To continue to compete with the likes of Google Drive, OneDrive and iCloud, Dropbox really needs an online office suite to call its own—so it’s borrowed Microsoft’s. You can now edit any .docx, .xlsx or .pptx file from right inside the Dropbox web interface, with no extra software required, and here’s how to go about it. Read more…
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Windows/Mac/Linux: LibreOffice, has always been powerful enough to stand up against Microsoft Office , but it’s also been a bit ugly and clunky to use. Today, they rolled out an update the overhauls the UI and makes it a lot more useable. Read more…
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Chinese site cnBeta has got its hands on some alleged screenshots of an upcoming refresh of Microsoft Office for Mac. Fans of improved productivity and enhanced workflow, your hour is nigh. Read more…
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For a long time, Microsoft Office has been the reigning champ of office suites, but that doesn’t mean the free alternative, LibreOffice, isn’t worth considering. Let’s take a look at how the two compare, and if it’s finally possible to ditch the paid option for the free one. Read more…
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Microsoft has released an Outlook app for iPhone and for iPad , called OWA (Office Web App). It makes the version of Outlook available with an Office 365 subscription (note: not the free Outlook.com service) and wraps it into a touch- and swipe-friendly iOS app. Office 365 is required. See more details on the Office blog . Read more…
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Microsoft has released an Outlook app for iPhone and for iPad, called OWA (Office Web App).
Microsoft’s given Xbox love to PC-buying students recently , and it’s just announced that it’ll carry on that tradition with Office 365 University, by offering a special four-year, $80 subscription to higher-education students. For that sum, you’ll get four years of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access if you’re seeking a sheepskin scroll, which Redmond says works out to $1.67 per month. Also included are 60 Skype world minutes per month and 27GB of Premium SkyDrive storage, along with free upgrades and the ability to install on two separate computers, to boot. That should take some of the sting out of those scholarly expenses if you need a copy, so check the source to see how to grab it. Filed under: Software , Microsoft Microsoft launches four-year, $80 Office 365 University subscription for students originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink The Next Web | Microsoft Office Blog | Email this | Comments
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Microsoft launches four-year, $80 Office 365 University subscription for students