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Microsoft Office 2015 (2016?)
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I'm experiencing the same problem. My guess is that it is because of the Outlook-version I had already installed on my system, that left some traces.
Anyone who has done a clean install of Office 2016 without having the new Outlook before? Does it work without activating?
I'm having a very hard time getting it to download. It hangs at around 10-11 hours left.
Can someone who has successfully downloaded it setup a mirror?
Why don't you try a download accelerator such as iGetter?
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Yosemite only.
I can't tell you how bitterly upset I am. I'm so tired of Office 2011's bugs and performance but it looks like that's my suite for a good long time.
I could see Lion only, since that introduced full screen mode and the Retina Display, or even Mavericks only, but Yosemite only?
It's like a big middle finger. Microsoft should know more than anyone that now all users updated to the latest OS.
Well, installed it. Very impressive. The look and feel is similar to the Windows version. I have not tested it throughly, but the first impression was good, very good.
Microsoft Office 2015 (2016?)
Not surprised, since it's going to be Windows 10 only on the Windows side, from what is known so far.
Since none of us coded it, there could be all sorts of reasons for this. Just because they're not obvious to you, doesn't mean that it's just a random decision.
Yosemite only.
I can't tell you how bitterly upset I am. I'm so tired of Office 2011's bugs and performance but it looks like that's my suite for a good long time.
I could see Lion only, since that introduced full screen mode and the Retina Display, or even Mavericks only, but Yosemite only?
It's like a big middle finger. Microsoft should know more than anyone that now all users updated to the latest OS.
Not surprised, since it's going to be Windows 10 only on the Windows side, from what is known so far.
Since none of us coded it, there could be all sorts of reasons for this. Just because they're not obvious to you, doesn't mean that it's just a random decision.
Yosemite only.
I can't tell you how bitterly upset I am. I'm so tired of Office 2011's bugs and performance but it looks like that's my suite for a good long time.
I could see Lion only, since that introduced full screen mode and the Retina Display, or even Mavericks only, but Yosemite only?
It's like a big middle finger. Microsoft should know more than anyone that now all users updated to the latest OS.
It's like Lucy pulling the football away at the last moment.
Yosemite only.
I can't tell you how bitterly upset I am. I'm so tired of Office 2011's bugs and performance but it looks like that's my suite for a good long time.
I could see Lion only, since that introduced full screen mode and the Retina Display, or even Mavericks only, but Yosemite only?
It's like a big middle finger. Microsoft should know more than anyone that now all users updated to the latest OS.
Why are you so upset, people knew this day is coming, not just for Microsoft but all developers. Yosemite is the current OS, apps being released are increasingly Yosemite only. People refusing to upgrade for one reason or another knew that at some point, that apps they wanted would not be available.
I don't see how this is MS flipping the bird to people. They may be using APIs that are only in Yosemite. Could they have used other APIs or opened it up, probably but why bother. OS X typically has a fast adoption rate, so why code for something that is going away.
That's just great.
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I was just comparing Word 2013 for Windows and Word 2016 for Mac and the interface looks strikingly similar. Even the ribbon functions are nearly the same, which means Word for Mac is not distant from Word for Windows in terms of functions.
I hope it's not form over substance, though. What I did not find was the ability to open PDF files. I tried to, but I was unable to do it. It was a great feature of Word 2013 and it would be great to have implemented it on Word 2016 for Mac, but I cannot find how to do it. I also cannot find how to embed fonts in a document.
Could be. I am having the same issues, I had installed the outlook preview before. I hope they don't require a 365 account for the new version. If so I'll stick with the old one.
Oh, I never meant to imply that MS was "flipping the bird to people," but I am disappointed and a little surprised. Office:2011 supports OS X back to SL, so I assumed that new Office would go back few versions as well. I know nothing about the coding process or API's that may inhibit it.
I didn't upgrade because I personally had usability issues that I didn't want to deal with. This is just another side-effect of the annual releases, but that's off topic. I'm not mad at Microsoft, just disappointed since I've waiting so long for this.
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Side note
The Verge mentioned that it wasn't much faster than Office 2011, but that Microsoft was working on it.
What are impressions here?
Is it faster to start up?
Is scrolling smoother?
Does Excel lag as much?
Is it as buggy when taking one file full screen and then opening other documents on the desktop?
Gotcha, I'm not terribly surprised about the move, but then I'm current anyways, i.e., Yosemite.
Oh, I never meant to imply that MS was "flipping the bird to people," but I am disappointed and a little surprised. Office:2011 supports OS X back to SL, so I assumed that new Office would go back few versions as well. I know nothing about the coding process or API's that may inhibit it.
I didn't upgrade because I personally had usability issues that I didn't want to deal with. This is just another side-effect of the annual releases, but that's off topic. I'm not mad at Microsoft, just disappointed since I've waiting so long for this.
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Side note
The Verge mentioned that it wasn't much faster than Office 2011, but that Microsoft was working on it.
What are impressions here?
Is it faster to start up?
Is scrolling smoother?
Does Excel lag as much?
Is it as buggy when taking one file full screen and then opening other documents on the desktop?
I have not used Office extensively yet. However, Word seems to lag a bit in my 15-inch retina MacBook Pro. A far cry from the zippy Windows version.
Excel is not as peppy either, but to be honest, I'm not expecting performance improvements, partly because its beta and partly because its Microsoft and they still try to give Apple users the short end of the stick (yes call me paranoid
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While that's absolutely true for Microsoft; for Apple is it much less. The fact that any machine that can run Mountain Lion can also run Yosemite, and that Yosemite is free, means there is very little reason not to upgrade. (Combined with the lack of security updates for systems prior to Yosemite.)
Apple users tend to upgrade at a much faster rate than Microsoft users. By some estimates, 50% of all actively-in-use Macs were on Yosemite within two months of release. 20% were upgraded within a week of release by another estimate.
That said, you're right - there is no apparent technical reason to exclude older OSes. Yosemite doesn't introduce any new APIs that should be deal-breakers for backward compatibility. (Continuity is great, but that doesn't mean the app has to DROP support for older OSes.)
Excel is not as peppy either, but to be honest, I'm not expecting performance improvements, partly because its beta and partly because its Microsoft and they still try to give Apple users the short end of the stick (yes call me paranoid
Thanks. That is so irksome. The main thing I wanted from Office:2016 (aside from more Excel functions) was performance enhancements. Office:2011 are the slowest apps on my system to both open, scroll, and leverage.
It IS a beta, but after supposedly months of private testing I would think performance would be better.
just installed and tried setting up my school's Google Apps account via IMAP. outlook crashed with
Microsoft Outlook quit unexpectedly. Click Reopen to open the application again. Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple.
now stuck in a loop because i get this error every time i try and launch it lol
Microsoft Outlook quit unexpectedly. Click Reopen to open the application again. Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple.
now stuck in a loop because i get this error every time i try and launch it lol
Yes, you are not alone as I have experienced the same a couple of times now. I have filed a report, hope it can be fixed quickly.
