Office 2016 is a new version of a well-known program suite developed by Microsoft and released on September 22, 2015; It is a set of applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote to significantly evolve and innovate Browning several changes and additions.
An Overview of Microsoft Office 2016
In Office 2016, where the company adopted the cloud more fully, real-time co-authoring was incorporated into Word. The suite also offered a tighter coupling to Microsoft’s cloud-oriented services, including OneDrive and Sharepoint for the management of the files and documents sharing. As a data analysis program, Excel has new and enhanced charting types and features.
Also, Office 2016 offered a better user experience across devices and operating systems such as Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android due to Microsoft’s ‘’mobile-first, cloud-first” strategy. This release also focused on new security enhancements that included DLP across the Office applications to reduce the leakage of sensitive information outside the firm. In general, Microsoft Office 2016 became an important step in providing tools that would help users capture the needs of the modern world, where anything is connected to everything based on data.
Features of Microsoft Office 2016
- Consistency in the user interface across all applications.
- A search tool for commands is available in Word, and PowerPoint.
- Real-time collaboration feature available in Word and PowerPoint.
- Integrated Bing-powered feature for contextual information from the web.
- Seamless integration with OneDrive for document storage and sharing.
- Easy access to previous versions of documents.
- New chart types (such as Waterfall, Treemap, Sunburst, Box & Whisker.
- Clutter feature to prioritize emails, and improved email attachment features.
- New transition effects (like Morph), and improved animation pane.
- Integrated communication tool for instant messaging, voice, and video conferencing.
- Access to add-ins to extend the functionality of the core Office applications.
- Different color schemes and themes across the apps for a personalized experience.
- Tools in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to help prevent sensitive information from leaking.
- Enhanced security features for accessing documents.
- Improved support for users with disabilities.
