Here’s when the new Microsoft Office is coming out

Managing Editor

September 10, 2015, 2:25 PM ET

The Microsoft Corp. logo is displayed at a launch event for the company's Windows 8.1 operating system in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, who will be retiring within a year, said the company is still working to make sure that the personal computer remains relevant as "the device of choice." Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPhotograph by Kiyoshi Ota — Bloomberg via Getty Images

The latest version of Microsoft Office will be released on Sept. 22, the company confirmed Thursday.

A Microsoft (MSFT) release said that the new software will be “broadly available on September 22.” Office customers with volume licensing agreements will be able to download Office 2016 “from the Volume Licensing Service Center starting October 1st,” according to company a blog post.

In August, a document leaked stating that the Office release date would be Sept. 22.

As Coins2Day reported last month, features include:

The latest release sports a new, brighter interface for those who don’t like the look and feel of the current applications, although there will be more familiar option for those users as well, according to The Verge.
Also coming is a feature that lets co-authors of a document work on it at the same time.

Coins2Dayinterviewed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in May.

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By Benjamin SnyderManaging Editor

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Prior to rejoining Coins2Day, he was a managing editor at Business Insider and has worked as an editor for Bloomberg, LinkedIn and CNBC, covering leadership stories, sports business, careers and business news. He started his career as a breaking news reporter at Coins2Day in 2014.

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