<p>Windows 8.1 isn't the only nifty trick Microsoft has up its sleeve this week.</p><p>On the eve of the Build 2013 conference, a gaggle of journalists descended on the Moscone Center in San Francisco, invited by Microsoft to get a sneak peek at the flood of changes coming in the Windows 8.1 Developer Preview that everyone will be able to try later on Wednesday.</p><p>Tucked in among the hours of talk about new apps and new features was a segment devoted to Windows 8.1's productivity chops; and tucked into that was an all-too-brief look at another Microsoft gem.</p><p>Yes, I'm talking about modern-style Office apps."This has all of the same transitions, the same graphic power, the same file format capabilities," Harris said. "This is actual, running PowerPoint, except it's running as a Windows modern app."</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2043029/microsoft-demos-an-alpha-build-of-touch-friendly-metro-office-apps.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-metro-style-office-not-due-until-2014-7000017324/">Microsoft: &#039;Metro-Style&#039; Office not due until 2014</a> (ZDNet (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.mobiledia.com/news/181515.html">The Daily App: CloudOn -- Microsoft Office on the Go</a> (Mobiledia)</p><p><a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/122018-microsoft-teases-metro-style-office-apps-for-windows-8-1">Microsoft teases Metro-style Office apps for Windows 8.1</a> (Pocket-lint.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dF-njMV_thAIvtMoFRCuf_BJ3o61M&ned=us">492 additional articles.</a></p>