If you don’t connect to the Internet at least every 31 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents but cannot edit the documents or create new ones. The license terms state clearly that you are leasing the Office software. When you buy the license, it does not mean that you own it and can do with it as you please. Before we go over the license types, there one thing you need to understand about the Microsoft Office licenses. You should also connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades. Step 1: Identify your Office license type.
Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app.