Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Microsoft teases touch-based Office apps for Windows 8.1

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Microsoft is teasing a version of Office designed specifically for Windows 8.1 this week at Build. In a private session ahead of the conference, the software maker briefly showed a copy of PowerPoint running in the "Metro" mode of Windows 8. Microsoft currently ships desktop versions of Office for Windows 8, but the company has only released OneNote as a Windows 8-style app so far. The same PowerPoint demonstration will also be shown during the company's Build keynote on Wednesday.


Microsoft officials aren't saying exactly when the touch-enabled version of Office will ship, but we understand Windows 8-style "Metro" versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will be made available later this year that include editing functionality that’s...


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