{"id":414516,"date":"2021-09-17T08:21:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T06:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=414516"},"modified":"2021-09-17T08:22:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T06:22:10","slug":"microsoft-office-2021-launching-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/414516-microsoft-office-2021-launching-next-month.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Office 2021 launching next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft will release a new version of its popular Office productivity suite for consumers on 5 October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The company revealed the launch date of Office 2021 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2021\/09\/16\/office-ltsc-is-now-generally-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>short blurb under a blog post<\/strong><\/a> on the general availability of Office LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel), a new enterprise version of its software for businesses who can&#8217;t access the Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of Office 2021 will coincide with that of Windows 11, Microsoft&#8217;s new operating system.<\/p>\n<p>A preview version of the new suite has been open to testers since July.<\/p>\n<p>Like its predecessor, Office 2019, Microsoft will offer the suite at a once-off price instead of the subscription fee charged to Microsoft 365 users.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft said it would share more details on the new suite soon, so its exact make-up and pricing are unavailable at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Office 2019 offers Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, and Access with automatic updates.<\/p>\n<p>There is also 1TB OneDrive cloud storage, free Microsoft Answer Desk support and 60 minutes of Skype calling every month.<\/p>\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/9\/16\/22677113\/microsoft-office-2021-launch-date-office-ltsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> The Verge&#8217;s Tom Warren<\/strong><\/a>, Office 2021 will include some of the same features shipping with Office LTSC.<\/p>\n<p>Among these could be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dark mode \u2014 Dark backgrounds and light text, including for the page canvas<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic arrays \u2014 Functions in Excel that use dynamic arrays<\/li>\n<li>Line Focus \u2014 A type of reading mode that removes distraction<\/li>\n<li>XLOOKUP \u2014 Function to help locate items in a table or range by row in Excel worksheets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Microsoft-Word-Dark-Mode.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-385911\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Microsoft-Word-Dark-Mode.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Microsoft-Word-Dark-Mode.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Microsoft-Word-Dark-Mode-595x400.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Microsoft-Word-Dark-Mode-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft will offer the suite in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Windows 11 will be a 64-bit-only operating system, it&#8217;s clear Office 2021 won&#8217;t be exclusive to the new OS.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of aesthetics, Office 2021 will feature a more modern look that matches the design language of Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p>Among the changes are rounded corners on the ribbon bar and slight tweaks on buttons across the apps.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is reportedly also planning to drop the ribbon interface at a later stage and replace it with a toolbar that can be undocked.<\/p>\n<p>The company expects to roll out these changes over a year or two.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/413532-windows-11-is-much-faster-than-windows-10-this-is-what-microsoft-did.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Windows 11 is much faster than Windows 10 \u2014 this is what Microsoft did<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft will release Office 2021 at the same time as Windows 11 next month. 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