There’s a new Office in town

The beta of Office 13 has just hit the wires and you can sign up for a copy at:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en

Here are also some promo videos:

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Welcome to your modern Office – http://youtu.be/J-3uK2bRNnE

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zf0dqzTUPk

Not only does it mean new versions of old friends like Word and Excel but it also means you can sign up for a beat of Office 365! Here’s a getting started video:

http://officepreview.microsoft.com/en-us/support/redir/va102910790.aspx

Finally, it also means a new version of SharePoint, which I have downloaded and am playing with as I write this. I’ll have first impressions soon. Stay tuned.