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Published March 16, 2015

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Announcing the Office 2016 IT Pro and Developer Preview

I’m pleased to announce the IT Pro and Developer Preview of Office 2016 for the Windows desktop. We’ve been in private preview with Office 2016 for several months.

Published March 5, 2015

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The Office 2016 Mac Preview is here!

Today is a big day for the Mac community–we’re excited to announce that a preview of the new Office 2016 for Mac is now officially available! Office 2016 for Mac is powered by the cloud so you can access your documents anytime, anywhere and on any device.

Published February 26, 2015

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Catching a comet with Excel Power Map

The recent news that the Rosetta spacecraft made the closest approach ever to the Comet 67P inspired the Power Map team to plot the trajectory of Earth, Mars, Comet 67P and Rosetta—by visualizing their paths through time.

Published February 23, 2015

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Students worldwide can now check eligibility for free Office from their school

Today we are announcing that millions of eligible students around the world can now sign up for free Office from their school.

Published February 13, 2015

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Microsoft Announces FIDO Support Coming to Windows 10

Today, Microsoft was a participant at the United States White House Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit at Stanford University where industry leaders gathered to discuss collaborative opportunities and new developments that will bolster cybersecurity.

Published January 29, 2015

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The Office you love is now on your Android tablet

At Microsoft, we are working hard to reimagine the Office experience for a cloud-first, mobile-first world. On January 21st we previewed versions of Office for Windows 10 fully optimized for touch and mobile devices. Today, we are proud to announce the general availability of Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Android tablets.

Published January 20, 2015

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Xbox and Power Map team up to analyze game data

In the spring of 2014, the Xbox team asked the Power Map team to help them better analyze data collected from the instrumentation of various games to help them improve performance and the gamers experience.

Published December 9, 2014

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New Document Inspector features for Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Beginning with the November and December 2014 updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and 2010, several enhancements are being added to the Document Inspector, also known as the “Check for Issues” tool in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Published October 8, 2014

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Introducing a new way to share files with Outlook Web App

We’re thrilled to announce today two new ways to share files with Outlook Web App (OWA) and OneDrive for Business that make it much simpler to share and collaborate on files.

Published October 8, 2014

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6 cool ways to use Custom Maps

If you haven’t noticed, Power Map got a whole lot richer in September with the introduction of a new feature called Custom Maps. This feature allows you to create amazing 3-D visualizations that showcase your data on top of any map image … literally.

Published September 22, 2014

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Students and teachers: You may be eligible to get Office for free!

It was just about a year ago we announced Student Advantage, a benefit that allows eligible students to get Office 365 from their school for free. One drawback to Student Advantage—the onus has been on the school to initiate the service, create an account and order the Office 365 license on behalf of the student.

Published August 18, 2014

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Which email application is right for you: Outlook or Gmail?

In the modern cloud-connected world ubiquitous access to email, files and contacts is key to your productivity and effectiveness—at work and in your personal life.

Product: Excel

Announcing the Office 2016 IT Pro and Developer Preview

The Office 2016 Mac Preview is here!

Catching a comet with Excel Power Map

Students worldwide can now check eligibility for free Office from their school

Microsoft Announces FIDO Support Coming to Windows 10

The Office you love is now on your Android tablet

Xbox and Power Map team up to analyze game data

New Document Inspector features for Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Introducing a new way to share files with Outlook Web App

6 cool ways to use Custom Maps

Students and teachers: You may be eligible to get Office for free!

Which email application is right for you: Outlook or Gmail?

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