Office 2016 for Mac (Preview)

[Arthur]

Click the links below for more details or to download the Preview version.

 

New Features / Download (Direct Link, 2.5GB)

 

Office 2016 for Mac—an exciting step forward

The new Office 2016 for Mac includes updated versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook–and the moment you open any one of the apps, you’ll immediately feel the difference. We’ve modernized the user experience and made it easier to get things done. The redesigned ribbon intuitively organizes features so you can quickly find what you need quickly. A refreshed task pane interface makes positioning, resizing, or rotating graphics easy so you can create exactly the layout you want. And new themes and styles help you pull it all together to produce stunning, professional documents.

 

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[FN-GM]

Finally, the Windows and Mac version match each other!

[Marshall_IT]

At last!

[Arthur]

The final version is out!

 

https://blogs.office.com/2015/07/09/office-2016-for-mac-is-here

 

Available today for Office 365 customers

 

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.

 

Here are a few different ways to get Office 2016 for Mac today:

 

• Already an Office 365 customer? On your Mac, just browse to your account page (office.com/myaccount), sign in and follow the installation instructions.
  
• Are you a student? You may get Office 2016 for Mac for free or at a substantial discount. It takes only 30 seconds to find out at office.com/student.
  
• Otherwise, go to office.com/mac or buy an Office 365 subscription at your local retailer.
  

Office 2016 for Mac will become available as a one-time purchase option this September.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Arthur

[Arthur]

It will be available on VLSC in August according to the article below.

 

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-makes-office-2016-for-mac-available-first-for-office-365-users/

[rich_tech]

It is decent, not that 2011 was bad

[Marshall_IT]

It is decent, not that 2011 was bad

 

What? Really? Using 2011 while having 2013 on all my PCs has been driving me crazy!

 

I'm not saying is terrible, but it's terrible in comparison.

 

Literally every other office suite I've used this lady year is better than 2011.

[rich_tech]

From my PoV I found it better looking aesthetically, though before 2016 trial I didn't use outlook for my email here and it trumps iWork imo

[Marshall_IT]

From my PoV I found it better looking aesthetically, though before 2016 trial I didn't use outlook for my email here and it trumps iWork imo

 

I forgot about iWork, I don't really count that as an office suite. So yeah, it was still better than that. Outlook 2011 was possible the worst part.

[Marci]

Hope they've fixed the myriad of vba problems that were unaddressed in every preview release...! Even the most basic functions were causing overflow errors in the first preview, and still were in the last update.

[Michael]

Could this be an indication that the Windows version could be released soon too?

[Arthur]

Could this be an indication that the Windows version could be released soon too?

There are two Windows versions of Office 2016 now.

 

For those wondering about the next releases of Office -- the full Office 2016 for Windows suite and the touch-first Office Universal apps for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile -- both are on their way. The Office Universal apps will exit preview and be generally available for Windows 10 as of 29 July, which is the day the operating system begins rolling out, Microsoft officials said today. The full Office 2016 suite for Windows is still on track to exit testing and be generally available this autumn, officials confirmed. (Source)

[Michael]

Microsoft seem to be doing a lot of right this time round. Dare I say it, the good OS, bad OS, good OS rule still appears to be the case.

[rich_tech]

This full version downloadable with the office365 faculty setup now?

[Marshall_IT]

Yes, just done it. Although i have roplus through e3

[Marci]

Vba editor (on Mac) remains more of a Cba. Has a tendency to crash if your edit causes the project to reset - best advice: stop the project then edit... avoid editing in break-mode. The non-parity between functions remains. In short, use an external ide for vba editing (eg: Coda in vbScript mode) then copy/paste into the excel vba editor. No form designer either - MS expects 'serious' development to be done on the Windows vet via boot camp/parallels...

 

Essentially - 'we've made it prettier on OSX' is about the size of it. We get the newer charts etc, but no slicer support... no web service data source support - continue to use the 3rd party plugins if you want it as MS have said they're not bringing those features to Mac... blah.

 

We're still several steps behind the windows ver with no guarantee of cross-compatibility on some of the (major) new features.

Edited July 13, 2015 by Marci

[rich_tech]

vba has always been a sticking point with office on the Mac, I upgraded mine and it's all fine, beats 2011 in the looks department too and I like the one drive integration now

[Marci]

To be honest, the whole vba side of things was far superior in 2011 than it is in 2016... so I'm still running both versions.