Microsoft has launched its Office 2016 for Mac preview, giving Apple users with a taste for office software a chance to preview its upcoming release. The official release won’t take place until sometime in the second half of this year, but we’ve been given a full look at the features now, and they include an interface that has been built from the ground up to play well with Mac (and that includes Retina displays). We’ve the rest of the details and instructions on how to get it yourself after the jump!
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In addition to the new user interface, Microsoft says its 2016 Office for Mac still brings with it “the familiar Office you know and love”. That familiarity is joined by a redesigned Ribbon, support for OneDrive (log in and you’ll be able to access your documents), and more. As far as specific applications go, each bit of software brings with it its own changes. Word for example, has a new Design tab and new Format Object pane for faster access to tools.
At the very least, it’s the long awaited update to the most essential software in the day-to-day toolkit for most Mac users. Look for Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac to go on sale at the end of this year. In the meantime, if you’d like to try out Microsoft’s free preview of Office 2016, you can download the software HERE. Microsoft has announced the Office 2016 preview is now available for Mac, with the final version coming later this year. While there is a lot to see in Office 2016, there isn’t a lot to talk about.
The new Excel, meanwhile, has a refreshed user interface and functions that others had access to in Excel 2013 for Windows, making the cross-platform experience better. PowerPoint for Mac brings with it new slide transitions and an enhanced Animations pane, as well as tweaks to the co-authoring experience. Any changes OneNote has scored weren’t noted, but Outlook has been improved with support for Online Archive, weather available in the calendar, a side-by-side calendar, apps for Office, and sync for category list.
If all that sounds appealing and you don’t want to wait for the final product, you can head over to Microsoft’s Office website and download the preview now — it is 2.5GB, and you’ll need to be running Yosemite 10.10 to use it. Once installed, you’ll see regular updates leading up to the final product.
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Microsoft Unveils Office for Mac 2016 Preview Build
Microsoft has released an Office for Mac 2016 Preview build for download to the public. The Office for Mac 2016 Preview build contains the updated versions of the popular Office applications Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word. While the official release date of these programs is not until the second half of 2015, these preview versions allow you to see some of the features that may be included in the official release.
Office for Mac 2016 Preview Build Released: A picture of the “Office for Mac Preview” website. (Source: Microsoft)
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Note that, as a preview version of the software, these applications are subject to change before their official release. In addition, some features may not be “final” versions, or may simply not work. Microsoft provides automatic updates to the Office for Mac 2016 Preview builds to fix and repair issues that may arise and to provide updates as development continues. If you notice bugs while using the Office for Mac 2016 Preview build software applications, you can click the “smiley face” button in the upper-right corner of an application window to submit feedback directly to the Office for Mac 2016 Preview development team.
The Office for Mac 2016 Preview build is officially supported for OSX Yosemite (10.10). Each build of the Office for Mac 2016 Preview will expire around 60 days after it is posted. The final preview build will continue to function for roughly a month after the official lunch date of the software.
For users of Office for Mac 2011, note that you can download and install the Office for Mac 2016 Preview build alongside of your existing Office for Mac 2011 installation. To install the Office for Mac 2016 Preview build, download the build from the Office for Mac 2016 Preview site. After it has been downloaded, copy the build to your Desktop and follow the installation prompts. You can then close the installer once the installation is completed. You can then find the new applications within the “Applications” folder in your Mac.