Otherwise, users can go to the Mac App Store and click on the Updates tab, or with Microsoft AutoUpdate, they can go to the Office app's Help menu and choose Check for Updates. Those who have automatic updates turned on will start receiving the updates for these apps for Microsoft 365 for Mac. Microsoft said that since the new Office apps are Universal, “they will continue to run great on Macs with Intel processors.” The apps have been redesigned to match the new look of macOS Big Sur. The Cupertino company has also announced changes to Outlook for Mac, allowing users to add their iCloud accounts to Outlook and keep it alongside other accounts.Īccording to a blog post by Microsoft, the company has released new versions of its core flagship Office apps, that includes Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word, will run faster and take full advantage of the performance improvements on new Mac machines – MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini.
The company said that these apps have also been redesigned to work with macOS Big Sur for more productivity.
As per an announcement by Microsoft, several apps, including Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word for Mac are now optimised for Apple Silicon.
Microsoft Office 365 apps for Mac are now getting updates that will bring improvements in their performance on new Mac machines with Apple's new M1 chip.
