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Definition: Office 2016


The previous Office suite from Microsoft. Introduced in July 2015 for the Mac and in September for Windows, the more cloud-oriented Office 2016 lets users create and edit files directly in OneDrive.

Numerous enhancements were made including more collaborative features such as co-authoring, sharing and real-time typing. The Tell Me feature lets users type what they need help with, and Smart Lookup finds Bing results for highlighted terms. Office 2016 improved cross-platform integration, allowing you to easily switch between Windows, Android and Apple to create and edit documents. See Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office versions.