Sharing presentations between Mac and Windows should be smoother too, since Office 2016 for Mac now supports the transitions from Office 2013 on Windows. The Presenter View – showing you, say, next and current slides as well as a timer and notes on your laptop screen, while an external display shows just the presentation – is better if nothing else, the one button to let you quickly switch the displays is a boon. PowerPoint gets threaded comments for document reviewing as well, like Word, and an improved conflict resolution view makes it easier to compare differences between versions. What's more, combined with clever variants and colour themes, there are actually many more options – and they hang together well in terms of the visuals.

Otherwise, go to /mac or buy an Office 365 subscription at your local retailer.The most apparent new change in PowerPoint, other than the refreshed interface, is the inclusion of 23 smart, less comically corporate templates.

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Are you a student? You may get Office 2016 for Mac for free or at a substantial discount.

Already an Office 365 customer? On your Mac, just browse to your account page ( /myaccount), sign in and follow the installation instructions. If you have Office 365 through your organization, go to /OLS/MySoftware.aspx.

Here are a few different ways to get Office 2016 for Mac today: Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal members can download Office 2016 for Mac immediately, and Microsoft will make available a standalone version in September of the year.

This is a big release for the company as the apps finally look and feel familiar across devices and platforms, bringing a more unified experience. Office 2016 for Mac bundles five apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook.

Although, this is a minor feature, it’s a useful feature for users that have to work with Office on different platforms. For example, you can use ctrl + shift to navigate apps instead of cmd + shift.

Now OS X users can use the same Windows shortcuts on Office 2016. Another interesting addition is the shortcuts included with Office 2016 for Mac.

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