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 ...

If you’ve messed around with Microsoft’s “free” Office web app, you’ve quickly discovered that it stinks, for one important reason: You can’t actually ...

When it comes to word processing, most people—and most businesses—still think of Microsoft Word. Whether it's a résumé or an essay, it's most likely to come as a .docx file, the universally recognized ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. This article is more than 3 years old. Microsoft Word is arguably ...

The free desktop versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint lack certain features in addition to running ads. The free desktop versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint lack certain features in addition to ...

Microsoft Word remains the standard way to create and share text documents, whether you’re in a corporate or educational organisation. In recent years, it’s definitely had its iron-clad grip loosened ...