<ul><li>Microsoft has started testing a free version of Office for Windows that includes ads.</li><li>The ad-supported version of Office includes banners that are permanently visible at the side, as well as 15-second video ads that play every few hours.</li><li>Microsoft currently only offers free versions of Office on the web, so you have to use a browser to access far more limited versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.</li><li>The test version of Office for Windows doesn’t include the full features of the apps and Microsoft forces users to store documents in OneDrive with local file storage disabled.</li></ul>

Microsoft is testing free Office for Windows apps with ads

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