Among the new features are a roaming 'pencil case' (i.e. Tools like pens and highlighters) and customizable ribbons that extend across the suite. Word receives accessibility improvements, a translation tool and a focus mode. The PowerPoint updates include morph transitions and 4K video export. Excel's upgrades include 2D maps, funnel charts and additional functions. Meanwhile, Microsoft is updating Outlook with @mention support, a focused inbox, templates and read and delivery receipts, along with scheduled mail delivery.

These features are all already available on Office 365 ProPlus, the cloud version of the suite, but not Office 2016 for Mac. The security features in the 2019 version mirror those in the 2016 suite, Microsoft says. As cloud software could be perceived as less secure than standard desktop apps, the business-focused trial of Office 2019 seems like a smart move. IT departments should also have an easier time deploying and managing Office 2019 for Mac than with previous versions of the suite.

Microsoft is releasing Office 2019 for Windows and Mac later this year. Calendar app for mac free. In the meantime, if you'd like to join the Mac preview (or the Windows preview that went live in April), you can do so.

X air app for mac. Microsoft has released a new preview aimed at businesses with internal Mac usage. Following on from the initial business preview of Office 2019 for Windows in April, the company has now announced that Office 2019 will be available as a preview for Mac machines with immediate effect. Unlike the past several Office:Mac releases, Office 2016 for Mac Preview is a modern Office suite that looks and works much like Office 2013 for Windows or Microsoft says it will update the preview regularly, and that updates will arrive via a notification from the Office for Mac Auto-Update tool.

The preview for Mac differs a little from the Windows release, in that there are fewer apps to test. In a on Microsoft's Tech Community (via ), the company says that Mac users will be able to check out refreshed versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. In terms of new features, the preview release includes things like a dedicated pencil case that roams with you across Office apps, focus mode in Word, 4K video export in PowerPoint, more new functions and charts in Excel, and a focused inbox in Outlook. IT administrators can also check out new tools that simplify deployment and management.

'Command-line tools will allow IT admins to centrally control how and when Office updates are applied to users' devices, and support for industry-standard MDM policies and preferences will give IT the power to enforce organization-wide security policies, including preferences for Visual Basic macros and app settings,' Microsoft says. A lot of these features are already available in Office 365 ProPlus, but they aren't currently included the Office 2016 suite. Office 2019 is currently expected to release in the second half of 2018. If you're interested in checking out the Office 2019 Commercial Preview, you can.

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