What's new and improved in Office 2016 for non-subscribers

Co-Authoring

^{In Word and PowerPoint}

Work with others simultaneously on a document regardless of the device you're using.

Learn more about co-authoring in Word and PowerPoint

Simplified Sharing

^{In Word, PowerPoint, and Excel}

Just click the Share button in the Ribbon for easy sharing right from your Office documents. See who has access to a given document and who is currently working in the document, and change individual authoring permissions for any document you own.

Learn more about sharing in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Shared Notebooks

^{In OneNote}

Collect any and all relevant information (e.g., photos, videos, clippings, drawings,...) in one central location, work with others, and watch the app sync changes within seconds.

Learn more about sharing a OneNote notebook with other people

Real-Time Typing

^{In Word}

As you collaborate with others in a document, see where others are working and view their edits as they happen.

Modern Attachments

^{In Outlook}

Attach a document from your recent items and share them from OneDrive or SharePoint with email recipients. Also configure sharing permissions so that all the recipients have access to the attached file without having to leave the app.

Learn more about attaching a file to an email

Mail Triage

^{In Outlook}

The Clutter feature learns how you prioritize your mail and then helps you by putting low priority messages in a separate folder (while still giving you a daily summary so you don't miss anything). When on the go, you can also take advantage of this capability by using the Focused Inbox.

Learn more about using Clutter to sort low priority messages

Improved Version History

^{In Word, PowerPoint, and Excel}

Refer back to previous snapshots and earlier drafts of documents during the editing process as you collaborate with others.

Learn more about viewing historical versions of Office files

One-Click Forecasting

^{In Excel}

With one simple click, create forecast charts based on historical data and predict future trends. This new capability uses the industry standard Exponential Smoothing (ETS) algorithm to give you reliable forecasting data.

Learn more about creating a forecast

New Chart Types

^{In Word, PowerPoint, and Excel}

Visualize financial or hierarchical data, and highlight statistical properties of your data with new chart types: Treemap, Waterfall, Pareto, Histogram, Box and Whisker, and Sunburst.

Export Data Source Information to Excel

^{In Access}

Get a list of all the linked data sources from your Access database application into Excel for reference.

Learn more about exporting linked data source information to Excel

More Flexible Timelines

^{In Project}

Not only leverage multiple timelines to illustrate different phases or categories of work, but also set the start and end dates for each timeline separately, to paint a clearer overall picture of the work involved.

Learn more about creating multiple timelines.

Better Control over Resource Scheduling

^{In Project}

Negotiate an agreement, called a resource engagement, to make sure that resources with limited availability are being used appropriately and effectively throughout your organization.

Learn more about resource engagements.

Improved Data Connectivity

^{In Visio Professional}

Connecting your diagram to Excel data is now just one step away. Make sure there is a one-to-one match between values in an Excel column and the text for each shape on the diagram, and simply click Quick Import on the Data tab.

Modern Shapes

^{In Visio}

Take advantage of the many redesigned shapes that are now available. In Visio Professional, the Basic Electrical template now has shapes that are compliant with the IEEE standard. In Visio Standard, the Office Layout shapes have been updated. Also check out the Starter diagrams to quickly get going.

Better Together with Windows 10

^{In Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Mail, Calendar, and OneNote}

Take the Office mobile apps for a spin and find out why they are the perfect option for on-the-go productivity. They help you do great work anywhere, anytime, with documents in full fidelity across all your Windows 10 devices.

Office Themes

^{In Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, Access, Project, Visio, and Publisher}

Pick the Office theme that's right for you. The Dark Gray theme provides a high contrast look and feel that is easy on the eyes. The Colorful theme offers a modern and fresh look. The White theme provides a traditional Office look.

Learn more about changing the Office theme

Tell Me

^{In Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio, and Access}

Simply type what you want to do in the app using your own words, and then Tell Me will guide through the process as well as offer additional resources.

Learn more about doing things quickly with Tell Me

Smart Lookup

^{In Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook}

Fact-check or explore terms in your documents with Bing-powered Smart Lookup. Simply highlight terms in your document and use this feature to bring in search results from the web right into your reading or authoring environment.

Learn more about getting insights into what you're working on

OneDrive Integration

^{In Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, and Outlook}

Access your Office documents from anywhere and any device by saving them to OneDrive, pick up anywhere you left off, and co-author with others from the comfort of your office or home, or even on the go.

Learn more about saving documents online.

Skype Integration

Use Skype to check in and collaborate with someone using Instant Messaging (IM), voice, video, or screen sharing. Also join online meetings while on the go using the Skype for Business mobile app. See who is online, IM meeting participants, and follow along when a presenter shares his screen - all from your tablet or phone.

Cross-Platform, Cross-Device

^{In Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, and Outlook}

Easily switch from one device to the next without missing a beat. View and edit your Office documents across Windows, Android, and Apple devices. Review, edit, analyze, and present with a consistent look and familiar user experience across your devices.