Microsoft at its 'Next Chapter' event last month had revealed the touch-optimised version of Office apps for Windows 10 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook - or rather, the Universal Office apps. Now, the company as promised has released the trio of Word, Excel and PowerPoint Universal apps for desktops, laptops and tablets running the Windows 10 Technical Preview.
The latest Universal Office apps are optimised for touch and mobile use, and are currently available to download via the Windows Store Beta that comes with the January Technical Preview of Windows 10.
The 'universal' claim is that the apps are the essentially the same across devices, requiring developers to make only minor changes to support different form factors. The company has also promised that in upcoming weeks it will release the preview for the same apps on smartphones and tablets running Windows 10.
Announcing the news via a blog post titled "The next chapter of Office on Windows", Julia White, general manager for the Office Product Management said, "Today, we're excited to announce that Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now available for technical preview on PCs, laptops and tablets running the Windows 10 Technical Preview."
Unfortunately, the official blog post has no word on the availability of a new Outlook app for the technical preview. Venture Beats quotes a Microsoft spokesperson, "Outlook Mail and Calendar for Windows 10 will be available in the Windows 10 store at a later date, but we have nothing more to share on timing."
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