Three years after the last MS Office version, Microsoft finally provided the public a free preview of some of the features in its latest MS Office 2016 Suite. Let's try to find out what features were changed in the latest version, as well as its good and bad points.
The MS Office 2016 suite for Windows still features standard applications such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook. According to WindowsITPro, MS Office 2016 is "solid" and they did not encounter any problems using the software during their beta test run. However, for those thinking to upgrade to the newest version, the site mentioned that it would depend on the type of environment that a Windows PC owner is running.
The WindowsITPro article mentioned that it makes sense for Office 365 users to upgrade to MS Office 2016 in order to fully maximize its features. However, those not using Office 365 may find that they won't be able to use all its new features. The site explained that MS Office 2016 is firmly focused on providing cloud based services. Allowing users easier access to collaborate online is one of MS Office 2016's main features, users that are not keen on utilizing the cloud won't be able to enjoy this feature and would need to stick to the usual ways of sharing files, attachments or documents. One of the new Office suite's features allows users to mark certain messages to go to Clutter. This is included in Outlook 2016, but it reportedly is not provided for on-premises Exchange 2016.
Although, some of the good points of Microsoft's latest Office software includes a "Tell Me" functionality, real time collaboration, as well as new charts and graphs, reports PC Mag.com. The "Tell Me" feature is one of the biggest changes in the MS Office software which is available for Word, Excel and Powerpoint. This allows users to simply type in a word, or two, which would describe a feature in the applications such as "insert page break." "Tell Me" will then find it and present the choices in a dialog box. This will remove the hassle of going through the ribbon to look for specific features or functions.
These are just some of the key highlights in Microsoft's latest Office suite. MS Office 2016 will be released on September 22.
