Microsoft Office 2016 New Features List

Computers labs and new computers currently being distributed have been updated with Microsoft Office 2016. We have compiled a few of the new features to take advantage of with this new update.

Outlook offers additional ribbon buttons.

You can archive items in Outlook with a single click by using the Archive button. You also have new buttons to browse or add new groups.

Mentions

In Outlook you can capture someone’s attention quickly by using this new feature. When crafting an email or calendar invitation, type the @ symbol and the first few letters of the person’s name into the body of the message.

Smart Lookup Offers Extra Information

Highlight any parts of the text and use the Bing-powered Smart Lookup feature to bring search results from the web. 

Excel 2016 Has New Charts

New types of charts to represent data graphically are included in this release. One such example is the treemap chart, which can be found in Insert > Insert Hierarchy Chart > Treemap.

Zoom for PowerPoint

This new feature lets you move to different slides and sections of your presentation quickly. Summary Zoom puts the pieces of each slide you select into a single slide. Slide Zoom lets you navigate slides in any order you choose. Section Zoom allows you to pop back to previous sections easily.

Do you know of other exciting or useful features that didn't make the list? Leave a comment below!