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Published July 1, 2015

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Office 2016 Preview—update 2

When we launched the Office 2016 Preview in early May, we said that we would share regular updates on new features as they became available. Here’s a quick update on what we’ve delivered in the last month.

Published June 24, 2015

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Office for Android phone is here!

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of the new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps for Android phone. These join our previously released Office apps for Android tablets to complete the Office experience for the millions of Android users around the world.

Published May 27, 2015

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Office Lens Android now available at Google Play Store

With the first Office Lens preview complete, we are excited to release our popular scanner app to Android users, joining the iPhone and Windows Phone versions.

Published May 4, 2015

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Office 2016 Public Preview now available

Today we’re expanding the Office 2016 Preview, making it available to Office users everywhere in preparation for general availability in Fall 2015. Office 2016 previewers will get an early look at the next release of Office on Windows desktop, but more importantly they’ll help to shape and improve the future of Office.

Published April 9, 2015

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Office Online and Dropbox web integration now available

Last year Office announced an ongoing partnership to create better connections between Office and Dropbox. We continue to work closely with the Dropbox team to make it easier to work with your Office applications and Dropbox. We’ve already connected your Office and Dropbox experience on your iOS and Android devices.

Published April 2, 2015

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Office Lens comes to iPhone and Android

The power of Office Lens pocket scanning is now available for iPhone along with a preview for Android phones.

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 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 23, 2015

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Office in Cherokee

Office supports the Cherokee Nation’s commitment to revitalize their language by providing Office productivity software in their language

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 February 5, 2015

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Office Lens now converts pictures of paper documents into PDF files, auto-classifies

When we launched the Word and PowerPoint conversion feature last September, we promised to use customer feedback to improve Office Lens. Since September, we’ve received a lot of exciting and positive feedback from our customers about our conversion scenarios.

Product: Word

Office 2016 Preview—update 2

Office for Android phone is here!

Office Lens Android now available at Google Play Store

Office 2016 Public Preview now available

Office Online and Dropbox web integration now available

Office Lens comes to iPhone and Android

Announcing the Office 2016 IT Pro and Developer Preview

The Office 2016 Mac Preview is here!

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

Office in Cherokee

Microsoft Announces FIDO Support Coming to Windows 10

Office Lens now converts pictures of paper documents into PDF files, auto-classifies

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