There were fresh salty tears from Microsoft fans overnight as the company posted an Arm version of its Office suite. For Mac users.
A tweet from Microsoft principal software engineer Erik Schwiebert told Mac Office insiders to start their engines and, sure enough, a fresh Universal build for those picking up Apple's latest and greatest chippery dropped a few hours later.
MSFT plans to push a Universal build of Mac Office 2019 to the Beta Channel (formerly 'Insider Fast') by the end of today.
We don't have a public date or version for a final release; this is an initial peek for customers to test on hardware they may be acquiring this week.. :)
According to Apple, 'a universal binary runs natively on both Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers, because it contains executable code for both architectures.' So no troubling of the Rosetta translation layer.
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While very much 'an initial peek', the impending arrival of a universal build of Mac Office 2019 has generated a little gnashing of teeth from some Windows users, noting that Microsoft appeared to be favouring platforms other than its own.
It does, after all, have form. Just ask the Windows Phone users who glumly watched competing platforms prioritised while their own favoured mobile operating system withered and died. Even those with new Surface Duo devices have had to look on as Samsung phones were the first to gain multi-app support in Microsoft's Your Phone.
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It is fair to say that Windows on Arm has not been the highest priority for Microsoft. Its own browser, Chromium Edge, arrived late to the game and developer darling Visual Studio Code has only turned up in recent months.
Top free editing software for pc. A fully native version of Office has yet to put in an appearance, although Microsoft 365 will deposit a release 'optimized to run on a Windows 10 PC on an ARM-based processor' if asked. Screen capture app for macbook pro.
There were fresh salty tears from Microsoft fans overnight as the company posted an Arm version of its Office suite. For Mac users.
A tweet from Microsoft principal software engineer Erik Schwiebert told Mac Office insiders to start their engines and, sure enough, a fresh Universal build for those picking up Apple's latest and greatest chippery dropped a few hours later.
MSFT plans to push a Universal build of Mac Office 2019 to the Beta Channel (formerly 'Insider Fast') by the end of today.
We don't have a public date or version for a final release; this is an initial peek for customers to test on hardware they may be acquiring this week.. :)
According to Apple, 'a universal binary runs natively on both Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers, because it contains executable code for both architectures.' So no troubling of the Rosetta translation layer.
Unlock the full Microsoft Office experience with a qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription for your phone, tablet, PC, and Mac. Microsoft 365 annual subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your App Store account and will automatically renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period unless auto-renewal is. Get Office apps for Mac Start quickly with the most recent versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and OneDrive —combining the familiarity of Office and the unique Mac features you love. Microsoft Office Is Now Optimized for Apple M1 Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote are all optimized for the M1 Macs, but Microsoft Teams isn't yet.
While very much 'an initial peek', the impending arrival of a universal build of Mac Office 2019 has generated a little gnashing of teeth from some Windows users, noting that Microsoft appeared to be favouring platforms other than its own.
It does, after all, have form. Just ask the Windows Phone users who glumly watched competing platforms prioritised while their own favoured mobile operating system withered and died. Even those with new Surface Duo devices have had to look on as Samsung phones were the first to gain multi-app support in Microsoft's Your Phone.
Ms Office For Apple Computers
It is fair to say that Windows on Arm has not been the highest priority for Microsoft. Its own browser, Chromium Edge, arrived late to the game and developer darling Visual Studio Code has only turned up in recent months.
Top free editing software for pc. A fully native version of Office has yet to put in an appearance, although Microsoft 365 will deposit a release 'optimized to run on a Windows 10 PC on an ARM-based processor' if asked. Screen capture app for macbook pro.
Those wishing to run the perpetual licensed version of Office 2019 will unfortunately have to go down the full Intel emulation route, which is currently 32-bit only (although Microsoft has said that 64-bit support would be turning up in the not too distant future.)
Users with long memories will recall the Surface RT devices of yesteryear that featured a fully native version of Office as well as numerous compatibility issues.
The more hybrid approach of today (for Office 365), where some system components run natively while others maintain the backward compatibility to which Microsoft is committed, should avoid a repeat of the RT fiasco even if all the performance gains of a fully native Arm version of Office has yet to be realised. For that, it seems, you'll need an Apple Mac. ®
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Microsoft has released version 16.46 of Office for Mac with adjustments for sensitivity labeling (such as Personal, Public, Confidential, etc.). Government customers in the GCC and GCC-H environments can now apply sensitivity labels to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents and Outlook emails. Administrators can see when users apply, change, or remove sensitivity labels on their documents and emails in Microsoft 365 audit logs. Both Word and PowerPoint can recommend or automatically apply a sensitivity label based on the content detected. PowerPoint also enables you to select a range of slides when exporting to animated GIF and adds an option to export an animated GIF with a transparent background. ($149.99 for a one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update through Microsoft AutoUpdate, release notes, macOS 10.14+)
