Microsoft rolls out MacBook Pro Touch Bar support to all Office for Mac suite users

Following after a brief beta preview, Microsoft is rolling out support for the MacBook Pro Touch Bar to all users of Office for Mac, with the update providing quick access to functions from the new dynamic display panel.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 4

Mac malware discovered in Microsoft Word document with auto-running macro

A second example of malware targeting macOS users has surfaced this week, with the discovery of a Word document that attempts to use an automatically-running macro, one that tries to download a hazardous payload to infect the target Mac.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 15

Four months after preview, Microsoft adds Touch Bar support to latest Office betas

After teasing Touch Bar support for the omnipresent Office in October, Microsoft has added preliminary support for the MacBook Pro feature in its most recent build for the "slow ring" of its beta testers.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 11

Microsoft announces plans to bring MacBook Pro Touch Bar support to Office suite

Less than 12 hours after Apple's announcement of the late 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, Microsoft has detailed future functionality of the new input method across the entire range of Office products.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 14

Microsoft Office 365 gains machine learning writing style assistant, research tool

New updates are coming to Microsoft's Office 365, including artificial intelligence driven writing style coaches and research assistants in Word, plus the addition of "Focused Inbox" email management to macOS.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 4

Microsoft Office for iOS overhauled to allow free creating & editing of documents without subscription

Dedicated versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, comprising the Microsoft Office suite, are now available for iPhone, based on a unified codebase with their iPad counterparts, and also offering both iPhone and iPad users the ability to create and edit documents for free without an Office 365 subscription.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 35

Microsoft says public beta of new Office for Mac coming in first half of 2015

In releasing a new version of Outlook for Mac on Friday, Microsoft also revealed will launch an update to its Office suite for Mac next year, allowing users to test it in the first half of 2015 before a launch sometime in the second half of the year.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 48

Rumor: Office for Mac to get Retina redesign, feature parity with Windows in Q1 2015

Microsoft is set to release an all-new version of Office for Mac in the first quarter of 2015, documents revealed on Tuesday suggest, modernizing the Mac version of the popular software suite and bringing it to feature parity with its Windows counterpart.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 32

Apple's Cook touts Microsoft Office for iPad, says it could have come sooner

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said that Microsoft's Office for iPad is a "key franchise" in enterprise, an area where Apple is pushing for tablet dominance, but admitted the software could have come a bit sooner.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 28

Microsoft launches $70/year Office 365 Personal for Mac, iPad

Pricing on Microsoft's Office 365 service became a little more affordable for individual users on Tuesday, as the company launched a new "Personal" subscription plan priced at $69.99 per year.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 54

Microsoft Office for iPad to reportedly debut as soon as Mar. 27 [u]

A report on Monday claims Microsoft's long-awaited Office for iPad may hit the App Store as soon as Mar. 27, as CEO Satya Nadella is expected to announce the app during a scheduled "mobile first, cloud first" press event next week.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 36

The many (alleged) lives of Microsoft's Office for iOS

An iOS adaptation of Microsoft's ubiquitous Office productivity suite is ready to go pending the approval of new CEO Satya Nadella, according to a recent report, but we've heard this story before.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 62

Microsoft to release long-awaited Office for Mac update in 2014 - report

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to ship a new version of its Office for Mac productivity suite later this year in what would be the first major update to the software in nearly four years.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 75

Microsoft Office may come to iPad before Windows 8

A report on Friday claims Microsoft may actually take the wraps off an iPad version of its Office productivity suite before releasing a touch-able iteration on the company's own Windows 8 platform.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 98

iOS productivity showdown: Apple iWork vs. Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Docs

One of the first concerns facing businesses — and many consumers — when choosing a new mobile platform is how it will enable them to get work done. To answer the question, AppleInsider went hands-on to compare the top three iOS contenders: Apple's iWork, Microsoft's Office 365, and Google Docs.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 65

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