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Microsoft released a free version of Office with ads and limitations. A 15-second video ad is played in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint every few hours, alongside a permanent sidebar ad. It cannot save ...

The free version of Microsoft features a 15-second ad that plays every few hours and locks away useful features behind a paywall.

You can now access a version of Microsoft’s Office package without a subscription…but there are a few caveats. This new version of the desktop app is ad-supported ...

In terms of availability, some users have reported not being able to access the free versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, ...

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

A new, free, ad-supported local version of Office changes all that, according to a report. (Update: The ad-supported version is a test, a Microsoft representative said Monday afternoon.

As seen by tech site Beebom (via Windows Central ), Microsoft tested offering a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft ...

Microsoft broke from a long tradition of only offering paid versions of the native Microsoft Office app (web having been free for some time) and silently introduced a free, ad-supported version of ...

TL;DR: Microsoft has launched a limited free version of Office for Windows. The free version includes ads, restricts file saving to OneDrive, and lacks support for add-ins and advanced features.

The free version of Microsoft Office apps will come with certain limitations and lack some features available in the paid versions ...