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  • Microsoft introduces 'Starter' version of Office

    The new ad-supported, limited feature version of Office will come preloaded on certain new PCs. The replacement for Microsoft Works is one of several new ways Microsoft is trying to create new customers for its productivity suite.

  • Microsoft Office Web Apps: Hands on

    Microsoft has finally started to open up its web-based versions of Office apps to early testers. We got access to a "technical preview" of Excel and PowerPoint on the web (not, notably, Word).

  • Ask Us: How do I undelete files?

    Had a change of heart about a file you thought you didn't need? Here are some tips to rescue deleted data.