Office Pack
Four practical, neutral guides for people who use Microsoft 365 office apps and want to try free alternatives, without losing a single document.
What's inside the Office Pack
Four printable PDF guides for people who use Microsoft 365 and wonder whether free office apps could do the job. Each guide is neutral: Microsoft's apps are excellent, and these are options, never verdicts.
The four guides
- 03 · Leaving an office-software subscription — refund rules, turning off recurring billing, and what happens to Office apps, OneDrive and email afterwards.
- 11 · Switching to WordCraft — for Microsoft Word users.
- 12 · Switching to GridCraft — for Microsoft Excel users.
- 13 · Switching to DeckCraft — for Microsoft PowerPoint users.
Worth €30 when bought separately.
How each guide works
Every guide follows the same calm method, so you never lose a document or pay twice.
- Check the fit — what is ready, what is missing, and whether to wait.
- Install safely — official sources only, with checksums.
- Test five of your own files — open, edit, save, compare.
- Use both for two weeks — keep Microsoft 365 for anything urgent.
- Leave at the right moment — refunds, OneDrive storage and a printable checklist.
The guides in this pack
Each guide is a printable A4 PDF in English, with checklists you can tick. Facts checked on 31 October 2026.
Questions about the Office Pack
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No. Switch Kit is independent and is not authorised, endorsed or sponsored by Microsoft, the ArtCraft team or any company named. Product names are used only to identify the software concerned.
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No. Microsoft's apps are excellent, and Office on the web stays free. The guides help you test an alternative with your own documents and, if you decide to stop, keep every file.
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Guide 03 explains the timeline step by step: what becomes read-only, when, and how to bring your files home first.
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Printable A4 PDFs in English, delivered instantly after purchase, with checklists you can tick.
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Each guide shows the date its facts were checked (currently 31 October 2026). Software changes fast; the Complete Collection includes 12 months of updated editions.
About the author
Julian Beaumont is a former photographer, video journalist and marketing professional with 20 years of hands-on experience with creative and digital tools, now working as a consultant. He wrote these guides for people who pay for office software and want a clear, neutral view of the free options.