So do the Mac versions of Office apps have all the functionality of their PC counterparts? The honest answer is 'almost'. Version parity: do you still have all your favourite PC tools? There's also support for Retina resolution displays, so you won't have to put up with icons seeming impossibly tiny. The unpopular Toolkit floating pane has been replaced by a fixed menu that feels much more in line with the UI of existing Apple applications and, most importantly as far as we're concerned, replaces Word for Mac's clunky Inspector with an intuitive Style pane.

However, this iteration of Office also supports gesture controls like pinch to zoom, meaning it feels much more natural to navigate through apps using your Mac's trackpad. Word and PowerPoint also support Mac and Windows keyboard shortcuts for common actions like saving, so you can rely on muscle memory for those tasks. The latest version of Office for Mac is notable for having been redesigned to be more in line with Office for iPad and its Windows counterpart, meaning navigating apps and using the Ribbon menu is a virtually identical experience on all platforms – perfect if you're moving from PC to Mac and need a shallow learning curve. Will Outlook work on a Mac? Are you about to lose all your spreadsheets? Are the Mac versions of these things actually any good? With Office for Mac 2016 the answer, thankfully, is yes. This makes sense – it sidesteps any compatibility issues and no one has to remember to export to the right file type before sending something to a colleague – but it's also sent a ripple of fear through many an office. While we have nothing but love in our hearts for iWork, we realise that some organisations are always going to want everyone to be working on Office.

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