Microsoft has recently announced the commercial preview of Office 2019 for Mac. It includes Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNotes, and Outlook for its commercial users. This Microsoft Office 2019 is the next eternal update for Office on Mac machine. In addition to this, Office 2019 for Windows is also going to release in the second half of this year. Microsoft has already started testing Office 2019 for Windows in April among the business users. Now, a new program for preview has also been released for the business users and let them use the design with all new features and updates. Usually, Microsoft updates Office 365 for the users but these releases of Office are mainly for those who still hesitate in moving to the cloud.
Office 2019 requires Windows 10, Windows Server 2019 or macOS Sierra and later. MacOS installations can be acquired from the Microsoft website or the Mac App Store. For Office 2013 and 2016, various editions containing the client apps were available in both Click-To-Run (inspired by Microsoft App-V) and traditional Windows Installer setup formats.
The ProPlus version of Office 365 with minimum possible TCO for deployment and management gives the most productive and secure Office experience. And, for the users who do not want to move to the cloud, Office 2019 for Mac offers an update to all eternal applications with new features in Office 2019 mac preview. All these features will help users in generating good content in less possible time. Some of the major updates are:
All these features are already there in Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus version but are not there in Office 2016 for Mac. Thus, to avail all such facilities without moving to the cloud, a user can try Office 2019 on Mac machine.
This Office 2019 mac preview includes some features for IT also to simplify the deployment and management. And, with the help of all command-line tools, an IT admins can centrally control all updates of Office to users’ devices. In addition, it provides support for MDM policies and preferences. This will provides IT the power to implement organization-wide security policies along with Visual Basic macros and app settings. Moreover, its integration with Jamf pro will renders more control and make it easier to manage Office updates across the devices.
If a user wants to preview Office 2019 for Mac beta, then its procedure is same as for Windows. Keep in mind that this preview is 2 GB is size along with associated documentation for Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote. A user can download it from the Microsoft Collaborate portal. Moreover, this Office 2019 for Mac preview will be available for two recent version of Mac OS X i.e., Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra) and Mac OS 10.13 (High Sierra)
Note: A user cannot run Office 2019 for Mac and Office 2016 for Mac concurrently on the machine.
Office 365 ProPlus deliver constant innovation in the cloud power to increase the productivity, improve security with the lowest TCO. However, there are many customers who have many considerations while moving to the cloud. For all of them, Microsoft has released Office 2019 for Mac preview , which is a valuable upgrade as they can keep some or all apps on-premises.
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Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Preview has officially been announced today. This is the perpetual version update to the Office 2016 version.
That means only volume license users, aka enterprise users, can use it for now.
What is new in Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac ?
Just like Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, the company is focusing on getting things faster in Office 2019. New features in Office 2018 include customizations in the ribbon in all applications in the suite. Word has a new focus mode, Word Translator, and improved inking. PowerPoint has an improved roaming pencil case, lets you insert and manage icons, SVG, 3D models, morph transitions, a 4K video export option, and the ability to play in-click sequence.
There are some new charts including Funnel charts and 2D maps, and functions for CONCAT, TEXTJOIN, IFS, SWITCH in Excel. Outlook now supports the focused inbox (to deliver all important emails in one place, and puts non-urgent mails in the regular inbox), @mentions, Office 365 Groups (for Exchange accounts), Travel and delivery summary cards, delay or schedule delivery of emails using Send Later, templates for emails, & Read and delivery receipts.
Some of these features were not available for Mac 2016, but included in Office 365 ProPlus. That’s because they were mostly added after the last standalone version was released. Speaking of which, the difference between Office 2019 and Office 365, is the latter is a subscription based service, powered by the cloud. Office 2019 is a one-time purchase which can be used offline.
What is included in Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Preview?
All 5 core client apps, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote are available in the Office 2019 Preview.
Where can I download Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Preview?
Since this preview is only available for volume license users, it is a commercial preview. So, you cannot download it for free if you are a home user or an individual license user. Outlook for mac 2016 cannot log in. If, however you are an Enterprise user, you can sign up on the official website, for accessing the Preview.
The reason Microsoft has released the preview is to get feedback from users, before the final release. And since a lot of companies use Office 2016 (volume license), it shows that not every business is ready to move to the cloud, which is why Office 2019 is offered in the first place.
When will Microsoft Office 2019 be released for general availability?
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac will be released alongside the Windows version later this year.