Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Microsoft to show Office 2016, Office for Windows 10 apps next week

Windows 10 and Office are two of Microsoft's most popular products, and next week Microsoft says the company will show off how future versions of each will work together.
Microsoft plans to hold an event on April 16 "to experience modern Office on Windows and see how Microsoft is rethinking the modern workplace – both in the office and on the go," according to an invitation Microsoft sent out Monday.
The event is expected to show off Office "experiences" for Windows 10: both "universal apps" that transcend the desktop, tablet, and phone, as well as specific features of Office 2016. The new apps should be touch-optimized, based on what Microsoft has said previously, and free to use on smaller tablets and phones.
That likely means the new Office apps will be debuting soon as part of an upcoming Windows 10 preview build, as Microsoft said in January. "“They are designed from the ground up to run on Windows 10, built for touch and offer the unmistakable Office experience you know and love,” Julia White, the general manager of Office, said then. “As ‘universal’ Office apps, they truly are the same app across device size, providing a consistent way for independent software vendors and developers to extend and integrate with Office apps.”

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