MS Office 2021: What You Need To Know:
Microsoft's Office 2021 will be released on October 5, 2019. This new version of Microsoft's most popular office suite is available as a standalone edition for those who do not want to subscribe to Office 2021. www.office.com/setup
Here are the facts about Microsoft Office 2021.
Two Versions
MS Office 2021 will be available in two versions: Home and Student 2021 will retail for $149.99 and Home and Business 2021 will retail at $249.99. The Home and Student 2021 versions will include Word, Excel PowerPoint, OneNote and Microsoft Teams. They are available for Mac and PC. Home and Business 2021 includes all the features of Student 2021, and you can use Office to run your business.
Improved and New Features
MS Office 2021 will include some of the same collaboration features that are available in the subscription-based Microsoft 365 edition, including real-time coauthoring, OneDrive support and integration with Microsoft Teams.
The ribbon at the top of the UI will also change. To match the aesthetic improvements to Windows 11, the corners have been rounded. A neutral color palette was also introduced.
Excel, PowerPoint and Word all have new features that may prove to be very useful. These new features are available for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Here's a breakdown:
Excel New Features
Excel has a few new features that can be very helpful for those who are not familiar with Excel.
- Using the XLOOKUP function, it is quick and easy for you to find data in any table or range within any spreadsheet.
- Dynamic array support refers to the use dynamic arrays (values within formulas of varying sizes)
- The LET function lets you assign names to any calculated outcome.
- The XMATCH function allows you to search for specific items within an array of cells or ranges of cells and returns their relative positions.
- Version 1.3 supports the ODF (OpenDocument), a popular alternative document format.
- The Draw Tab has been upgraded
- Diverse performance improvements
New Powerpoint Features
PowerPoint also has a variety of new features to improve its functionality. Here are the new features in PowerPoint
- Record slideshows with the new Record Slide Show option. This feature allows presenter video and ink recording.
- PowerPoint allows you to replay the drawing process and allow you to repay ink strokes.
- Ability to arrange elements in slides so that they are optimized for screen readers.
- OpenDocument (ODF), a popular alternative format, is supported in its 1.3 version.
- Also, the Draw tab has been updated.
- Diverse performance enhancements have been also integrated.
New Word Features
Word has some updates, but not as many as PowerPoint and Excel. These are the new features in Word:
- OpenDocument (ODF version 1.3) support added
- The Draw Tab has been updated
- Diverse performance improvements
Conclusion
MS Office 2021 is a welcome update to its predecessor. These two versions offer great alternatives to Microsoft 365 subscriptions for the MS Office 2021 suite. You now know the details of Office 2021. Grab your copy starting October 5th.