IT Home October 17th news, Microsoft announced at a recent Ignite conference that it will launch the Microsoft 365 application later in November, and the new application will become a new center for accessing Microsoft's company services and applications.
Microsoft said that the Office.com website, Office mobile application and Office Hub program for Windows will all change the name, and Microsoft will gradually launch new icons, new appearances and more features for these applications or websites in the future.
However, this news has sparked speculation from users, as if Microsoft is going to abandon the classic Office brand. The news was refuted by reporter Paul Thurrott, who found evidence in the Q&A on Microsoft's official website.
In the Q&A, Microsoft stated that as part of Microsoft 365, users will continue to access applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Microsoft will also continue to provide consumers and businesses with the one-time purchase of these applications through the Office 2021 and Office LTSC program . Additionally, the Office 365 subscription plan has not changed.
IT Home learned that the Microsoft Microsoft 365 application will be launched next month, which will be very similar to the existing Office application. On Windows, network and mobile devices, users can use it to open new documents, access shared files and content, or discover new applications and tools from your Microsoft 365 subscription products. In addition, you can also see work suggestions that you need to pay attention to based on your meetings, tasks and other document activities. Most importantly, common quick actions can be performed without switching between different Microsoft 365 applications.
Microsoft is also adding new features to the new Microsoft 365 apps that are not available in Office apps. The new features include a new feed that displays shared files from people you work with, as well as trends and popular content at work, which will appear in cards. Other new features include a redesigned application module that can access any Microsoft 365 or third-party app, which will be the first time it appears on mobile. The last feature is labels, which is a new way to organize work.
It seems that Microsoft intends to use Office to refer to previous office tools. The new features will be launched for Microsoft 365. Users using the old version of Office do not have to worry about being given up for the time being.
