The new Outlook for Mac has been redesigned that matches the new look of macOS Big Sur.

Other changes coming to Office apps on Mac: We will start to roll this out using the new Outlook for Mac in the coming weeks. This will enable you to organize work and personal emails, contacts, and calendars together in one app so it is easier for you to stay connected to what matters. Today we are pleased to announce support for iCloud accounts in the new Outlook for Mac. So, thank you to each and every one of you who have shared your experiences with us.

We continue to learn how customers want to use our products through continued feedback. Microsoft says this feature will start rolling out today: This means you can now add your Apple iCloud account to Outlook and keep it alongside your other accounts. Microsoft is also making a notable change to Outlook for Mac today, bringing support for iCloud accounts for the first time. This means that now our core flagship Office apps-Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote-will run faster and take full advantage of the performance improvements on new Macs, making you even more productive on the latest MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. We are excited to announce that starting today we are releasing new versions of many of our Microsoft 365 for Mac apps that run natively on Macs with M1. The Office apps are Universal, which means they also continue to run with the latest updates and features on Intel Macs as well. Microsoft says users should notice major performance improvements when using the Office apps on M1 Macs. The apps have also been redesigned with macOS Big Sur in mind, and more. With updates rolling out today, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for the Mac are all now optimized for Apple Silicon. It goes on to add, among other things, that support for Office 2016 was meant to be for only five years and these are going to run out in less than two months and a half from now.Microsoft has made a variety of major announcements for Office 365 users on the Mac. In fact, most online help content will be retired.“ No further updates to support content will be provided.You’ll no longer receive phone or chat technical support.

Security updates are what help protect your Mac from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. You’ll no longer receive security updates.You’ll no longer receive Office 2016 for Mac software updates from Microsoft Update.But here’s what the end of support means for you: Rest assured that all your Office 2016 apps will continue to function-they won’t disappear from your Mac, nor will you lose any data. “ Support for Office 2016 for Mac will end on October 13, 2020.

(Curiously, it is the same day as the EOL of Office 2010 for Windows.) More about the EOL of Office 2016 for Mac here:

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