-*Available via Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) or Cloud Solution Provider only.

-The following are the prerequisites for using Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. Copilot for Microsoft 365 requires the user to have a prerequisite base license assigned. You can find the list of eligible base licenses in the [Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 service description guide](/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-platform-service-description/microsoft-365-copilot).

-*Available via Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) or Cloud Solution Provider only.

-*Available via Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) or Cloud Solution Provider only.

-*Available via Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) or Cloud Solution Provider only.

-If you choose not to enter information for a setting within a section, that value will be blank and that setting will not display in the template. For example, if you leave **Job title** blank, when you review your template and when you use your template, **Job title** will not appear at all. If you leave all the **Profile** section settings blank, the **Profile** section will display **None provided** in your final template.

- - Select one or more templates, and then select **Delete**.

-

-When signing up for Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Microsoft Apps for Business or the trial versions, you have 2 options for how to get started. Evaluate three key factors to choose which best meets your needs:

-| | Option 1 ΓÇô Sign in with Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail or other email account | Option 2 ΓÇô Add a business domain and create a new business email account |

-|Available apps and services|Use Word for the web, Excel for the web, PowerPoint for the web, Teams for the web and Access for the web. OneDrive and SharePoint desktop app are included. This set of apps is best for very small businesses who don't need branded email immediately, or who already use branded email from a different provider and do not intend to switch to use Microsoft Exchange. You'll use Outlook with your existing email account (be it outlook.com, Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail or other).|Use Word for the web, Excel for the web, PowerPoint for the web, Teams for the web and Access for the web. OneDrive and SharePoint desktop app are included. Microsoft 365 Business Basic with Option 2 also lets you access a wide range of additional

-|Required knowledge|Let's you get started without technical know-how.|Requires you to buy a domain, or to own a domain. You may need technical knowledge to prove ownership of the domain.|

-|Data handling|Available under the Supplement to the [Microsoft Services Agreement](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2180702) and is best for businesses that want some remote work and collaboration tools and are comfortable with Microsoft acting as controller for your data under the [Microsoft Privacy Statement](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839). Subscribers to services using this option will not have access to an individual's user content or data until a domain is attached. Subscribers should evaluate data ownership and intellectual property rights considerations based on their needs. For example, if you are working collaboratively with other users on a document stored in their account, they may choose to make those documents inaccessible to you. As such, you should evaluate data ownership and intellectual property rights considerations accordingly. Separately, users may choose not to transfer documents in their Simplified Sign-Up account to your Domain Account subscription, even after you invite them to do so. This means their documents may also not be accessible to you even if you add a domain account later|Available under the [Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2180430) and is best for businesses that need Microsoft to act as a processor for their data under Microsoft's [Data Protection Addendum](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2180314) and need our full suite of remote work and collaboration tools. Subscribers who are in regulated industries or seek more control, both over the use of the services by your employees and over processing of related data by Microsoft, should choose Option 2 and attach a domain and sign up under the Domain Account enterprise-level agreement.|

-> If you need to [Assign admin roles in Microsoft 365 for business](../add-users/assign-admin-roles.md) to the users you add in the wizard, you can do that later on the **Users** page.

- - **Ask for help and we'll call you**. After you buy Microsoft 365, you can access the admin center (you don't need to run setup to get to it). At the bottom of the admin center, select **Need help?** Describe your problem, and we'll call you.

- - **Call [Microsoft 365 for Business Support](../../business-video/get-help-support.md) with your questions**. We're here to help!

- - **Consider hiring a [Microsoft partner](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=391089)**. If you're short on time, or have advanced requirements (like moving thousands of files to Microsoft 365 cloud storage or integrating with other software), an experienced partner can be a big help.

-To buy, and sign up for Microsoft 365 Business Basic subscription, complete the following steps.

-2. On the **Thank you for choosing Microsoft 365 Business Basic** page, enter an email address that you already use. This can be any address you want Microsoft to use to communicate with you during setup. It is also the address where we'll send you information about your bill and renewals. Select **Next**.

-3. Select **Set up account** and enter your name, business phone number, business size, company name, and location. Select **Next**.

-4. Help us make sure this is you. Enter a number that we can use to reach you and select **Send Verification Code**. You'll receive a text. Enter your code and select **Verify**.

-5. Decide how you'll sign in to Microsoft 365. You can [sign in with your current personal email or [create a new account](setup-business-basic.md) by adding a domain.

-6. Select how many business licenses you want for your organization and select **Add payment method** and continue with checkout to **Place order**.

-7. On the **Confirmation details** page, we'll give you some more info about your subscription. You can now go to the Microsoft 365 admin center to add users, install Office apps, invite your team to use Microsoft 365 and more. We'll also send you an email with set-up steps.

-## Choosing the right business subscription

-When signing up for Microsoft 365 Business Basic, you have 2 options for how to get started. Evaluate three key factors to choose which best meets your needs:

-The following table outlines each choice.

-| | Option 1 ΓÇô Sign in with Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail or other email account [(Simplified Sign-up)](#terms-of-service-update-for-simplified-sign-up-mode) | Option 2 ΓÇô Add a business domain and create a new business email account |

-||||

-|**Available apps and services**|Use Word for the web, Excel for the web, PowerPoint for the web, Teams for the web and Access for the web. OneDrive and SharePoint desktop app are included. This set of apps is best for very small businesses who don't need branded email immediately, or who already use branded email from a different provider and do not intend to switch to use Microsoft Exchange. You'll use Outlook with your existing email account (be it outlook.com, Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail or other).|Use Word for the web, Excel for the web, PowerPoint for the web, Teams for the web and Access for the web. OneDrive and SharePoint desktop app are included. Microsoft 365 Business Basic with Option 2 also lets you access a wide range of additional

-|**Required knowledge**|Let's you get started without technical know-how.|Requires you to buy a domain, or to own a domain. You might need technical knowledge to prove ownership of the domain.|

-|**Data handling**|Available under the Supplement to the [Microsoft Services Agreement](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2180702) and is best for businesses that want some remote work and collaboration tools and are comfortable with Microsoft acting as controller for your data under the [Microsoft Privacy Statement](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839). Subscribers to services using this option will not have access to an individual's user content or data until a domain is attached. Subscribers should evaluate data ownership and intellectual property rights considerations based on their needs. For example, if you are working collaboratively with other users on a document stored in their account, they might choose to make those documents inaccessible to you. As such, you should evaluate data ownership and intellectual property rights considerations accordingly. Separately, users might choose not to transfer documents in their Simplified Sign-Up account to your Domain Account subscription, even after you invite them to do so. This means their documents might also not be accessible to you even if you add a domain account later|Available under the [Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2180430) and is best for businesses that need Microsoft to act as a processor for their data under Microsoft's [Data Protection Addendum](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2180314) and need our full suite of remote work and collaboration tools. Subscribers who are in regulated industries or seek more control, both over the use of the services by your employees and over processing of related data by Microsoft, should choose Option 2 and attach a domain and sign up under the Domain Account enterprise-level agreement.|

-Use these three factors to determine which of the two options is best for your business needs.

-### Option 1: Sign in with your Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail or other email account

-You'll sign in to Microsoft 365 with this email address. For example, alliebellew@hotmail.com.

-1. Create a password on the next page, and select **Create account** to continue. On the next page, read about how we handle your data and select whether you want Microsoft Partners to contact you. Select **Next**.

-2. Select how many Microsoft 365 Business Basic licenses you want for your organization and select **Add payment method** and continue with checkout to **Place order**.

-3. On the **Confirmation details** page, we'll give you some more info about your subscription. You can now go to the Microsoft 365 admin center to add users, install Office apps, invite your team to use Microsoft 365 and more. We'll also send you an email with set-up steps for Microsoft 365 Business Basic.

-Remember this option doesn't provide branded email, admin control for use of the services by other users, or industry specific compliance support. Subscribers don't have any access or control over other users' (employees) usage or documents under this option. Users might choose not to transfer data created in storage such as OneDrive/Teams to your upgraded, enterprise-level domain account should you not choose option 2 immediately.

-<!--This option isn't recommended for larger businesses, including specialty industries such as healthcare or legal.-->

-### Option 2: Create a new business email account and attach a domain

-With this option, you'll be able to use Microsoft 365 Exchange as your professional, branded email provider. All your users will have a shared domain email address. For example, their username, followed by @contoso.com. You and your users sign into Microsoft 365 with this new email address. When you follow this process (add a domain and create new business email accounts), you'll get access to all the features provided in Microsoft 365 Business Basic. For steps on how to buy or add a domain, see [Set up Microsoft 365 Business Basic](../setup/setup-business-basic.md).

-This option provides immediate access to the full suite of features in your Microsoft 365 Business subscription but might require technical steps to be completed up front.

-If you would like to add a domain and create a business email account, you can follow the steps in the articles below:

-## Terms of service update for Simplified Sign Up mode

-**Applies to: Existing subscribers of Microsoft 365 Business Basic who previously purchased using Simplified Sign-up mode**.

-If you previously used Simplified Sign Up mode to purchase a business subscription before October 2021 without adding a business domain you might need to accept new terms of service for uninterrupted service and usage of the Microsoft Office apps. You may be sent emails or you'll see in-app prompts when you sign in to Microsoft 365 admin Center.

-The Simplified Sign Up terms of use have been recently updated, and notably they clarify licensing and data ownership for multi-user business subscriptions. For continued service of your business subscription, you may either visit the [Microsoft 365 admin Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2024339) and stay using **Simplified Sign Up** (and agree to use the Microsoft Services Agreement Supplemental), or visit the [Microsoft 365 admin Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2024339) and add a **business domain** (and use the Microsoft Online Services Agreement). To help you choose which of these two modes best suits your needs, consult the table at the top of this article.

-Should you choose not to accept the updated terms for Simplified Sign Up or to add a business domain, your subscription will not automatically renew, and at the end of your current subscription contract, you will lose access to the Office apps. Your OneDrive data will be retained for 90 days for you to make copies of it, and then it will be deleted.

-If you choose to use a domain you already own, you can use it for your email address with Microsoft 365. As part of sign-up process, we ask you to verify the domain so you can send emails via Microsoft 365. This confirms that you are the owner of the domain that is sending emails with that identity, which enhances security and prevents fraudulent activity.