With the new "Tell Me" tool, users can search Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Office's features and commands rather than having to tediously browse through Office's plethora of menus. Users can instant message, call and video chat with each other while in the document. Microsoft integrated Skype with Office 2016 so that teams don't have to leave the app to chat with each other about the project they're working on. This feature has been available on the web-based app since 2013.
Like in Google Docs, users will be able to see when others are writing or editing a collaborative document as it's happening. The native apps will also now allow real-time co-authoring. The features: The collaborative features of Office 2016 allow users to share documents, manage tasks and group chat all in one.
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Windows users will reap more benefits, but the update is exciting for Mac users as well. Koenigsbauer wrote that while Windows 10 is Office's "home," Office 2016 for Mac features new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote that seek to offer Mac users "the best of both worlds." "Today we are delivering a set of experiences that is built for making teamwork seamless." "People often start and end their work in Office, but there is often a messy middle that involves a lot of discussion - in person, by phone or via various tools - as well as multiple (sometimes conflicting) inputs," Microsoft executive Kirk Koenigsbauer wrote in blog post about the updates. Many of these features were added to the web-based version of Office during Microsoft's last big update in 2013, but will now be available in the desktop app.
Microsoft built Office 2016 in such a way that, ideally, the user won't have to leave the app to complete a project. For Mac users, Office 2016 is available as a one-time purchase. The apps will also be made available to purchase for non-subscribers, but Microsoft has yet to announce a price.
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How to get it: Office 2016 is now available to download for users of Office 365, Microsoft's subscription service.