Microsoft Office 2016

New features in the Windows release include the ability to create, open, edit, save, and share files in the cloud straight from the desktop, a new search tool for commands available in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access, Visio and Project named "Tell Me", more "Send As" options in Word and PowerPoint, and co-authoring in real time with users connected to Office Online.{{cite web | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Office-2016-for-Windows-Desktop-Public-Preview-Available-for-Download-480097.shtml | title=New Office 2016 for Windows Desktop Public Preview Available for Download | publisher=SoftNews | work=Softpedia | date=May 4, 2015 | last=Popa | first=Bogdan}}{{cite web | access-date=May 5, 2015 | url=http://blogs.office.com/2015/05/04/office-2016-public-preview-now-available/ | title=Office 2016 Public Preview now available | publisher=Microsoft | work=Office Blogs | date=May 4, 2015 | last=Spataro | first=Jared}}{{cite web|title = Office 2016's November update finally rolls out to early testers|url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/3011450/software-productivity/office-2016s-november-update-finally-rolls-out-to-early-testers.html#tk.nl_pcwbest|website = PCWorld|access-date = December 4, 2015}} Other smaller features include insights, a feature powered by Bing to provide contextual information from the web, a Designer sidebar in PowerPoint to optimize the layout of slides, more new chart types and templates in Excel (such as treemap, sunburst chart (also known as a ring chart), waterfall chart, box plot and histogram, and financial and calendar templates), new animations in PowerPoint (such as the Morph transition), the ability to insert online video in OneNote, enhanced support for attachments for emails in Outlook (supporting both locally-stored files and files on OneDrive or SharePoint), a Groups feature for Outlook, and a data loss prevention feature in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.{{cite web|title = Office 2016's November update finally rolls out to early testers|url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/3011450/software-productivity/office-2016s-november-update-finally-rolls-out-to-early-testers.html#tk.nl_pcwbest|website = PCWorld|access-date = December 4, 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Hachman |first1=Mark |title=Microsoft Office 2016 review: It's all about collaboration |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2984992/microsoft-office-2016-review-its-all-about-collaboration.html |website=PCWorld |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en |date=22 September 2015}}

Microsoft Office 2016 is the first in the series to support the vector graphic format SVG.

Microsoft Office 2016 cannot coexist with Microsoft Office 2013 apps if both editions use Click-To-Run installer, but it can coexist with earlier versions of Microsoft Office since they use Windows Installer (MSI) technology.{{cite web|url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Install-and-use-different-versions-of-Office-on-the-same-PC-6ebb44ce-18a3-43f9-a187-b78c513788bf |title=Install and use different versions of Office on the same PC |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=July 5, 2016}} Microsoft requires that any 2013 versions be uninstalled, which it will offer to do automatically, before the 2016 versions can be installed.{{cite web|title="We need to remove some older apps" error|url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/-We-need-to-remove-some-older-apps-error-a225347f-e102-4ea6-9796-5d1ac5220c3b?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US|website=Office.com|publisher=Microsoft}}

Despite not supporting Windows XP anymore, tooltips for various ribbon items (e.g. Paragraph, Font, Footnotes or Page Setup) still show screenshots of Office on Windows XP.

New features in the Mac release include an updated user interface that uses ribbons, full support for Retina Display, and new sharing features for Office documents.{{cite web|last1=Koenigsbauer|first1=Kirk|title=Office 2016 for Mac is here!|url=https://blogs.office.com/2015/07/09/office-2016-for-mac-is-here/|website=Office Blogs|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=July 9, 2015|date=July 9, 2015}}{{cite web|title=What's New in Office 2016 for Mac|url=https://products.office.com/en-us/mac/latest-office-for-mac|website=Office|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=August 25, 2015}}

In Word, there is a new Design tab, an Insights feature, which is powered by Bing, and real-time co-authoring. In Excel, there is a Recommended Charts feature, and PivotTable Slicers. In PowerPoint, there are theme variants, which provide different color schemes for a theme. In Outlook, there is a Propose New Time feature, the ability to see calendars side by side, and a weather forecast in the calendar view.

Outlook 2016 for Mac has very limited support for synchronization of collaboration services outside basic email.{{cite web|title=Compare Outlook 2016 for Mac with Outlook 2016 for Windows|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj984198%28v=office.16%29.aspx|website=TechNet|publisher=Microsoft|date=September 3, 2015}}

With version 15.25, Office for Mac transitioned from 32-bit to 64-bit by default.{{cite web|title=Insider Fast: Our initial 64-bit release of Office 2016 for Mac is - Microsoft Community|url=http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_insider-registration/insider-fast-our-initial-64-bit-release-of-office/70971c72-59fc-426b-81ef-43d5614c46b4?tm=1467418030970|website=Microsoft|date=July 1, 2016}} Users that require a 32-bit version for compatibility reasons will be able to download the 15.25 version as a manual, one-time update from the Microsoft Office website.{{cite web|title=Office 2016 for Mac 64-bit upgrade|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3187505|website=Microsoft|date=August 23, 2016}} All versions following 15.25 will be 64-bit only. Office for Mac received Touch Bar support in an update on February 16, 2017, following the launch of the 2016 MacBook Pro models. 32-bit versions of Office for Mac will not run on macOS Catalina; therefore, version 15.25 is the earliest version of Office for Mac that will run on the latest version of macOS.

Support ended for this version on October 13, 2020 as Office for Mac doesn't have extended support unlike its Windows counterparts.{{Cite web|last=GitHub-Name|title=Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac - Microsoft Lifecycle|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-office-2016-for-mac|access-date=2020-10-19|website=docs.microsoft.com|language=en-us}}

In Office 2016 for Windows, a number of features were removed:{{cite web |title=Changes in Office 2016 for Windows desktop - Deploy Office |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/office2016/changes-in-office-2016-for-windows-desktop |website=docs.microsoft.com |language=en-us |date=16 June 2017}}

• Clip Art, and clip art offered through Office.com was removed. Images can instead be downloaded from Bing Images.
• Support for EPS images was removed for security reasons.
• The Document Information Panel was removed.
• Support for Exchange Server 2007 was removed from Outlook.
• Outlook Social Connector no longer works.
• PowerPoint can no longer open HTML files.
• Word can no longer publish blog posts to Blogger.

As with previous versions, Office 2016 is made available in several distinct editions aimed towards different markets. All traditional editions of Microsoft Office 2016 contain Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote and are licensed for use on one computer.{{cite web|title=Choose Microsoft Office Products|url=https://products.office.com/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products?tab=opc|website=Office|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=October 2, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Choose Microsoft Office Products|url=https://products.office.com/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products?tab=omac|website=Office|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=October 2, 2015}}

Five traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Windows:

• Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote.
• Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and Outlook.
• Standard: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook and Publisher.{{cite web|title=Compare Microsoft Office Volume Licensing Suites|url=https://products.office.com/business/microsoft-office-volume-licensing-suites-comparison|website=Office|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=October 2, 2015}}
• Professional: This retail suite includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher, and Access.
• Professional Plus: This suite available through Retail and Volume Licensing channel, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher, Access, and Skype for Business.

Retail versions of Office 2016 for Windows use the Click-to-Run installer. Volume-licensed versions of Office 2016 use Windows Installer (MSI) technology.[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/office-installed-with-click-to-run-and-windows-installer-on-same-computer-isn-t-supported-30775ef4-fa77-4f47-98fb-c5826a6926cd Office installed with Click-to-Run and Windows Installer on same computer isn't supported] Some editions like Professional Plus are available in both retail (C2R) and volume (MSI) channels.

Three traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Mac:

• Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only.
• Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and Outlook.
• Standard: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications and Outlook.

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The Office 365 subscription services, which were previously aimed towards business and enterprise users, were expanded for Office 2016 to include new plans aimed at home use. The subscriptions allow use of the Office 2016 applications by multiple users using a software as a service model. Different plans are available for Office 365, some of which also include value-added services, such as 1 TB of OneDrive storage and 60 Skype minutes per month on the Home Premium plan.

The user interface design of Office 2016 for Windows is relatively unchanged from its predecessor, Microsoft Office 2013. It retains the flat design that was introduced along with the Metro design language, albeit with a few modifications to the layout, in order to conform with the design of Microsoft Office Mobile.{{cite web|last1=Warren|first1=Tom|title=Microsoft Office 2016 includes a colorful new theme|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/16/8223301/microsoft-office-2016-colorful-theme|website=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|date=March 16, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2015}} When Office 2016 was released, it came with three themes. The default theme, known as "colorful", features a solid color on the top band of the ribbon, corresponding to the color of the Office application being used, for example, a solid dark blue is featured prominently in Microsoft Word. The theme had been described as useful in making the tab headings more distinct.{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Tim|title=Delving into Office 2016: Microsoft goes public with new preview|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/18/delving_into_office_2016_microsoft_goes_public_with_new_preview/|website=The Register|publisher=Situation Publishing|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2015}} In addition, both the "white" and "dark grey" themes from Office 2013 are available as well, though no new backgrounds have been added, nor have any existing backgrounds been removed. A fourth "black" theme was added as part of an update in January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-New-and-Improved-in-Office-2016-for-Office-365-95c8d81d-08ba-42c1-914f-bca4603e1426?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US|title=What's New and Improved in Office 2016 for Office 365 - Office Support|website=support.office.com|access-date=March 4, 2016}} The update was not released to users of the traditional editions.{{cite web|title = Office 2016's November update finally rolls out to early testers|url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/3011450/software-productivity/office-2016s-november-update-finally-rolls-out-to-early-testers.html#tk.nl_pcwbest|website = PCWorld|access-date = December 4, 2015}}

On November 13, 2018, a report initiated by the Government of the Netherlands showed that Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365 do not comply with the GDPR, the European statute on privacy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.privacycompany.eu/en/impact-assessment-shows-privacy-risks-microsoft-office-proplus-enterprise/|title=Impact assessment shows privacy risks in Microsoft Office ProPlus Enterprise|last=Nas|first=Sjoera|date=November 13, 2018|website=Privacy Company|language=en|access-date=May 2, 2019}}

OneNote 2016 and Publisher 2016 do not include the Tell Me search feature that was added to all other Office apps. In response to feedback, Microsoft later added the Tell Me box to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) version of OneNote.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

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