Overall, I found the new interface pleasant and easier to use than in older versions of Excel.Įxcel includes the Smart Lookup feature found in other Office apps. Colored tabs are now colored with a thin bar, instead of a gradated fill on the entire tab, making it easier to read tab names.
Workbooks with multiple tabs get a much cleaner tab bar, losing the fake 3D appearance. You can choose from a colored header (new in 2016) or the usual gray header from previous releases. When you launch Excel 2016, you’ll be greeted by Excel’s clean new appearance.
(As with the other apps, you can only presently get Excel 2016 if you’re an Office 365 subscriber.) You can read more about these features in the above-mentioned reviews they work just the same way in the new Excel. Much of what you’ll read about in those apps applies to Excel 2016 for Mac, too: Mac-specific features like multi-touch gestures, full screen support, Retina graphics, a cleaned-up and easily-hidden ribbon, a fixed task pane that replaces floating palettes for formatting, integrated support for OneDrive, and excellent cross-platform file compatibility. So if you haven’t yet, check out the reviews of Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. One of the advantages of doing the last Office 2016 product review is that I can leverage work others have done to save you, the reader, some redundant explanation.
