Microsoft Office 2016 suite is available for free via the Windows Store. However that version has¶ÿlimitations. The complete Office desktop app package is needed to access all features and¶ÿfunctionalities of the program.
As per experts who sell laptops, if you have an active, regular subscription to Office 365, you will¶ÿreceive an upgrade to Office 2016 for free. You just need Microsoft and OneDrive accounts to¶ÿget all the benefits from Office 2016.
New Dark Theme
For some users, the light theme of Office 2016 is unusable. For those who can’t use it or don’t¶ÿreally like the light theme, Office 2016 highlights new upgrades to its dark theme. The darker¶ÿshade makes it simpler to use the Office interface. It also promotes better readability.
Smart Lookup
Already available in both MS Word and Outlook, ??Smart Lookup? is finally featured in Excel and¶ÿPowerPoint. This function is known as ??Insights from Bing.” It helps you find out more about¶ÿyour content by accumulating and showing the correct info in the context of what you’re writing¶ÿor reading about. The details shown are obtained from several resources such as Bing Snapshot,¶ÿWikipedia, and Oxford dictionary.
Tell Me
There are several Office features and commands users fail to notice. This is because users don??t¶ÿknow these features exist or have trouble searching the right tools to use. To fix this issue,¶ÿMicrosoft integrated the ??Tell Me? feature. This function makes use of natural language to assist¶ÿyou in finding what you’re searching for.
Except on OneNote, Skype, and Publisher, the “Tell Me? box is found at the right side of the tabs¶ÿon the ribbon bar. To use the feature, simply type your question in the “Tell Me? box and the¶ÿprogram will present the best possible answers for your query. These results are actions that¶ÿcan directly take you to the Menu.
Quick Shape Formatting
This function increases the number of the default shape variations found in Office 2016. It¶ÿintroduced new ??preset? variations in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. When you draw a shape¶ÿin your document, simply put on a new preset style to change enhance the old shape.
Real-time Collaboration
Google Docs has been taking advantage of real-time document collaboration for many years¶ÿnow. Finally, Microsoft has caught up and enhanced its real-time collaboration in Office 2016¶ÿkey apps. MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint now make it possible to have multiple editors¶ÿworking on the same document. This is regardless if they’re using Office Online or the desktop¶ÿversion of Office apps.
Enhanced Backstage
The Backstage screen also received an upgrade which makes browsing, opening, and saving files¶ÿfaster and simpler. The ??Recent Files? list is classified by document customization date and the¶ÿ??Browse? tab has been enhanced for increased visibility and now offers faster accessibility to¶ÿthe File Explorer.
There are a lot more new features and upgrades in Office 2016 like an updated grammar¶ÿchecker, security improvements, and unique charts and BI tools in Excel. All of these upgrades¶ÿmake Office more streamlined and effective, enabling you to become more productive.
