Just updated Office and it looks like all apps are M1 native now:
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Have been for some time.
In general, I have been using it and the apps are generally great, but there are some minor caveats. I got the below message when clicking on "connections" in excel (to determine what external links the workbook has). Also, for example, the one drive clients are also still intel based.
(sorry, I don't know how to size the image... I know it's giant...)
(sorry, I don't know how to size the image... I know it's giant...)
ooh, good to know.
I didn't spend too much time with them, but the tasks I did ran super fast. Loaded a graphic heavy presentation in Powerpoint and everything was instantaneous.
I didn't spend too much time with them, but the tasks I did ran super fast. Loaded a graphic heavy presentation in Powerpoint and everything was instantaneous.
Oddly when I installed Office on my new MBP, it loaded up the Intel versions. Only last night did it load the M1 native versions. Guess this was not the breaking news I thought!
If you get the apps from the Mac App Store, you'll get the ARM versions. It's been like this for almost a year now.
Tagbert
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It may have been different between the Office 365 subscription versions and the regular “whatever” version of office. I find Microsoft’s product differentiation confusing.
I want native MS Teams..... it just drains the battery currently.
Tagbert
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No. Visual Studio Code is. Teams is.
AFAIK Office is native app but with HTML rendered components, but not electron.
grandM
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Tagbert
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A lot of apps use html modules for parts of their UI. The UI is injected into it and rendered.
grandM
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Tagbert
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grandM
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Tagbert
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For some apps, it would be complex and inefficient to build the whole interface out of discrete elements. An html panel is a natural and more efficient way to display text with styling and layout properties.
sorry to revive this thread but didn't want to start a separate as this is a straight M1 Office question - I have the base model MBA M1 with 8GB RAM and it takes around 10 seconds to open Word or Excel app. I am wondering whether this is a memory issue or a bandwidth issue as friend MBP with 32GB has these apps up and running in an instant.
Does anyone with a 16GB MBA has the same issue or would this solve my problem. MBA is my daily workhorse mostly using MS Office apps, I am using LR and other apps as a hobby though so I am considering MBP but if M2 Air with 16GB would solve this for me that would be great too...
thank you!
Does anyone with a 16GB MBA has the same issue or would this solve my problem. MBA is my daily workhorse mostly using MS Office apps, I am using LR and other apps as a hobby though so I am considering MBP but if M2 Air with 16GB would solve this for me that would be great too...
thank you!
I have a 14" MacBookPro - 16GB memory. Launching Word from cold takes less than two seconds.
However, I suspect that the time depends also on what else was using memory when Word is launched. It might take longer to free up the required memory than it does to actually launch Word. But I had already used Word and simply closed then quit.
Launching Excel (which had not been used since the last restart of the machine) took towards 7 seconds.
Each of them is using about 130 MB according to Activity Monitor a few minutes after launch - no documents open.
However, I suspect that the time depends also on what else was using memory when Word is launched. It might take longer to free up the required memory than it does to actually launch Word. But I had already used Word and simply closed then quit.
Launching Excel (which had not been used since the last restart of the machine) took towards 7 seconds.
Each of them is using about 130 MB according to Activity Monitor a few minutes after launch - no documents open.
Donfor39
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I'll try tonight via brand new M1 IMac..
Once my Apple virtual iPad session ends.
thanks!