Microsoft Office 2021 (Third perpetual release of Office 16) is a version of the

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suite of applications for the

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s. It was released on October 5, 2021, along with

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. In October 2022, Microsoft announced that Office 2021 would be the last version of Microsoft Office as its components will eventually be rebranded as

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in 2023. Office 2021 remains same major version 16 as previous versions of Office; it introduces new dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP features for Excel, full dark mode support and performance improvements. Support for retail versions of Office 2021 will end on October 13, 2026; unlike older versions of Office, there is no extended support period.

Development

The office suites updates includes better support for the

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file format. The version update adds features to let function, has better search for XMatch function, dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP. It enhances Ink for Translate in

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