Microsoft announced today it's renaming Office 'Microsoft 365,' which will affect the names of Office.com, the Office mobile app, and the Office app for Windows. The company is also adding new types of content creation methods and templates. Credit: Microsoft More than two years ago, Microsoft announced it would rename its Office 365 SMB offerings as “Microsoft 365.” Today the company made the name change for all of its productivity apps. Included in the Microsoft 365 name change is Office.com, the Office mobile app, and the Office app for Windows. Each will have with a new icon, a new look, and “even more features,” a company FAQ explained. Microsoft 365 is a cloud platform that includes apps like Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneDrive. The official name change for Office will take place in November, meaning users who access the apps via Office.com will automatically be switched to Microsoft365.com. The same changes will begin rolling out for the Office app for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android in January 2023. Along with a new logo, Microsoft said it’s adding new types of content creation methods and templates, either blank templates or recommended templates, according to a company blog post. Microsoft’s Create module is already available to all users on the web, Windows, and mobile devices, but it will be offering more template types next year. The company did not specify what new templates would be available to users. Additionally, beginning next month there will be a new Apps module what will allow users to discover, launch, and pin tools they use the most across Microsoft 365. The same capability to pin tools will be available on Microsoft 365 mobile in the coming months. Next month, badging will allow consumer users on the web and Windows to see their Microsoft 365 subscription status and track storage usage in one place. A feature that allows business users to centrally store and view content, called My Content, will now also be available for all web and Windows use beginning in November. Lastly, Microsoft will be offering Tagging as a new method to group and organize content with custom tags. The feature is available today for commercial users on the web and Windows. Related content news Microsoft begins to phase out ‘classic’ Teams Microsoft is encouraging Teams customers to move to the new, faster version of the collaboration app; the older version will be switched off next year. By Matthew Finnegan May 03, 2024 3 mins Microsoft Teams Collaboration Software Productivity Software news analysis Apple confirms it will open up the iPad in Europe this fall The latest efforts to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act mean developers can offer to side load apps to both iPhones and iPads in the EU. Apple has also taken steps to improve what it offers to smaller and non-commercial developers in the By Jonny Evans May 02, 2024 6 mins iPad Apple Mobile Apps news Udacity offers laid-off US workers free access to its courses for 30 days Sign-ups will be available over the next 30 days By Lucas Mearian May 02, 2024 4 mins Technology Industry IT Jobs IT Skills opinion Why you’ll soon have a digital clone of your own AI isn’t going to replace you at work. You will. By Mike Elgan May 02, 2024 7 mins Augmented Reality Generative AI Virtual Reality Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe