All-new design with A14 chip, new colors, Touch ID power button, and more. 2014 7:21 am PDT by Eric Slivka. Microsoft Office for Mac has not seen a major update since late 2010, when. Microsoft today said that it would launch a new version of Office for Mac before the end of the year, but won't discuss details until the second half of 2014.
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Microsoft on Friday announced that it plans to release a new version of Office for Mac next year, with a beta version to be launched in the first half of 2015 and the full release set for the second half of the year. The company also announced that Mac users can now download a new Outlook for Mac version, as long as they’re Office 365 customers.
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Onenote add in for outlook 2016 mac. The company said it is focused on Office for smartphones (iPhone, Windows Phone and Android) and tablets (iPad and Windows) following the Office 365 release, but it won’t ignore Office for Mac.
“Continuing our commitment to our valued Mac customers, we are pleased to disclose the roadmap for the next version of Office for Mac—including Word for Mac, Excel for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac and OneNote for Mac,” Microsoft wrote.
“In the first half of 2015 we will release a public beta for the next version of Office for Mac, and in the second half of 2015 we will make the final release available. Office 365 commercial and consumer subscribers will get the next version at no additional cost, and we will release a perpetual license of Office for Mac in the same timeframe,” the company added.
Recent leaks have already shown images of Microsoft’s upcoming Office for Mac release, suggesting a launch is near.
Furthermore, the company also mentioned the main Outlook for Mac features, as listed below:
- Better performance and reliability as a result of a new threading model and database improvements.
- A new modern user interface with improved scrolling and agility when switching between Ribbon tabs.
- Online archive support for searching Exchange (online or on-premises) archived mail.
- Master Category List support and enhancements delivering access to category lists (name and color) and sync between Mac, Windows and OWA clients.
- Office 365 push email support for real-time email delivery.
- Faster first-run and email download experience with improved Exchange Web Services syncing.
Finally! Tuxera ntfs for mac download free. According to Thorsten Hübschen, Business Group Lead at Microsoft Germany, this year, we will see an updated version of Microsoft Office for Mac. Let’s be honest, while Pages and Numbers work decently, Microsoft Word and Excel just work much better. About Keynote and PowerPoint – that’s a whole different story.
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The existing version of Microsoft Office for Mac was released in 2010, which is ages ago by software standards, so yes, it is about time that we see an updated version. Hübschen didn’t reveal a lot of details about the upgrade, but he did say that we should see it by the second quarter of this year – that less than a month away at the very least.
Rumors about the new Microsoft Office for Mac have been around for some time now, and what we thought was that we’d have it by spring. But what’s a few weeks or months since we’ve been waiting for years?
According to another spokesperson from Microsoft, this new version is not a rumor – it’s just the timing that is not clear:
“The team is hard at work on the next version of Office for Mac,” she said in an email. “While I don’t have details to share on timing, when it’s available, Office 365 subscribers will automatically get the next Office for Mac at no additional cost.”
So, if you’re already an Office 365 subscriber, you’re golden. If not, and you really need – or want – Microsoft Office for Mac, then you’ll have to be ready to shell out some money. Of course, we do not have the pricing scheme for this at the moment, but I have a feeling it’s not going to be cheap – it never is!
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If you’re a Mac user, what office suite do you use? Are you totally satisfied with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, or have you gone out of your way to purchase Microsoft Office for Mac?
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