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Microsoft had the following statement regarding the release of Office 365 on the Mac App Store:
Microsoft’s making Office 365 available on the Mac App Store is a big deal, and Apple is pleased with the development.
You can download Office 365 directly on the Mac App Store or by using the following link:
After installing Office on your Mac, you can activate a subscription from within the Office apps.
Microsoft releases Office 365 on the Mac App Store
Apple has announced that Microsoft Office 365 is now available on the Mac App Store. Previously customers would have to download Office manually from Microsoft and install it using an installation file. By adding Office 365 to the Mac App Store, customers can now download and update the Office apps efficiently.
Microsoft had the following statement regarding the release of Office 365 on the Mac App Store:
“We are excited to announce that today Office 365 is arriving in the Mac App Store,” said Jared Spataro, corporate vice president at Microsoft. “We have worked closely with Apple to provide Mac users with the very best productivity experience — one that offers everything they know and love about Office through an experience uniquely designed for the Mac.”
Microsoft’s making Office 365 available on the Mac App Store is a big deal, and Apple is pleased with the development.
“We are excited to welcome Microsoft Office 365 to the all-new Mac App Store in macOS Mojave,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Apple and Microsoft have worked together to bring great Office productivity to Mac users from the very beginning. Now, with Office 365 on the Mac App Store, it’s easier than ever to get the latest and best version of Office 365 for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.”
You can download Office 365 directly on the Mac App Store or by using the following link:
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| Requirements | macOS 10.14 Mojave or higher |
After installing Office on your Mac, you can activate a subscription from within the Office apps.
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Microsoft details new features coming to Office and OneDrive apps in November
Earlier this week, Microsoft detailed some of the new features coming to the Office and OneDrive mobile apps on iOS and Android. While many of the improvements will be available on both systems, some will be unique to iOS while others to Android.
On the Microsoft Office side of things, the Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps on iOS and Android will now use a common sharing dialog. This will make it easier users on both mobile platforms to share documents with friends an colleagues.
Microsoft OneDrive on iOS and Android will receive a new Mobile Capture feature, which allows users to scan documents, whiteboards or images quickly and efficiently and store it on the OneDrive cloud. This function also allows users to add custom metadata to the scans they capture. Both the image and metadata will be added to the selected library at the same time.
Additionally, OneDrive users will receive a prompt to share a scan with members attending a meeting under a specific project. This note sharing feature uses Microsoft Graph, which connects files, scans, meetings, and others together. This meeting prompts should be available on OneDrive for iOS and Android starting this month.
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Microsoft Office 2019 now available for Windows and Mac
Microsoft Office 2019 is now available for Windows and Mac, bringing updated versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Video, Project, Access, and Publisher. Office 365 subscribers should note that this is not an update to that platform, and is instead a version meant for non-subscribers.
Currently, Office 2019 is being made available to commercial users, and Microsoft says the consumer versions will arrive in the “coming weeks,”. Office 2019 ships with “classic versions” of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. While Windows users will also receive Publisher 2019, Access 2019, Project 2019, and Visio 2019, these apps won't be available on the Mac platform.
Essentially by purchasing Office 2019, you get features already available to Office 365 users. However, these versions will not be updated regularly with new features. Instead, you will only gain security updates and patches, while monthly subscribers will continue to benefit from new features as they are released
What's new in Office 2019
Microsoft has provided an outline of some of the new features available in Office 2019 on the company's Office 2019 FAQ:
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- Black theme
- Learning tools (captions and audio descriptions)
- Speech feature (text-to-speech)
- Improved inking functionality
- Accessibility improvements
- Funnel charts, 2D maps, and timelines
- New Excel functions and connectors
- Ability to publish Excel to PowerBI
- PowerPivot enhancements
- PowerQuery enhancements
- Zoom capabilities for ordering of slides within presentations
- Morph transition feature
- Ability to insert and manage Icons, SVG, and 3D models
- Improved roaming pencil case
- Updated contact cards
- Office 365 Groups1
- @mentions
- Focused inbox
- Travel and delivery summary cards
How much does Office 2019 cost
While Microsoft hasn't revealed the cost of Office 2019, it was previously reported that the company was looking to raise its prices by 10 percent over previous versions. This would put Office 2019 at around $225 or higher. Meanwhile, Office 365 Personal will only cost you $69.99 per year.
While Office 365 may be cheaper for some users, Microsoft plans to commit to releasing future one-time purchase versions of Office for those who prefer it. You can learn more about MS Office 2019 on this detailed guide.
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Today’s release of Office 2016 represents the first major Mac release in the last four years, bringing with it significantly improved versions of the major apps that all offer Retina optimized visuals and have been built specifically with Apple’s OS X in mind. Microsoft is describing the software as offering the best of both worlds for Mac users by bringing “the familiar Office experience paired with the best of Mac.” Thankfully, there isn’t a great learning curve for those who may be coming to Office for Mac from other platforms, such as Windows or even iOS and Android.
The new Office apps include the familiar Ribbon interface and powerful task panes, as well as offering fantastic integration with Mac, such as full-screen handling and extensive multi-touch gestures that allow for powerful interaction with any of the running apps.
Word for Mac benefits from a new Design tab that provides quick and efficient access to designer-quality layouts and customization tools throughout the working document. Microsoft’s engineering team has also concentrated on collaborative working that allows teammates to work on the same document. This is evident throughout all of the new apps.
Excel for Mac introduces a great new chart preview tool that exists to recommend the best chart that is suited to the given data set, and even has a powerful auto-complete and formula building solution to save time with those cumbersome calculations.
PowerPoint for Mac aims to put the presenter of a particular Slide Show in full control. The current slide, next slide, speaker notes and a timer present on the Mac screen all form part of the improved Presenter functionality within the app. The addition of an animation pane also helps fine-tune and design animations to make those presentations really pop.
Office 365 subscribers can get the newest version of Office for Mac immediately from office.com/myaccount, whereas students can potentially get their fill of the suite for free or with a heavy discount at office.com/student. More info on Office for mac is available at: office.com/mac.
Office 2016 will be available for a one-off fee this September.
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac released to Office 365 subscribers
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac is now available for download to the general public, following a successful beta trial period that began in March. Customers will be able to download, install and try out the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, which will be available in 139 countries in 16 different languages around the world.
Today’s release of Office 2016 represents the first major Mac release in the last four years, bringing with it significantly improved versions of the major apps that all offer Retina optimized visuals and have been built specifically with Apple’s OS X in mind. Microsoft is describing the software as offering the best of both worlds for Mac users by bringing “the familiar Office experience paired with the best of Mac.” Thankfully, there isn’t a great learning curve for those who may be coming to Office for Mac from other platforms, such as Windows or even iOS and Android.
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The new Office apps include the familiar Ribbon interface and powerful task panes, as well as offering fantastic integration with Mac, such as full-screen handling and extensive multi-touch gestures that allow for powerful interaction with any of the running apps.
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Word for Mac benefits from a new Design tab that provides quick and efficient access to designer-quality layouts and customization tools throughout the working document. Microsoft’s engineering team has also concentrated on collaborative working that allows teammates to work on the same document. This is evident throughout all of the new apps.
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Excel for Mac introduces a great new chart preview tool that exists to recommend the best chart that is suited to the given data set, and even has a powerful auto-complete and formula building solution to save time with those cumbersome calculations.
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PowerPoint for Mac aims to put the presenter of a particular Slide Show in full control. The current slide, next slide, speaker notes and a timer present on the Mac screen all form part of the improved Presenter functionality within the app. The addition of an animation pane also helps fine-tune and design animations to make those presentations really pop.
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Office 365 subscribers can get the newest version of Office for Mac immediately from office.com/myaccount, whereas students can potentially get their fill of the suite for free or with a heavy discount at office.com/student. More info on Office for mac is available at: office.com/mac.
Office 2016 will be available for a one-off fee this September.
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Microsoft Office preview apps launched for Android smartphones
Earlier today, Microsoft released preview versions of its modern Office apps for Android smartphones. In order to try out the preview versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint on your Android phone, you will first have to sign up as a Beta user.
Although Apple's iOS was the first non-Windows mobile operating system to get modern Office apps, it looks like Microsoft was no longer willing to ignore the huge market share commanded by Google's Android. Back in November 2014, Microsoft launched preview Office apps for Android tablets, proceeding to launch full versions back in late January 2015.
Up until today, Microsoft did not offer an up-to-date method of viewing and editing Office documents for Android smartphones. Users have had to rely on Office Mobile, which doesn't offer the same level of usability as the iPhone version. Once the new Office apps for Android smartphones go out of preview and apps are ready for mass distribution, they will replace Office Mobile.
The new Office apps share a lot of similarities with the Android tablet version of Office, allowing users to create, open and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on their device or on the cloud. All three apps are compatible with handsets running Android 4.4 KitKat or higher.
To download the Office preview apps for Android smartphones, first you'll have to join the Microsoft's Office for Android community on Google+, and then opt in as a tester for Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Once the first two stages are complete, you'll be able to download the preview apps from Google Play or by using the following links:
- Download Microsoft Word for free from Google Play
- Download Microsoft Excel for free from Google Play
- Download Microsoft Powerpoint for free from Google Play
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Microsoft today released first public preview of Office 2016 for desktop computers. Previously, the company released Office 2016 Technical Preview for IT pros and developers, along with an Office 2016 Preview for Mac. Today's public preview release, opens up the productivity suite to a broader audience, allowing all Windows users to download it.
Microsoft Office 2016 has the following new features and improvements:
Microsoft Office 2016 Public Preview now available for download
Microsoft today released first public preview of Office 2016 for desktop computers. Previously, the company released Office 2016 Technical Preview for IT pros and developers, along with an Office 2016 Preview for Mac. Today's public preview release, opens up the productivity suite to a broader audience, allowing all Windows users to download it.Office 2016 is the upcoming release of Microsoft's renowned desktop productivity suite, designed for use with a keyboard and mouse. While Microsoft will also release a new selection of Office apps for touch, the classic suite will continue to be offered for those who need it. The new Office Suite comes with a number of new features, refreshed visuals and changes that builds upon Office 2013. Its tightly integrated with the cloud, so you can access your documents on OneDrive, OneDrive for Business and SharePoint at anytime, anywhere and on any device.
Microsoft Office 2016 has the following new features and improvements:
- All Office documents will be saved to company’s OneDrive cloud storage service by default.
- New modern attachments in Outlook make it easy to attach files from OneDrive and automatically configure permission for the recipients - without leaving Outlook.
- Real-time co-authoring is now available to the Windows Desktop applications, starting with Word.
- Smart Applications - Applications will learn as you work, taking advantage of subtle cues and clues to help you stay on task and get more out of Office.
- Tell Me - A new search tool available in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, serves up the commands you need by simply typing what you want to do
- Clutter - A new Exchange feature in Outlook which uses machine learning to analyze your email patterns and de-clutter your inbox by moving lower priority messages out of your way and into a new Clutter folder.
- Insights, powered by Bing: Will finds you contextual information from the web within the reading experience.
- One-click forecasting: Create forecasts on your data series with one click to future trends.
- Intuitive data connecting and shaping capabilities:New modern charts and graphs, including TreeMap, Sunburst, Waterfall, Box & Whisker and Histogram & Pareto in Excel help you to present your data in fresh ways.
With this release previewers will get an early look at the next release of Office on Windows desktop before general availability in Fall 2015.
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Microsoft updates Office Touch for Windows 10 Preview apps
Back in February, Microsoft released a modern, touch-friendly version of the Universal Office for Windows 10, which include preview versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Now Microsoft has released updated versions of these apps ahead of their annual BUILD 2015 conference.
The BUILD conference is set to take place on April 29, in San Francisco, where the company is expected to reveal details about Windows 10 development, HoloLens, Xbox One, IoT, and more.
The updated Office Touch apps don't come with a changelog, indicating that the update is a minor one, and likely aims to fix bugs and improve performance of these apps.
These “universal” Office apps are designed from the ground up and are optimized to offer a consistent, touch-first experience across phone, tablet, PC and Microsoft Surface Hub. In order to use these apps, you have to sign up as a Windows Insider and install the latest version of Windows 10 Technical Preview.
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You can download the latest versions of Microsoft Office for Android directly through the Google Play Store or by using the following links:
The update offers the same changelog across Word, Excel and PowerPoint with the following new features and improvements.
Microsoft Office apps for Android updated with multi-factor authentication support for tablets
Microsoft has released updated versions of its Office apps, Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Android, which introduces multi-factor authentication support for tablets
Microsoft started providing Office 365 users with the option to secure their accounts with multi-factor authentication in early 2014. When signing in, folks have to respond to a phone call, text message, or phone notification after entering their password. The feature has since worked on PCs and smartphones, but when Office came to Android tablets, support was absent.
You can download the latest versions of Microsoft Office for Android directly through the Google Play Store or by using the following links:
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| Word for Android is part of Microsoft Office and lets you edit and create documents on your Android tablet. With an Office 365 subscription, you get always-up-to-date versions of Microsoft Office on your PC, Mac, tablet and phone. | |
The update offers the same changelog across Word, Excel and PowerPoint with the following new features and improvements.
- Multi-factor authentication for Office 365 accounts.
- Support of Mobile Application Management with Microsoft Intune. This enables IT administrators to (1) restrict copying of company data from managed Office apps to personal apps, (2) enable app level encryption, (3) enforce an app level PIN, and (4) selectively wipe managed apps and related data on a device.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
This effectively opens up all three Microsoft Office tablet apps to a subset of users who previously went without. And considering the sensitive circumstances under which many users fire up Office, this is for the best.
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Microsoft wants to make Office the number one choice for mobile customers, and has announced that the Office suite will be available for free on devices with a screen size of less than 10 inches.
Microsoft Office will be free on devices with 10-inch and smaller displays
Microsoft wants to make Office the number one choice for mobile customers, and has announced that the Office suite will be available for free on devices with a screen size of less than 10 inches.
Kirk Koenigsbauer, the corporate vice president for Office 365 Client Apps and Services at Microsoft, revealed in a blog post that Office suite will be offered for mobile platforms with a freemium model.
Based on our research, we are classifying anything with a screen size of 10.1 inches or less as a true mobile device: You're probably using it on the go, when it’s not practical to use a larger computing device such as a PC or a Mac. You probably aren't using a mouse or a keyboard, instead navigating via touch interface. It’s probably not a “pro” category tablet that is used for design or presentations.
The company is going to classify anything with a screen size of 10.1 inches or lower as a true mobile device and will offer core editing and viewing experiences for free. Users can opt for the premium, subscription features like authoring, security, and reliability-all part of the Office 365 suite, and not the individual apps.
Office apps will be available across Windows, Android and iOS devices with screen size of 10.1 inches or less and will allow users to create new documents, edit, and view them for free. The premium subscription benefits which also include 1TB of OneDrive storage, 60 minutes of free worldwide Skype calls and more robust editing tools come with the full Office 365 suite.
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Microsoft has released a preview version of its Office productivity suite for Mac. The final version of Office 2016 for Mac is expected to arrive later this summer.
Microsoft Office 2016 Preview for Mac released
Microsoft has released a preview version of its Office productivity suite for Mac. The final version of Office 2016 for Mac is expected to arrive later this summer.
Microsoft has built on its recent releases of universal Office apps for Windows 10 and Office for Android tablet, but the new Office 2016 for Mac user interface is designed from the ground up to take advantage of unique Mac features, including retina display,full screen view for native immersive experiences, and even little Mac affordances like scroll bounce.
The new Office 2016 for Mac includes updated versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook. You get brand new icons, a modernized the user experience with a redesigned ribbon, a refreshed task pane interface makes positioning, resizing, or rotating graphics easy so you can create exactly the layout you want. And new themes and styles to help you be more productive and professional.
Microsoft is taking the cloud first approach, so Office 2016 is powered by the cloud, allowing you to can access your documents on OneDrive, OneDrive for Business and SharePoint at anytime, anywhere and on any device.
You can download the consumer preview of Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) right now, and help finalize the product with your feedback, before its launch.
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Microsoft has released updated versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint for Apple's iPhone and iPad users running iOS 8. All three apps have been updated to version 1.6 and bring full support for saving and syncing your files on Apple's iCloud Drive, along with the usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
Adding iCloud Drive as a storage option doesnt require an Office 365 subscription and comes as an alternative to Microsoft's own cloud storage solution, OneDrive. However its important to note, that due to the restrictions on iCLoud filetypes, you may not be able to edit certain files using Office for iOS.
Besides OneDrive and iCloud, Microsoft also released Dropbox support for its Office apps allowing users to use the popular cloud storage service to open, edit, and save their documents. The Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps were also launched for iPhone users in early November, bringing free document creation and basic editing to Apple mobile phones.
OneNote for iOS also brings optical character recognition (OCR) support, not only convert printed text into digital content, but even better, allowing users to directly search for text in any image or photo containing printed characters, giving them a whole new way of extracting useful content for note-taking purposes in a quick and efficient manner. The process will take around four to five minutes to fully index the content, and once done, will be searchable across OneNote on Macs, PCs, phones and tablets.
You can download the updated version of OneNote for iOS directly on your iOS device through the Apple App Store or by using the following link
Microsoft Office for iOS updated with iCloud Drive support
Microsoft says, Office for iOS users can now open, edit, and save their Word, Excel and PowerPoint files to iCloud, by adding it as a storage option in the "Places" section of each iOS app.
You can download the updates directly on your iOS device through the Apple App Store or by using the following link:
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| PowerPoint for iPad is part of Microsoft Office and lets you edit and create documents on your iPad. With an Office 365 subscription, you get always-up-to-date versions of Microsoft Office on your PC, Mac, tablet and phone. |
Adding iCloud Drive as a storage option doesnt require an Office 365 subscription and comes as an alternative to Microsoft's own cloud storage solution, OneDrive. However its important to note, that due to the restrictions on iCLoud filetypes, you may not be able to edit certain files using Office for iOS.
Besides OneDrive and iCloud, Microsoft also released Dropbox support for its Office apps allowing users to use the popular cloud storage service to open, edit, and save their documents. The Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps were also launched for iPhone users in early November, bringing free document creation and basic editing to Apple mobile phones.
Microsoft OneNote for iOS updated (2.9) with handwriting support, OCR and more
Besides updating Office for Apple's mobile platform, Microsoft has also released an updated version (2.9) of OneNote for iOS. The OneNote app for iPad now carries a new handwriting mode – or inking feature, which allows you to scribble directly on your notes with freehand movements, using your fingers or any third-party stylus. The Windows and Android versions of OneNote have had this feature for almost a year, and a spokesperson of the Microsoft’s OneNote team said, "OneNote for iPad reflects lessons we’ve learned over the years by from studying and understanding how people use pens."
The handwriting feature has been coupled with a much needed ‘Palm Rejection’ feature, which allows you to set your preferred style of holding the stylus so as to avoid accidental palm touches on the surface. There are plenty of tools to help make your writing experience a rich one, with an array of brush styles and colors to choose from.
OneNote for iOS also brings optical character recognition (OCR) support, not only convert printed text into digital content, but even better, allowing users to directly search for text in any image or photo containing printed characters, giving them a whole new way of extracting useful content for note-taking purposes in a quick and efficient manner. The process will take around four to five minutes to fully index the content, and once done, will be searchable across OneNote on Macs, PCs, phones and tablets.
You can download the updated version of OneNote for iOS directly on your iOS device through the Apple App Store or by using the following link
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| Microsoft OneNote is a cross platform digital notebook, which lets you handwrite your class notes, or track that list of errands that are too important to forget. |
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Besides updating Office Online, and releasing the first Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones, Microsoft has also made the Office Consumer Technical Preview available for download to anyone who wants to try it out.
Keep in mind that this is a prerelease version of Office, and users will require to sign a nondisclosure agreement on the Microsoft Connect website before they can download and try it out.
Microsoft launched Office Consumer Technical Preview late last year, and only made it available on an invitation basis. The general release Microsoft Office 2016 is expected to be made available in the second half of this year along with an updated version of Office for Mac. Microsoft has still not released a list of features for Office 2016, but it will likely be optimised for touch along with keyboard and mouse users.
Last month, Microsoft released preview versions of Office Touch for Windows 10, which Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook. These universal apps are available across PCs, tablets and phones and have been fully optimized for touch users.
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Microsoft Office 2016 Consumer Technical Preview released
Besides updating Office Online, and releasing the first Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones, Microsoft has also made the Office Consumer Technical Preview available for download to anyone who wants to try it out.Keep in mind that this is a prerelease version of Office, and users will require to sign a nondisclosure agreement on the Microsoft Connect website before they can download and try it out.
Microsoft launched Office Consumer Technical Preview late last year, and only made it available on an invitation basis. The general release Microsoft Office 2016 is expected to be made available in the second half of this year along with an updated version of Office for Mac. Microsoft has still not released a list of features for Office 2016, but it will likely be optimised for touch along with keyboard and mouse users.
Last month, Microsoft released preview versions of Office Touch for Windows 10, which Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook. These universal apps are available across PCs, tablets and phones and have been fully optimized for touch users.
source - Microsoft
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Microsoft has announced several new features and improvements it will be bringing Office Online, the web version of its productivity suite which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and OneDrive.
The background update brings improved reading experience, extra options for file management, OneDrive integration, proofreading tools, and more. And because these web-based productivity apps are only available in the browser, there is no need to update anything - you'll get the new features on a rolling basis.
The update to Office Online brings the following improvements according to the official changelog.
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Microsoft updates Office Online with various new features and improvements
Microsoft has announced several new features and improvements it will be bringing Office Online, the web version of its productivity suite which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and OneDrive.The background update brings improved reading experience, extra options for file management, OneDrive integration, proofreading tools, and more. And because these web-based productivity apps are only available in the browser, there is no need to update anything - you'll get the new features on a rolling basis.
The update to Office Online brings the following improvements according to the official changelog.
- Enhanced Reading Experience: Reading View has got a new toolbar with Edit, Print, Share, and Comments commands just one click away. More advanced tools, such as Translate or Download a file, are also easier to find.
- More options to save and manage your files: Microsoft has expanded Save As options to provide you additional file management options that we think you will appreciate. The Save As options now include saving a copy to your OneDrive, Rename, Download a Copy (if it’s stored on OneDrive), and Download as PDF which converts your file format to a PDF and then gives you the same choices as “Download a Copy.”
- Add files to OneDrive from the toolbar: You can now make easily make copies of documents you couldn’t open for editing (view-only) that will be saved to your OneDrive with a new command that can be found on the toolbar.
- Get started editing faster: The new start experience is optimized to get you into the right editing experience as fast as possible. It’s now easier to navigate through your most recent documents from your device or from your OneDrive, and it’s now faster to open a blank document or a template.
- Integrated Help: Now you have a Tell Me search box on the ribbon so you can find what you’re looking for more easily.
- Improved Proofreading Tools: Now there’s a highlighted word count feature, and the proofreading service is improved.
- Office On the Go: After installing the new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps on your device, you can open a document from Office Online in the corresponding Android app to have more functionality, the same way you can already do on the desktop.
source - Microsoft
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Microsoft has released Office Touch for Windows 10 Preview through the beta version of the Windows Store. The release includes touch optimized versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They are also universal apps, which means they will work across all form factors including tablets and phones.
Microsoft has already released Office Touch for Android and Office Touch for iOS, so its great to see the company has finally shifted its focus to its own platforms. In fact Office Touch will also be preinstalled on Windows 10 for phones, which is scheduled for preview release in February.
Check out a video demonstration of Office Touch here.
Microsoft releases Office Touch for Windows 10 Preview
Microsoft has released Office Touch for Windows 10 Preview through the beta version of the Windows Store. The release includes touch optimized versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They are also universal apps, which means they will work across all form factors including tablets and phones.
Microsoft has already released Office Touch for Android and Office Touch for iOS, so its great to see the company has finally shifted its focus to its own platforms. In fact Office Touch will also be preinstalled on Windows 10 for phones, which is scheduled for preview release in February.
Microsoft Word for Windows 10
- Word documents look great on smaller screens, just as they do on your computer.
- Images, tables, charts, SmartArt, footnotes, equations are all there, nicely formatted.
- View email attachments and access Word documents from OneDrive, Dropbox, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint.
- Pick up from where you left off because Word knows what documents you were working on last, no matter what device you were using.
- Print Word documents.
- When you edit a document, your content and formatting are maintained across all your devices – PC, tablet and phone.
- Express your ideas exactly the way you want, with rich formatting including fonts, pictures, tables, textboxes, shapes, footnotes, page layout and more.
- Review documents by tracking changes and adding comments.
- Simply share your work with others by emailing the document or a hyperlink.
- It’s easy to pick up the app and get started, because it’s like the Word experience you already know.
- The familiar navigation and menu options are built for a touch experience. No keyboard or mouse required.
- Some text features (such as IME support and text prediction) are not yet ready but will be in a future update.
Microsoft Excel for Windows 10
- Excel spreadsheets look great on smaller screens, just as they do on your computer.
- Formulas, tables, charts, comments, PivotTables, sparklines, conditional formatting are all there, so you see the whole picture.
- View email attachments and access all your Excel spreadsheets from OneDrive, Dropbox, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint.
- Pick up from where you left off because Excel knows what spreadsheets you were working on last, no matter what device you were using.
- Print Excel worksheets.
- When you edit a spreadsheet, your content and formatting are maintained across all your devices – PC, tablet and phone.
- Turn numbers into insights, with support for formulas, charts, tables, PivotTables, sorting, filtering, and more.
- Simply share your work with others by emailing the spreadsheet.
- It’s easy to pick up the app and get started, because it’s like the Excel experience you already know.
- The familiar navigation and menu options are built for a touch experience. No keyboard required.
- Some text features (such as IME support and text prediction) are not yet ready but will be in a future update.
Microsoft PowerPoint
- PowerPoint presentations look great on smaller screens, just as they do on your computer.
- Images, embedded video, tables, charts, SmartArt, transitions, animations are all there, nicely formatted.
- When presenting, use the built-in laser pointer, pens or highlighters to get your point across.
- View email attachments and access all your PowerPoint presentations from OneDrive, Dropbox, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint.
- Pick up from where you left off because PowerPoint knows what presentations you were working on last, no matter what device you were using.
- Print PowerPoint presentations.
- When you edit a presentation, your content and formatting are maintained across all your devices – PC, tablet and phone.
- When you edit a presentation, your content and formatting are maintained across all your devices – PC, tablet and phone.
- Simply share your work with others by emailing the presentation or a hyperlink.
- It’s easy to pick up the app and get started, because it’s like the PowerPoint experience you already know.
- The familiar navigation and menu options are built for a touch experience. No keyboard required.
- Some text features (such as IME support and text prediction) are not yet ready but will be in a future update.
Check out a video demonstration of Office Touch here.
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The Microsoft Office Team has posted a video showing off the upcoming version of Office Touch for Windows 10. Office Touch is made up of new touch optimized versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneTouch, which have been built from ground up as universal apps.
The video is hosted by Microsoft Office team members, Jeremy Chapman and Ben Walters, who discuss some of the features in these Office apps. During the video, they explain unique features in Windows – like inking support, Insights and TellMe.
These new Office touch apps will come pre-installed for free on phones and small tablets running Windows 10, and available to download from the Windows Store for other devices.
The latest build of Windows 10 Technical Preview already features early touch-based version of OneNote. Other touch-friendly Windows 10 Office apps are expected to be released in preview in the coming weeks, while the all new Office 2016 is expected sometime in late 2015.
Office Touch for Windows 10 demonstrated
The Microsoft Office Team has posted a video showing off the upcoming version of Office Touch for Windows 10. Office Touch is made up of new touch optimized versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneTouch, which have been built from ground up as universal apps.
The video is hosted by Microsoft Office team members, Jeremy Chapman and Ben Walters, who discuss some of the features in these Office apps. During the video, they explain unique features in Windows – like inking support, Insights and TellMe.
These new Office touch apps will come pre-installed for free on phones and small tablets running Windows 10, and available to download from the Windows Store for other devices.
The latest build of Windows 10 Technical Preview already features early touch-based version of OneNote. Other touch-friendly Windows 10 Office apps are expected to be released in preview in the coming weeks, while the all new Office 2016 is expected sometime in late 2015.
DJs
Back in November, Microsoft released a closed preview version of its Office suite for Android tablets. Now Microsoft has made Office for Android tablets available to the public through the Google Play Store.
Microsoft Office apps have been available on Android for quite some time now, but required an Office 365 subscription, which eventually put off the users. Now Microsoft has rebuilt Office for Android tablets, much like the version of Office for iOS which was released for iPad users. You can download the apps directly on your Android tablets through the Google Play Store or using the following links:
Currently it seems that you will need to meet the following minimum requirements in order to use Office for Android tablets:
Microsoft Office for Android now available for tablets
Back in November, Microsoft released a closed preview version of its Office suite for Android tablets. Now Microsoft has made Office for Android tablets available to the public through the Google Play Store.
Microsoft Office apps have been available on Android for quite some time now, but required an Office 365 subscription, which eventually put off the users. Now Microsoft has rebuilt Office for Android tablets, much like the version of Office for iOS which was released for iPad users. You can download the apps directly on your Android tablets through the Google Play Store or using the following links:
| Excel for Android is part of Microsoft Office and lets you edit and create spreadsheets on your Android tablet. With an Office 365 subscription, you get always-up-to-date versions of Microsoft Office on your PC, Mac, tablet and phone. | |
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| PowerPoint for Android is part of Microsoft Office and lets you edit and create documents on your Android tablet. With an Office 365 subscription, you get always-up-to-date versions of Microsoft Office on your PC, Mac, tablet and phone. | |
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| Word for Android is part of Microsoft Office and lets you edit and create documents on your Android tablet. With an Office 365 subscription, you get always-up-to-date versions of Microsoft Office on your PC, Mac, tablet and phone. | |
Currently it seems that you will need to meet the following minimum requirements in order to use Office for Android tablets:
- Devices running an Android OS version 4.4.x (KitKat) and
- ARM processor-based devices with 1GB+ RAM and
- Devices with screen sizes larger than or equal to 7 inches and less than 10.1 inches