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Here’s when the new Microsoft Office is coming out

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September 10, 2015, 2:25 PM ET
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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 Fortune 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.

Fortuneinterviewed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in May.

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Prior to rejoining Fortune, 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 Fortune in 2014.

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