Licenses for Excel on Azure Lab Services VMs for a training class

[MarkWilcock]

Hi,

I would like to run an Excel training class using Azure Lab Services.  How to I acquire or purchase Excel licenses so course attendees can use Excel on the lab VMs?  And practically how do i set this up - do I install Excel and add a license on the template VM?

Thanks

Mark Wilcock

Microsoft MVP

[#2]

@MarkWilcock - If your institution doesn't currently have M365\O365 licensing or per-device licensing for Office, I recommend that you reach out to a Microsoft account specialist who can help you determine the best licensing option for you.

If your institution has M365/O365 licenses, then you can have Office (including Excel) installed on the template VM.  Activation happens when a user signs into the app the first time and the license is assigned to the user.

You can also use per-device licensing to acquire a device SKU.  You will need to assign a device license to the VM and set up a group policy to indicate it will be device licensed.  Activation will also happen the first time when launching the Office app.

Here are some links that you may find helpful:

https://docs.microsoft.com/deployoffice/overview-licensing-activation-microsoft-365-apps#improvement...

https://docs.microsoft.com/deployoffice/device-based%09-licensing

Thanks,

Nicole