{"id":131851,"date":"2015-05-04T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/?p=131851"},"modified":"2024-08-30T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T23:05:22","slug":"office-2016-public-preview-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2015\/05\/04\/office-2016-public-preview-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Office 2016 Public Preview now available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s post was written by Jared Spataro, general manager for the Office marketing team.<\/em><\/p>\n

Over the last 12 months, we\u2019ve transformed Office from a suite of desktop applications to a complete, cross-platform, cross-device solution for getting work done. We\u2019ve expanded the Office footprint to iPad and Android tablets. We\u2019ve upgraded Office experiences on the Mac, the iPhone and on the web. We\u2019ve even added new apps to the Office family with Sway and Office Lens. All designed to keep your work moving, everywhere. But that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ve forgotten where we came from. While you\u2019ve seen us focus on tuning Office for different platforms over the last year, make no mistake, Office on Windows desktop is central to our strategy.<\/p>\n

In March we introduced an IT Pro and Developer Preview for the 2016 release of our Office desktop apps on Windows, and now\u2014as a next step\u2014we\u2019re ready to take feedback from a broader audience. Today we\u2019re expanding the Office 2016 Preview, making it available to Office users everywhere in preparation for general availability in Fall 2015.<\/p>\n

Office 2016 previewers will get an early look at the next release of Office on Windows desktop, but more importantly they\u2019ll help to shape and improve the future of Office. Visit the Office 2016 Preview<\/a> site to learn more about the Preview program and if it\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n

New in Office 2016<\/h3>\n

Since March, we\u2019ve shared some glimpses of what\u2019s to come in Office 2016. Today, we\u2019d like to give a more holistic view of what customers at home and work can expect in the next release. In Office 2016, we\u2019re updating the Office suite for the modern workplace, with smart tools for individuals, teams, and businesses.<\/p>\n

Your documents, anywhere<\/strong>\u2014Across the Office 2016 applications, it\u2019s easier to use the power of feature-rich applications to create, open, edit and save files in the cloud from your desktop, so you can access them from anywhere and on any device. In addition, new modern attachments in Outlook make it easy to attach files from OneDrive and automatically configure permission for the recipients\u2014without leaving Outlook. All making it easier to share and collaborate on your work with others.<\/p>\n

Collaboration<\/strong>\u2014Real-time co-authoring is available in the Office Online apps today and we\u2019re bringing that experience to the Windows Desktop applications, starting with Word. When you and your team are working in Word 2016 and\/or Office online, you\u2019ll be able to see where other editors are working and what they are writing\u2014all in real-time.<\/p>\n

Smart Applications<\/strong>\u2014Applications will learn as you work, taking advantage of subtle cues and clues to help you stay on task and get more out of Office. Tell Me, a new search tool available in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, serves up the commands you need by simply typing what you want to do. Clutter\u2014a new Exchange feature that lights up in Outlook\u2014uses machine learning to analyze your email patterns and de-clutter your inbox by moving lower priority messages out of your way and into a new Clutter folder. And <\/a>Insights, powered by Bing, finds you contextual information from the web within the reading experience.<\/p>\n

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Data analysis made faster and easier<\/strong>\u2014New analysis capabilities are built into Excel, so you can pull, map, analyze and visualize your data faster and easier than ever.<\/p>\n