MS Office Touch Bar Support

[Mastiha]

Got an update to 170104 just then. No Touch Bar support.

 

[thesaint024]

This continues to be a strange, unholy marriage between MS and Apple. So many competitive conflicts. MS pushing touchscreen hard and this is Apple's flagship feature. I wouldn't doubt this is on the MS backburner. They probably have a couple interns working on this. Office users are captive and MS knows it. The answer continues to be "soon".

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

You won't get it until there is a press release

 

[Mastiha]

We are referring to the betas.

 

[RJH2]

This continues to be a strange, unholy marriage between MS and Apple. So many competitive conflicts. MS pushing touchscreen hard and this is Apple's flagship feature. I wouldn't doubt this is on the MS backburner. They probably have a couple interns working on this. Office users are captive and MS knows it. The answer continues to be "soon".

It's finally released in the "fast" beta option. Really disappointing. Couldn't agree more with your sentiments on the conflict. I posted my brief thoughts on what it looks like, here: Touch Bar discussion [merged]

 

[chriscrowlee]

It's finally released in the "fast" beta option. Really disappointing.

I'm baffled as to what you expected. This is absolutely spot-on for what I expected... them to add quick access to the most commonly used features in word\excel, etc. I'd love to hear your take as to what you expected Word to have in the touch bar that they don't have.

 

[RJH2]

I'm baffled as to what you expected. This is absolutely spot-on for what I expected... them to add quick access to the most commonly used features in word\excel, etc. I'd love to hear your take as to what you expected Word to have in the touch bar that they don't have.

For Excel specifically, how about the function key functions? And when you hit ALT, the ALT+Function key functions. And the same with Shift, Ctrl, and command. With names or hieroglyphics or whatever on them instead of "F2", "F3" etc. THAT would be helpful. The fourth or fifth method of bolding a cell or making it red? Not helpful to an excel power user, who I assume is manning the keyboard since the thing cost $3,000 and is called a "Pro".

Short of that, how about the ability to customize the touch bar?

For Word, I don't know. I don't know what a power-user of Word wants. But I imagine the ability to customize it would be high on their list.

 

[chriscrowlee]

For Excel specifically, how about the function key functions? And when you hit ALT, the ALT+Function key functions. And the same with Shift, Ctrl, and command. With names or hieroglyphics or whatever on them instead of "F2", "F3" etc. THAT would be helpful. The fourth or fifth method of bolding a cell or making it red? Not helpful to an excel power user, who I assume is manning the keyboard since the thing cost $3,000 and is called a "Pro".

Short of that, how about the ability to customize the touch bar?

For Word, I don't know. I don't know what a power-user of Word wants. But I imagine the ability to customize it would be high on their list.

The keys replace the F Keys. You can't currently customize the F keys in word.

 

[jft94]

YES! FINALLY. I love it.

 

[Mastiha]

Doesn't seem to be implemented in Outlook yet.

 

[Brookzy]

I'm pretty impressed with the implementation to be honest!

 

[kwandrews]

Doesn't seem to be implemented in Outlook yet.

I use Outlook all day and it's the one most needed. Not yet. Argh. I rarely use the rest. Maybe 2-3 times per week with Excel. I live in corporate email.

 

[Awjvail]

Touch Bar support is now in the Fast Betas!

 

[chriscrowlee]

Touch Bar support is now in the Fast Betas!

Welcome to 20 posts and 24 hours ago.

 

[kwandrews]

Welcome to 20 posts and 24 hours ago.

Yep. But probably the MOST used app in the suite (at least for me), Outlook, is NOT in the Fast yet. I'm on Outlook v15.32 (170201). It is there for less frequent apps like Word and it's nice.