Microsoft is testing a free, ad-supported version of Office, featuring Word, PowerPoint, and Excel — but with several catches.

For a really long time, if you wanted to use Microsoft Office tools like MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint, you needed to purchase a license for the software. Or you could subscribe to Microsoft 365.

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This version comes with a host of limitations and access is limited, but here's how you could try giving it a whirl.

Microsoft has started testing a free version of Office for Windows that includes ads. Right now, you have to pay for a monthly Microsoft 365 subscription to get access to the full desktop version of ...

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Unlike the online version of Office, however, users can install it locally and create new files. Until now, Microsoft 365 Online has been the only official way to access the software for free ...

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