New Office 2016 For Mac Is Now Officially Available

Big day for the Mac community – we’re excited to announce that a preview of the new Office 2016 for Mac is now officially available! Click here to give it a try and please send us your feedback.
Office 2016 for Mac is powered by the cloud so you can access your documents on OneDrive, OneDrive for Business and SharePoint at anytime, anywhere and on any device. Similar to our recent announcements of Office for Windows 10 and Office for Android tablet, Office 2016 for Mac shares an unmistakably Office experience – but it is also thoughtfully designed to take advantage of the unique features of the Mac. The new apps offer full retina display support with thousands of retina-optimized graphics, full screen view for native immersive experiences, and even little Mac affordances like scroll bounce. While there are too many new features to cover in a single blog post, here’s a quick overview of a few of the highlights.
Office 2016 for Mac: An exciting step forward
The new Office 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 find what you need quickly. A new 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.
Word: Create, polish and share beautiful documents
Excel: Analyze and visualize your data in new and intuitive ways
With the new features in Excel, you’ll be telling your data’s story in no time.
PowerPoint: Create, collaborate, and effectively present your ideas
Outlook: Enjoy a mail experience that works fast and looks great
OneNote: Harness your thoughts in your very own digital notebook
Download the apps today!
As you can see, there’s a lot packed into this preview release, and we’re
Customers with an Office 365 Personal or Office 365 Home subscription can upgrade to Office 2016 for Mac at no additional cost when it is released.
But don’t take our word for it: Download the apps today and tell us what you think! We’re looking forward to hearing from the Mac community and will use the feedback to finalize the product for release later this summer.