Microsoft Office Home & Student 2016 for Mac

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  • Overview

    Office 2016 for Mac is designed from the ground up to take advantage of the latest Mac features, including Retina display, full screen view support, and even scroll bounce. It’s the perfect combination of the Office you know and trust, and the Mac you love.

    Word (Word processing application)

    Powerful writing tools and enhanced desktop publishing help you create outstanding documents, then store, edit, and share your work easily on the web. Reorder Objects enables you to easily rearrange layers of text, photos, and graphics throughout your documents.

    Excel (Spreadsheet and charting application)

    Analyze, organize, and manage all your data and lists. Then save, edit, and share online. Excel templates do most of the setup and design for you, so you can focus on your information. For greater insight, convert your info into a chart or table.

    PowerPoint (Presentations application)

    Build and share rich and professional presentations, with engaging new features like narration and presentation broadcast. Then save, edit, and coauthor online. Reorder Objects enables you to easily reorder layers of text, photos, and graphics throughout your presentation.

    OneNote (Digital note-taking application)

    OneNote for Mac is available for free download. Keep all your notes, on all your devices, always up to date. Type, hand write, or sketch your notes. Clip links and webpages, insert photos and videos, embed tables, and attach files.

    OneDrive

    All OneDrive users receive free online storage with OneDrive. Upload your Office documents, photos, presentations and more and then access them from a Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, or other tablet or phone.

    Office Online

    Free Office Online sync with your OneDrive account, so when you're away from your Mac or PC you can access, view, edit, and share your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files from any Internet-connected device running a supported browser.

    What’s in the Box

    Alpha-numeric PIN and Product Key for downloading Microsoft Office for Mac

    Tech Specs

    Internet Access: Internet Access Required

    Media: Activation Code & Download Link

    System Requirements

    Operating System: Mac OS X v10.10 or later

    CPU: Intel processor

    Hard Drive: 6GB of available hard drive space

    RAM: 4GB of RAM

    Connection: Connection to a local network for installation

    Display: 1280 by 800 or higher display resolution

    Requirements Other: Certain online functionality requires a Microsoft account. Certain features require Internet access (fees may apply). Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require additional or advanced hardware or server connectivity.

    Manufacturer Information

    Part Number

    UPC or EAN No.: 889842150667

    Warranty

    Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple’s Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.

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    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Caution - this version has disabled features

      Customization features are disabled in this version. I have been using older versions for years. What is new - and this is not in the sales material on the Ap Customization features are disabled in this version. I have been using older versions for years. What is new - and this is not in the sales material on the Apple site, is that one must buy the yearly subscription version rather than the one payment and done version, to get full functionality. It is very difficult to even discover this when you have the software loaded - only when I looked in help did I find the "fine print" telling me my version is intentionally crippled. There are other issues as well, like difficult to read small gray on gray menu items etc. I want my money back.

      • Written by robert B from Hull

      767 of 798 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Caution - this version has disabled features

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      rough...

      Excel is terrible - even on a brand new 2016 MBP! keyboard shortcuts have changed/gone away, there's horrible lag when deleting rows or doing any kind of cell e Excel is terrible - even on a brand new 2016 MBP! keyboard shortcuts have changed/gone away, there's horrible lag when deleting rows or doing any kind of cell editing - Excel's giving me the rainbow wheel of death for the first time on this new machine. Weird attempts at smooth cursor movements within Excel make it feel infinitely less precise and snappy. Boo, Microsoft. Going back to Office 2011 til they make it better. Bummed I purchased it.

      • Written by Catherine F from Brooklyn

      539 of 586 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?rough...

    • 5.0 out of 5 stars

      Works Flawlessly

      I recently purchased the early 2015 MacBook Air computer. I purchased this Microsoft Office 2016 because for the last 7 years I have used Word and Excel on my M I recently purchased the early 2015 MacBook Air computer. I purchased this Microsoft Office 2016 because for the last 7 years I have used Word and Excel on my MacBook Pro and that is what I am accustomed to using. Before you purchase this item consider the following; 1. Your MacBook may already contain programs called Pages and Numbers that are highly similar to Microsoft Word and Excel. Therefore, you may not need to purchase this Microsoft Office package. If you have these programs in your computer, test them out to verify if they are sufficient for your needs. 2. You can easily view and modify any documents created with Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel in the Pages and Numbers Mac Programs that you have transferred over from another computer. 3. Be AWARE if a document is created in a Pages or Numbers program it CANNOT be viewed in a Microsoft Word or Excel program. In other words you can view a Microsoft Word/Excel document with using a Microsoft Word/Excel or Mac Pages/Numbers Program but you cannot view a Mac Program (Pages or Numbers) in a Microsoft Program (Word or Excel). I purchased this item because I have two computers that I use; one for solely business and the other is for personal and business. My personal and business computer is this MacBook Air and the business computer is a Sony Vaio. Because I could not view or modify any document created with with using Pages or Numbers with my MacBook Air on my Sony Viao I needed to purchase this Microsoft Office so the documents could be compatable and modified on either computer. The upload was easily and took less then 10 minutes. I have been finding no lag from a copy/paste/insert on Excel or Word as the other review had mentioned. Consider though that I have an Air and she documented having a Pro. In my situation, I have removed the Pages and Numbers from my MacBook Air tool bar because I will only ever need to use the Microsoft programs received with this Office package. I am very happy with my purchase. I hope this review has been helpful.

      • Written by Audra H from Fort Oglethorpe

      505 of 554 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Works Flawlessly

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      be aware before buying

      I downloaded Office for Mac Home & Student 2016. I upgraded from Office 2011 for Mac and decided that I could do with the 64 bit application. It runs alright I downloaded Office for Mac Home & Student 2016. I upgraded from Office 2011 for Mac and decided that I could do with the 64 bit application. It runs alright and seems faster and smoother... However, I cannot record a Macro to open two fave spreadsheets. These macros worked on Office 2011. I can record a Macro to open a New blank spreadsheet but not the ones I have created. I can also create a Macro to resize columns in excel, so that works but then I cannot save the macro in the Quick Access Toolbar with the name I want. Some of my research seems to indicate that if you have your stuff on OneDrive then it works, but I do not want that. I have found lots of 'would be answers' that don't fix the problem. Some have suggested there is an Apple Sandbox 'thing' interfering with Office doing its job... I can make this work and Pin my files to the Recent Files used option and that is a work around. The one good thing about this: that is a hard learning experience for me is: I first started using Microsoft Office in 1996 and at the end of the day... there may be more functionality but a word processor is still a word processor... Microsoft are great with the icons and buttons to just 'one press' does something rather then Control + ? At the end of all this I will not be in a hurry to ever update to the latest again. I spoke with Microsoft support about this; I have wasted enough of my own time on this and really need to move on. My advice = go to a store where a iMac/MacBook ?? has the latest version of Office installed and try some of the functions that your current version can do, before buying. I am on Version 16.15 (180709) as I post this and tried the update before posting...

      • Written by James P from Waterloo

      Is this review useful?be aware before buying

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      No Stars if I could

      No surprise here, but not only did Office for Mac fail to activate, but I spent NINE hours with Microsoft tech support, six on hold or waiting for a call back. No surprise here, but not only did Office for Mac fail to activate, but I spent NINE hours with Microsoft tech support, six on hold or waiting for a call back. When I finally did speak to a 'Tier 2' support person they said 'oh yes, there is a bug. We are working on that. Try logging back on in 48 hours." Will use my old version on my old computer. Willing to be part of a class action lawsuit. I lost 8 paid hours.

      • Written by Sharam H from Houston

      47 of 49 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?No Stars if I could

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Way harder than ever to install

      I should've respect people's review on this product. Should not purchase it. miss Microsoft 2011

      • Written by Chao Y from Chicago

      51 of 57 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Way harder than ever to install

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