes1 |
Yes2 |
OpenDocument (.ods) |
Yes |
Yes |
OneNote notebooks created in OneNote 2010 or later |
View mode |
Edit mode |
Open XML (.one) |
Yes |
Yes |
PowerPoint presentations created in PowerPoint 97 or later |
View mode |
Edit mode |
Open XML (.pptx, .ppsx) |
Yes |
Yes |
Binary (.ppt, .pps) |
Yes |
Converted to .pptx or .ppsx |
Template (.pot, .potx) |
Yes |
No |
Macro (.pptm, .potm, .ppam, .potx, .ppsm) |
Yes1 |
No |
Add-ins (.ppa, .ppam) |
No |
No |
OpenDocument (.odp) |
Yes |
Yes |
1 Macros can't be run or changed.
2 If macros exist, users are prompted to save a copy of the file with the macros removed.