Microsoft has released the first new version of Office 2016.
A statement signed by Madam Abigail Naa Karley Clegg, Communication Associate, Strategic Communications Africa Limited, and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said the apps are the latest addition to Office 365 and Microsoft’s cloud-based subscription service that helps people do their best work together.
It noted that Office 2016 delivers new versions of the Office desktop apps for Windows, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Project, Visio and Access.
“By subscribing to Office 365, customers can get always-up-to-date, fully installed apps for use across their devices, combined with a continually evolving set of consumer and commercial services, such as One Drive online storage, Skype for Business, Delve, Yammer and enterprise-grade security features,” it said.
“Together, the new Office and Windows 10 are the most complete solution for doing. The Office 2016 apps run beautifully on the best Windows ever, including the new Sway for Windows 10 to create shareable, interactive stories that look great on any screen,” it added.
According to the statement, Windows Hello logs users into Windows and Office 365 in one simple step.
The statement quoted Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, as saying: “The way people work has changed dramatically, and that’s why Microsoft is focused on reinventing productivity and business processes for the mobile-first, cloud-first world.
“These latest innovations take another big step forward in transforming Office from a familiar set of individual productivity apps to a connected set of apps and services designed for modern working, collaboration and teamwork,” it said.
The Company also announced new and enhanced Office 365 services built for team productivity.
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