Microsoft lets Office users stay offline for longer periods
Microsoft has added an option to its 365 suite for computers that are offline for a longer period of time. Normally, licences have to be checked every month.
The company announced the feature, which it calls "extended offline access", in a blog. In the blog, Microsoft acknowledges that in some l...
Microsoft releases new all-in-one Office app for iPads
The new app follows a similar release for iPhones and Android phones.
This week Microsoft released an all-in-one Office app for iPads. The release signals a new approach by Microsoft regarding Office on mobile. The all-in-one feature appeared earlier on iOS and Android to iPadOS.
The new ap...
Microsoft increases the usability of Excel on the web
The latest news out of Redmond is that the world's most popular spreadsheet app just got a whole lot easier to use.
This week Microsoft announced that it has added a number of performance improvements to its popular spreadsheet app, Excel. The web version of the program will now feature faster w...
Microsoft adds Office progressive web apps to Windows 10 startmenu
Some insider users of Windows 10 have suddenly noticed Office apps in their Start menu.
It is undeniable now. Microsoft is running trials to see how its new Edge browser can automatically install its core Office apps as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). So says a number of reports from indistry insid...
Microsoft will release a flat-priced version of Office in 2021
The surprise move is a departure from the company's subscription based models.
Microsoft has decided to do an about face on the sales strategy for its popular workplace productivity suite, Office. The company has been concentrating on subscription based sales models, but this move appears to be ...
Microsoft Office profiles will get better customisation
From this spring onwards, companies will have extra options for customizing Office profile cards. In the profile overview it will soon be possible to see personnel numbers, for example, in addition to information such as the e-mail address and a photo.
The profile card, also known as the contact...
Hyarchis announces Office Online integration
Hyarchis claims to be the first Dutch supplier of document management systems (DMS) to have received a Web Application Open Platform Interface Protocol (WOPI) certification. This means that the company has a certified Microsoft Office Online integration.
With the certificate, Hyarchis shows that it ...
Serious Microsoft Office vulnerability leaks sensitive information
Mimecast informs Techzine that it has found a serious memory leak in Microsoft Office, which may leak sensitive information such as passwords. Due to the leak, users are at risk when creating, editing, opening and saving an Office file with ActiveX. Office includes popular programs such as Word, Exc...