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A: pcFinancials is ONLY supported for Desktop versions of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook included in any Office 365 plan and which are locally installed on any supported Windows Operating System.

Office 365 is a subscription-based online office and software plus services suite which offers access to various services and software built around the Microsoft Office platform. Other services include Lync web conferencing, Exchange online, Sharepoint, SkyDrive and Skype. The licensing determines what component or service is included as part of a bundle. Many of these components do not relate to FP&A directly.

While users frequently ask if pcFinancials supports office 365, most pcFinancial users are actually trying to find out if pcFinancials supports Office web apps, a lightweight version of Office intended for use and collaboration over the web.

Microsoft Office Web Apps are a part of most Office 365 plans. Office Web Apps allow users to open Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, among others, using a web browser. However Office 365 on the web is intended for read (full fidelity) and limited editing. Office Web Apps do not have extensibility (add-in) model and there are no plans for one. pcFinancials is NOT supported for Office Web Apps which are part of Office 365.

A: The Report Guide has sections both on the standard reports supplied with the system and how to create your own from scratch.

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A: pcFinancials is built on the Canvas Planning foundation. To integrate with more than one core system you need to upgrade your pcFinancials Server to Canvas Planning PLUS or MAX. Contact your DSPanel sales representative or implementation partner for more information.

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