Microsoft has released a brand new Office app for Windows 10 that's designed to make it easier for users to access the productivity suite, their files, and share documents with contacts.

Basically, the simply-called Office app should really replace My Office in the operating-system and merely behave as a hub for the productivity suite.

Quite simply, though it may suggest otherwise given its name, "Office" for Windows 10 does not allow you to create, save, and edit documents without having to pay. Instead, it connects you together with your already-purchased Office product in a more seamless manner.

The Office app has already been available for download from the Microsoft Store, and users could possibly get it right now without paying a single cent. The app can come pre-installed in Windows 10 beginning with the April 2019 Update. Obviously, for this app to make any sense, you have to be running Office 2016, Office 2019, and have an energetic subscription to Office 365.

Office comes with a rather simple and clean interface, after launching it, the purpose becomes pretty obvious.

All Office apps are provided towards the top of the screen, and clicking any of the shortcuts opens them instantly. You can also open Office Online if you wish to access your documents within the cloud. Depending on the Office version installed on your device (subscription or on-premises), clicking the icons open the correct application after signing in.

There are also buttons to set up Office and buy the productivity suite towards the top of the screen when the software isn't detected in your device.

The lower area of the screen has been employed for quick access for your documents, and the files are grouped in three categories: recent, pinned, and shared with me.

The recent category displays the documents that you've done recently and saved in the cloud, while the pinned section only shows those files that you manually pinned.

To do this, in the recent category, click on the three-dot menu next to each file and click on the Add to pinned option. Exactly the same menu enables you to open a document in Office Online, open in the available Office app, remove it from list, or open its location.

The distributed to me section provides quick access to documents which have previously been distributed to you by one of your contacts, which option is available in particularly handy for enterprise customers or those using Office inside their company.

There are also shortcuts to upload and open documents, but additionally to quickly create new files in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Sway.

Aaaand, that's practically all concerning the app. Your bank account information is displayed within the top right corner, while an easy shortcut at the bottom from the screen lets you open more files in OneDrive.

What I'd like to see improved in the Office app, though I don't think it is really helpful right now, would be to see recent files that have been saved on my small device, not just in the cloud. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and also the remaining Office apps curently have a built-in list of recently-saved documents, and so i see no reason to display them here as well.

The state description published within the Microsoft Store claims searching feature ought to be offered to look for documents offline and online, but this doesn't seem to be available right now.

Most likely, nearly all Windows 10 users will forget this app exists because it doesn't bring a major benefit from home users, for example, and I said earlier, it can make more sense in the enterprise. We'll observe how successful it is once it starts being offered as pre-installed.