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Microsoft Office 2016 arrives for Mac users

Microsoft has released Office 2016 for Mac users across 139 countries including India, and in 16 languages, starting today.

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Microsoft has released Office 2016 for Mac users across 139 countries including India, and in 16 languages, starting today. Initially announced as a preview, the new Office for Mac includes updated versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook – the familiar Office experience paired with the best of Mac. Delivered first to Office 365 customers at no additional cost, other Mac users can get the availability as a one-time purchase (perpetual) in September.

Office 2016 brings the familiar ribbon interface and powerful task panes with bold colors. Office 2016 for Mac also incorporates all the Mac capabilities like Full Screen View and Multi-Gesture Support. It also supports the new Retina display. Office 2016 for Mac includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and OneNote. While Outlook and OneNote have seen their share of updates lately, the main Office Suite applications have been finally redesigned.

short article insert Office 2016 for Mac follows Mac’s design guidelines and looks very much the touch optimised versions available for iOS and Android platform. Microsoft clearly wants you to stay connected with your content across multiple devices. Office for Mac is cloud-connected, so you can quickly get to the documents you’ve recently used on other devices and pick up where you left off.

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New, built-in document sharing tools make it easy to invite teammates to work on a document together. When sharing documents, you won’t have to worry about losing content or formatting, as Office for Mac offers unparalleled compatibility with Office on PCs, tablets,
phones and online. The most important feature of updated suite of apps are the integration to OneDrive, OneDrive for Business and SharePoint.

WORD 2016

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next to the corresponding text.

EXCEL 2016

microsoft, office for mac, microsoft 2016, new version 2016 microsoft, microsoft mac users, 2016 microsoft word, 2016 microsoft excel, 2016 microsoft outlook, tech news, technology news, latest newsExcel 2016 for Mac lets you manage large volumes of data by automatically suggesting charts best suited for your data with chart reviews. Excel 2016 includes autocomplete and familiar keyboard shortcuts with improved formula builder that saves time while creating spreadsheet or entering data. Also on tap is PivotTable Slicers to help filter large volumes of data and discover patterns for deeper analysis.

PowerPoint 2016

microsoft, office for mac, microsoft 2016, new version 2016 microsoft, microsoft mac users, 2016 microsoft word, 2016 microsoft excel, 2016 microsoft outlook, tech news, technology news, latest newsPowerPoint 2016 comes with an improved Presenter View that shows the current slide, next slide, speaker notes and a timer on your Mac screen – similar to PowerPoint for iOS. The audience will only see the current slide on the big screen. The new animation pane lets you design and fine-tune animations and slide transitions.

Outlook 2016

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microsoft, office for mac, microsoft 2016, new version 2016 microsoft, microsoft mac users, 2016 microsoft word, 2016 microsoft excel, 2016 microsoft outlook, tech news, technology news, latest newsOutlook for Mac has been updated several times before and it is undoubtedly one of the best application for viewing your mails, calendar, contacts and tasks. The new Outlook for Mac gets push mail support, new conversation view and message preview features. The improved
conversation view automatically organizes your inbox around threaded conversations and the new message preview shows you the first sentence of an email just below the subject line.

OneNote 2016

microsoft, office for mac, microsoft 2016, new version 2016 microsoft, microsoft mac users, 2016 microsoft word, 2016 microsoft excel, 2016 microsoft outlook, tech news, technology news, latest newsOneNote is now included in Office 2016 for Mac. OneNote is basically a digital note taking application now available across multiple platforms. OneNote lets you capture ideas in digital notebooks and access them from any device. OneNote search engine lets you search for tags, typed notes, images, text in images and handwritten notes. You can also share notebooks with friends, family or colleagues so everyone can work together on travel plans, household tasks or work projects.

Office 365 subscribers can get the newest version of Office for Mac today. All you need is an Office 365 subscription (Office 365 Home, Personal, Business, Business Premium, E3 or ProPlus), which includes the rights and access to use Office applications on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android devices, along with additional value in OneDrive and Skype.

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