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Microsoft launches another free version of Office, with ads


Microsoft is taking another stab at a free Office app, allowing you to create documents in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel at the cost of some features.

Microsoft is simply referring to the new service as the “free” version of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Beebom reported, noting that it’s ad-supported. I see two features that Microsoft annoyingly chose to leave out, according to the list Beebom compiled: line spacing and the ability to wrap text around inline images. Beebom reports that a persistent web ad remains to the right-hand of your screen at all times, and a brief video plays every few hours or so.

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