Why you’d celebrate the Office 2016 for Mac release when the version of Microsoft Office already available on the Mac comes down to ancillary features that make life with Office easier. It includes major updates across the entire suite of apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote). Mac users will appreciate the modernized Office experience and the integration of Mac capabilities like a Full-Screen view and Multi-TouchTM gestures.
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And Office 2016 for Mac will be regularly updated for Office 365 subscribers, Koenigsbauer promised: “We plan to release updates and new features for Office 365 customers at least once per quarter”, he said, including the upcoming Office 2016 for Windows in that pledge.
Office 365 subscriptions start at $70 annually for consumers (Personal) and climb to $240 per user per year in business (Enterprise E3). Microsoft has also tried to differentiate itself from other office suites by adding intelligence to both its software and data sets that you can connect to-providing up-to-date sales data in a spreadsheet, for example, rather than just a moment in time.
Office for Mac is a cloud-connected interface. A discount is reportedly available for students who wish to use Office 2016 for Mac, but some reports indicated that the software could even be free. However, Mac users will now be able to make office life better with the latest features Outlook 2016 brings to its users.
Commenting on that launch, Gabe Aude, our guide through the Windows Insider Programme, said: “I’m also excited to announce that Office 2016 is now available for Insiders to preview on Windows 10”. Available in 139 countries and in 16 languages, the productivity suite is now ready for Office 365 subscribers to snag.
The company released Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac on Thursday and new apps for Android phones two weeks ago.
Microsoft has updated the software seven times to improve its performance and stability, taking all the reports and feedback into account.
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Outlook for Mac is also created to work with the new Office apps, with push mail support, an improved conversation view, and message previews. For the last couple of years, Apple MacBook Pro variants have been sporting the much higher resolution Retina displays.
