Microsoft launches Office 2016 for Mac for Office 365 subscribers

It joins the recently released Office suite for Android phones, and the preview of Office 2016 for Windows which also saw the light of day this week. Mobile apps are no cost, though a subscription unlocks advance features that most people will not require.

Office has been a comprehensive offering for a number of years so it might not be a surprise that there isn’t a huge dump of new features in the latest version. “Office for Mac now seems completely up-to-date compared to its Windows counterpart”.

How can I get Office 16 for Mac?

Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Office is one of the most productive applications to date, helping users navigate in a world which is prone to switching from one device to another. If you keep files on Microsoft’s OneDrive storage service, changes made by others will sync with your copy. With full Retina® display support, your Office documents look sharper and more vibrant than ever. For students, the developer has a plan for providing them for free or for a major discount.

If you don’t remember how to run AutoUpdate on OS X, open Outlook or Word 2016 and click Help > Check for Updates. Shortcuts within Excel and the other Office apps have been updated to match their Windows counterparts, and there’s improved autocomplete and a better formula builder that makes it easier to create spreadsheets and add data.

Office 2016 for Mac will be sold as a standalone product from September this year. To buy it, you have to be an Office 365 subscriber.

Microsoft Office has been the go-to office software since the mid-1990s. These updates include new features like Proposed New Time in Outlook, Mail Merge in Word and External Data Connections support in Excel.

“Today we are taking a big step forward for Mac users”, Microsoft corporate vice president Kirk Koenigsbauer wrote in a blog post announcing the release. Decide on a single and stick with it.

– Office 2013, to be replaced by Office 2016 this fall, is designed for desktops and laptops. Each program is also compatible with Mac-centric features like the Full Screen view and Multi-Touch trackpad gestures. This is the incremental update pattern that Microsoft is also adopting for the upcoming Windows 10 operating system.