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Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Office 2021 will appear as a standalone without subscription together with Windows 11 on October 5, 2021 and will thus accompany the launch of the new operating system. Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 is already available as a download for companies with a corresponding volume license.

Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 already available

Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 is independent of Office products available through Microsoft 365 or Office 365 and is available to company administrators to download and deploy to users.

The following Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 volume licensing products are already available for systems running Windows 10 and Windows 11:

• Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021
• Microsoft Office LTSC Professional 2021
• Microsoft Office LTSC Standard 2021

In addition, Microsoft is already providing its business customers with the new project management software Project Standard 2021 and Project Professional 2021 as well as the visualization software Visio LTSC Standard 2021 and Visio LTSC Professional 2021 outside of existing subscriptions.

Home users will be served on October 5th

On October 5th, not only Windows 11 will be released, but also the regular Microsoft Office 2021 as a purchase version for private users, freelancers and small businesses. Microsoft has announced a total of six products for the start.

• Microsoft Office Home and Student 2021
• Microsoft Office Home and Business 2021
• Microsoft Visio Standard 2021
• Microsoft Visio Professional 2021
• Microsoft Project Standard 2021
• Microsoft Project Professional 2021

According to an article in the Microsoft 365 blog to be announced shortly. In addition to a dark mode for Microsoft Office, the Office programs are to be given a new standard font for the first time since 2007 in the foreseeable future.

Microsoft Word in Dark Mode with the new Windows UX (Image: Microsoft)

Visually on the trail of Windows 11

Microsoft Office 2021 is to take over the design elements and icons known from Windows 11, among other things. The YouTube channel “IT Tweak” has summarized all known and expected innovations in the Office collection in a video.