Yeah, I thought it was my track pad that was the bad guy in this. But realised that it's actually the program.
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Office 2016 - Upgrade now or wait?
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Yeah, I thought it was my track pad that was the bad guy in this. But realised that it's actually the program.
My two 2 cents: All apps take like 10-20 seconds to launch on my Macbook. All the apps seem laggy. They are still most definitely useable but these little things are annoying.
I got it for free from school but i definitely wouldn't pay +$100 for the suite. I hope Microsoft updates the apps regularly and it gets better over time.
I got it for free from school but i definitely wouldn't pay +$100 for the suite. I hope Microsoft updates the apps regularly and it gets better over time.
Lots of reports of Office 2016 being basically unusable on El Capitan. Definitely wait if you've upgraded or are planning to.
That's really sad. I couldn't use Office 2016 because I decided to stick with Mavericks and wait for El Cap (rather than deal with the headaches that come with Yosemite). I figured that since El Cap was more of a maintenance release that things would be smooth... looks like I figured wrong.
Lots of reports from where? Links? Office 2016 works fine with El Capitan. I can't say that I like the new look or the fact that MS dumbed down the Ribbon, but it does work and in fact it will work alongside Office 2011 both running in El Capitan.
Office 2016 was working fine for me in Yosemite on both MacBook and iMac. Now crashing on both after I installed El Capitan. Wish I had waited...
I'm normally one of those guys who posts "it's working fine for me" to help balance the problem reports. Not this time.
I'm normally one of those guys who posts "it's working fine for me" to help balance the problem reports. Not this time.
Not my experience. Office 2016 Preview worked great with the El Capitan beta and the Home & Student version works fine with the public release of El Capitan. Like I stated above, the new look and the fact that the ribbon can no longer be modified are downsides.
Office 2016 has been very good, except for a couple of builds the preview was rock solid. The release version has worked as expected. I'm generally happy with it. Much better then what else is out there by a long shot - sorry apple, but your spreadsheet app doesn't hold a candle to Excel.
From Computerworld
"We know that some users may be experiencing issues with Office 2016 for Mac running on El Capitan," the statement read. "We are actively investigating the matter with Apple. Until there is a fix, we recommend people install the latest updates to Office 2016 for Mac using Microsoft AutoUpdate."
Computerworld's daily newsletters. ]similar message. "We are aware of the issue with Outlook 2011 on El Capitan and of Office 2016 on El Capitan," Jeelani wrote, referring to an already-admitted problem with Outlook 2011 -- the email client bundled with Office for Mac 2011 -- as well as the crashes afflicting users of the newer Office for Mac 2016.
"We are working on a fix for 2011, and for 2016, we are working closely with Apple to resolve this issue as soon as possible," Jeelani wrote. "Unfortunately, we do not have any timelines for either fix, please stay tuned and thank you for your understanding."
"We know that some users may be experiencing issues with Office 2016 for Mac running on El Capitan," the statement read. "We are actively investigating the matter with Apple. Until there is a fix, we recommend people install the latest updates to Office 2016 for Mac using Microsoft AutoUpdate."
Computerworld's daily newsletters. ]similar message. "We are aware of the issue with Outlook 2011 on El Capitan and of Office 2016 on El Capitan," Jeelani wrote, referring to an already-admitted problem with Outlook 2011 -- the email client bundled with Office for Mac 2011 -- as well as the crashes afflicting users of the newer Office for Mac 2016.
"We are working on a fix for 2011, and for 2016, we are working closely with Apple to resolve this issue as soon as possible," Jeelani wrote. "Unfortunately, we do not have any timelines for either fix, please stay tuned and thank you for your understanding."
Microsoft has been having a ton of different issues with the new Office 2016. Also a Microsoft rep told me that it's only designed to be used with newer Macs running 10.10 or later, but DON'T install it on anything running 10.11 or it will probably crash. Microsoft is aware of all the issues but no fix(s) yet.
I know of many others who have done the same.
Microsoft (on their forums) are being lambasted because it is so bad.
Following up: Office 2016 is now available for eligible employees in the Home Use Program for $9.95.
I agree to wait for a bit until the bugs are worked out. I can't speak for the"professional" features for programs like excel, but I used the preview and now have the official version running on El Capt.
While I enjoy the fresh theme/look of office, along with some of their work flows, it is not stable enough to use (and this is coming from someone who always like to play with the latest betas and can put up with some bugs.
With El Capitan:
Outlook is a not go.
Word/Powerpoint are hit and miss for me, depends on the day. Some days can't get it to even start. If you are dependent on these programs, wait until the release a fix.
There is another forum here that has a link to an official Microsoft page where they acknowledge the issues, and say they are working on a fix. I can't seem to find it, but saw it just a few days ago. This is a well documented problem.
I do also agree that I'm not a fan of the way that excel animations/scrolling works. I don't need the box to be animated as it goes from box to box... it takes too long and feels like it is lagging. It was the same effect for the Word cursor, but either they sped it up, or I got used to it.
While I enjoy the fresh theme/look of office, along with some of their work flows, it is not stable enough to use (and this is coming from someone who always like to play with the latest betas and can put up with some bugs.
With El Capitan:
Outlook is a not go.
Word/Powerpoint are hit and miss for me, depends on the day. Some days can't get it to even start. If you are dependent on these programs, wait until the release a fix.
There is another forum here that has a link to an official Microsoft page where they acknowledge the issues, and say they are working on a fix. I can't seem to find it, but saw it just a few days ago. This is a well documented problem.
I do also agree that I'm not a fan of the way that excel animations/scrolling works. I don't need the box to be animated as it goes from box to box... it takes too long and feels like it is lagging. It was the same effect for the Word cursor, but either they sped it up, or I got used to it.