That’s not just the file management tools on the File menu where you’d expect them (there’s a File menu in Office 2013 too, which has the options for each program, whereas Office 2016 keeps Preferences on the Apple menu where Mac users will look for them). If anything, Office 2016 is almost too much of a Mac application, because instead of putting everything on the ribbon the way Office does on Windows, it both splits and duplicates features between the ribbon and the menus.

Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac at Amazon for $149 (opens in new tab)Īt any rate, all the features sit inside a true Mac interface, from the Retina graphics and high resolution document themes to the familiar scroll bounce.Which is entirely worth it if you like the free version, if for no other reason than to support the company.

A few days after downloading the free version, the company will e-mail you an offer for the commercial version (SoftmakerOffice) for only $20. Since it’s free, it’s worth checking out. There is a commercial version with a few more features, but the free version is all that most folks will ever need. It will run on OS X 10.15 when it is released. It has a nicer interface than MS Word, and in my testing it has shockingly good compatibility with Word format files (both rendering and saving much better than LibreOffice’s or Pages compatibility), and it’s absolutely free. Things might be different for other components of the suite.) We think that we’ve found an excellent alternative! (Our discussions have mainly involved Word. But we need Office, mostly for compatibility with other Office users. A huge number of Macintosh users either hate Microsoft, or they hate how much they overcharge for Office. We’ve been discussing this on other discussion lists.

1646: Security-focused OS updates, Photos Workbench review, Mastodon client wishlist, Apple-related conferences.

1647: Focus-caused notification issues, site-specific browser examples, virtualizing Windows on M-series Macs.

#1648: iPhone passcode thefts, Center Cam improves webcam eye contact, APFS Uncertainty Principle.

#1649: More LastPass breach details and 1Password switch, macOS screen saver problem, tvOS 16.3.3 fixes Siri Remote bug.

#1650: Cloud storage changes for Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive quirky printing problem.

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