Microsoft Office 2021 will be released on October 5. This is evidenced by a blog post in which Microsoft also announced that the Office 2021 long-term service channel is available to businesses and governments starting today. The prices for the Independent Office Package remain the same.

The new Microsoft Office suite should work in Office 2019. The bundle is aimed at consumers and small businesses who don’t want to switch to the cloud version of Microsoft 365. Prices remain flat According to Microsoft Similar to Office 2019, the new package will receive five years of support and will be available for purchase starting October 5.

from today Governments and businesses can also switch to the new LTSC version of Office for business. This release is aimed at organizations that wish to purchase a volume license for an Office suite but do not need updates as they may disrupt business operations. These organizations can then have what are called closed in time A version of the Office suite that also deactivates Office cloud and AI applications. Microsoft will support this version of Office for five years. The new version is also 10 percent more expensive than the previous version.

Judging by the previews, the default package for Office 2021 will include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, and Teams. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that a Windows and Mac version was coming, but it is not yet clear if they will be offered simultaneously. The standard Office LTSC package includes Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Skype for Business, Teams, and Word.

New versions of Office have a whole bunch of them Updates About which Microsoft will provide more details about it later. According to The Verge A dark mode will be added and Word will have a Line Focus mode where only a few lines appear in the document at a time. Finally, Excel will get Xlookup and Dynamic Array functionality.