Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide

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1 Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 1

2 Contents Welcome to Office 2016 for Mac Preview... 3 Office 2016 for Mac Preview... 4 Cloud connected 4 Designed for Mac 4 Unmistakably Office 4 Create great looking documents... 5 Collaborate with others... 8 More exciting application features Word 12 Excel 13 PowerPoint 16 Outlook 18 OneNote 21 Frequently asked questions Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 2

3 Welcome to Office 2016 for Mac Preview The new and modern Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Preview is the Office you know and love, thoughtfully designed for the Mac. It is powered by the cloud via Office 365, so you can access documents anytime, anywhere on any device. With the newly designed Ribbon, tools and formatting are organized just like in all the Office apps across platforms and devices. The modernized user experience optimized for the Mac with full support for retina displays allows you to enjoy working on your Mac. Through seamless integration with Office 365, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint, you can access your files across devices by signing in with your Office identity (your Microsoft account or your work or school ). The Office 2016 for Mac Preview has many exciting features, including: Newly designed Ribbon organizes tools and formatting in a manner similar to Office for Windows. Modernized user experience is optimized for the Mac, with full support for retina displays. Seamless integration with Office 365, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint means you can access your files across devices by signing in with your Office identity. Format object task pane delivers greater object manipulation capabilities. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 3

4 Office 2016 for Mac Preview Cloud connected Your documents anytime, anywhere on any device Sign into the new Office for Mac and easily access your recently used documents on any device through seamless integration with OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint. Microsoft Surface Designed for Mac Thoughtfully optimized for your preferred device The new Office for Mac user interface is designed from the ground up to take advantage of the latest Mac features, including retina display and full screen view support. Apple Mac Unmistakably Office The familiar Office you know and love With the redesigned Ribbon and your favorite crossplatform features and keyboard shortcuts, you ll be up and running with the new Office for Mac in no time. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 4

5 Create great looking documents Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 5

6 Office 2016 for Mac Preview offers a robust set of features and enhancements. The newly designed Ribbon organizes tools and formatting in a manner similar to Office for Windows. Themes and styles provide quick access to the design features you use to make documents look great. Rich note taking allows you to bold, italicize, underline, highlight. Insert files, pictures, and tables. Format your notes like you want in a free-form canvas in OneNote. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 6

7 The Modernized user experience is optimized for the Mac, with full support for retina displays. Full screen view allows you to focus on the document you are working on without distraction. Format object task pane delivers greater object manipulation capabilities. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 7

8 Collaborate with others Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 8

9 Office for Mac offers a rich set of features for sharing your documents and working in collaboration with others. Seamless integration with Office 365, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint lets you access your files across devices by signing in with your Office identity. Co-authoring in Word and PowerPoint allows several collaborators to simultaneously edit the same document from different devices in different locations. Users can see the presence of other collaborators and work together. Threaded comments in Word and PowerPoint help you easily track comments right next to relevant text. See who replied to whom and when, so you can have helpful conversations where they matter. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 9

10 Share your OneNote notebook with friends, family, or colleagues. Now everyone can add their content and collaborate on travel plans, party ideas, or work projects. Microsoft Surface Support for Excel 2013 functions allows you to have a consistent experience when working in Excel across Windows and Mac. Apple Mac Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 10

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12 Create, polish, and share beautiful documents The new Word for Mac has state of the art tools for editing, reviewing, and sharing. Navigation pane helps you track where you are in a document and move to points of interest. The style pane allows you to visually apply and review styles already applied on your document. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 12

13 Analyze and visualize your data in new and intuitive ways The new Excel for Mac provides a fresh user interface as well as many functions from Excel 2013 for Windows. * control + shift + 8 Most Excel keyboard shortcuts are now consistent across Windows and Mac. Analysis ToolPak includes all the statistical functions you need to do an in-depth analysis of your data. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 13

14 Slicers let you repivot information to explore and share insights. Print improvements include the ability to print to a single PDF file. Formula Builder allows you to easily leverage the power of Excel formulas. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 14

15 With autocomplete, Excel is one step ahead of you improving your efficiency and improving the accuracy of your data input. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 15

16 Create, collaborate, and effectively present your ideas The new PowerPoint for Mac has powerful tools like Presenter View, new slide transitions, and the ability to manage all your animations in one place to give you the confidence you need when presenting. With Presenter View you can see the notes accompanying your slide as well as a film strip of upcoming slides. This allows you to focus on your audience while presenting on a second screen. New slide transitions add a wider range of options to create more visual interest in your presentations. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 16

17 The conflict resolution experience allows you to visually compare conflicts, so you can confidently choose the right version to keep. Animation pane helps you manage your animations in one place. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 17

18 Enjoy a mail experience that works fast and looks great The new Outlook for Mac has a variety of features to improve your productivity whether you are planning meetings, participating in long threads with multiple people, or searching for past s. Unified inbox consolidates all your from work and home into a single folder. Streamline all your messages in one place, use one address book instead of many, and never lose track of where or how you re working. With conversations view, Outlook makes it simple to view all s belonging to the same conversations in one place so you can follow along. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 18

19 Message preview lets you see the first couple of sentences of an without selecting to view it. Easy navigation between the main Outlook elements are just above the status bar at the bottom of the screen. You will find a clearer view of Mail, Calendar, People, and Tasks all for easy navigation. Category sync allows categories, including name and color. The categories sync with Exchange Server, and your categorized items show the same in Outlook on any device or platform. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 19

20 Being able to view side-byside calendars allows you to plan more efficiently. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 20

21 Harness your thoughts in your very own digital notebook Whether you re at home, on the go, or in the office, OneNote allows you to take your notes wherever you go, while sharing and collaborating with others. Capture your ideas in a digital notebook with sections and pages that roam across your devices. Stay organized by creating, moving, copying, renaming, and deleting sections, pages, and notebooks to arrange your content as you wish. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 21

22 Notebook sync makes sure that your notebooks are up to date on all your devices at all times. Tag your notes and check things off your list as you accomplish them. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 22

23 Frequently asked questions Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 23

24 Can I use the preview build alongside Office for Mac 2011? Yes, you can use the preview builds of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook for Mac alongside Office for Mac How often will the preview be updated? We will update the preview regularly, and you will receive the update via a notification from our Office for Mac Auto-Update tool. How should I provide feedback and file bugs? Look for the smiley face in the upper-right corner of the application. Use that entry point to send feedback directly to our team. How long will the preview be available? Every build will expire roughly 60 days after it s posted. The last preview build will continue to function for roughly a month after our official launch date. What are the system requirements? The new Office for Mac is officially supported on machines running Yosemite (10.10). What languages are supported in the Office 2016 for Mac Preview? Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmal, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. How do I install a new preview build? To download and install the build, click here. Once you have downloaded a build: 1. Copy the build to your desktop. 2. Follow the installation prompts. 3. Close the installer window once the install is complete. The relevant applications will be installed under the Applications folder on your Mac. 4. Click the Finder icon in the Dock, go to the Applications folder, and then find the app you want to install. 5. Double-click the app, or drag it to your Mac Dock and double-click on it from there. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 24

25 How do I uninstall the preview? 1. Click the Finder icon in the Dock, go to the Applications folder, and then find the app you want to delete. 2. Drag the relevant app to your trash. 3. Empty the file from your trash. What else should we know about the preview? Some features aren t final or may not work. We recommend that you always download and run the latest update so that you are using the most up-to-date features. Office 2016 for Mac Preview Guide 25

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