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Microsoft has started testing a free version of Office for Windows that includes ads. Right now, you have to pay for a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some of the more advanced features are excluded, too. Microsoft is simply referring to the new service as the “free” version of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Beebom reported, noting that it’s ...

If your primary focus is on basic document editing and you primarily access Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for quick tasks, the free version available at Office.com may be all you require.

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