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Microsoft's new Office app is live for all Windows 10 users
CNet ^ | Feb 21, 2019 | Shelby Brown

Posted on 02/22/2019 5:26:30 AM PST by dayglored

The new app focuses less on Office 365, more on free stuff.

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Microsoft's new Office app is available now for all Windows 10 users, Microsoft announced in a blog post Wednesday. The app, which was announced in December, replaces the current My Office app.

The new app is designed to be more useful to Office users by letting them launch documents, access Office desktop apps and more. While the soon-to-be-replaced My Office app has most of these features, the new one focuses on free elements.

With the new app, you can find your way around with tutorials, tips, tricks and more -- but no Clippy. Microsoft Office joined the Mac App Store earlier this year.

The new Office app is free and comes preinstalled on Windows 10, so you don't need to buy Office 365 to use it.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: office; office365; windows10; windowspinglist
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To: dayglored

I hate Microsoft.

I have Windows 10. Somehow or other Microsoft keeps saying I need to update it.

I don’t use any ‘office’ programs. I don’t use Microsoft’s email. I don’t play online games.

What the heck do I need Microsoft for?


21 posted on 02/22/2019 5:05:56 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Many updates are to plug security holes.


22 posted on 02/22/2019 5:18:40 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: sparklite2

Windows 10 uses Windows Defender.


23 posted on 02/22/2019 5:39:04 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Yes, it does. That doesn’t mean you don’t need to update.


24 posted on 02/22/2019 5:49:01 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: sparklite2

Windows 10 says it’s updated and when Microsoft sends me a request to send a code to update me it does not recognize my email. Makes no sense to me.


25 posted on 02/22/2019 6:14:52 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Do you have automatic updating enabled?
MS loads my updates and installs them when I click on an alert or when I restart the computer.

I’ve never had to email them.


26 posted on 02/22/2019 6:18:57 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: sparklite2

yes. it activates automatically


27 posted on 02/22/2019 6:37:48 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Calvin Locke

#9 You can go to Ebay and buy Office for $50 or less.
Ebay https://www.ebay.com


28 posted on 02/22/2019 7:01:24 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound

I don’t need Office at all.


29 posted on 02/25/2019 11:14:25 AM PST by Beowulf9
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