Catching up to a key part of Google Docs, Microsoft's Office 365 now lets people simultaneously edit the same online Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Low-code, no-code or visual-based coding is getting more attention these days. Enter low-code or no-code. The promise of low- and no-code platforms is that business users can create mobile and web ...

When Microsoft launched its Office Web Apps back in June, the most logical reaction was a simple, “What took you so long?” Competitors such as Google Docs and Zoho proved long ago that it’s possible ...

Microsoft officially completed its rollout of Office 2010 on Tuesday by releasing its new productivity suite to retail stores, and ending the Office 2010 free beta testing program. One of the most ...

As someone with a tech-related job, I’m regularly bombarded with questions about the best smartphones, why emails might have suddenly stopped showing up, and how to back up photos and videos. There’s ...

Most of us have more apps than we need on our phones, so I’ve always been a little annoyed that reading Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents requires separate apps – even if I’ll only ever ...

The browser-based version of Microsoft Excel just gained a redesigned interface with a ton of convenient mouse controls, including the ability to drag and drop elements within a spreadsheet. This ...

Last night, Microsoft unveiled a new Office app that bundles Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and PDF into one. The app – available now as a preview on Android and iOS – has been designed for mobile usage, ...

Although it's hard to come by cold, hard numbers on the amount of those using Google Docs or Apps, research firm IDC reported in July of this year that of companies surveyed, Google Docs was being ...

How to run script in Microsoft 365 Excel for the web Your email has been sent The ability to automate tasks in Excel for the web has been a long wait—but it’s ...

Microsoft has declared Thursday, Nov. 7, to be “Get It Done Day,” and in that spirit it’s rolling out significant changes for Office Web Apps, the free Web-based complements of the core Microsoft ...

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