Installation
How do I get Office 2016 installed on my work computer?
Contact the Helpdesk. We will need to ask what plugins or other programs you use to ensure they are compatible with the upgrade.
Are there system requirements I should be aware of when installing Office 2016?
Yes, Office 2013 standalone applications, including Project and Visio, cannot run on the same device as Office 2016. For more info, see https://blogs.office.com/2015/10/01/your-top-questions-about-office-2016-answered/.
New Features
What are the advantages of upgrading to the new Office?
Several housekeeping and interface updates make 2016 more “user-friendly” than previous iterations. Additionally, users can now co-author and edit documents simultaneously, a feature that users may be familiar with in Google Docs.
What are the specific new features included in Office 2016?
A full list of new features can be found here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-New-and-Improved-in-Office-2016-95c8d81d-08ba-42c1-914f-bca4603e1426
Software and Version Compatibility
Can older versions of Word edit documents created in Word 2016? | Yes. Word 2010 and 2013 can modify .docx files created with Word 2016. |
What about collaboration with older versions of Office? | Yes. Microsoft claims that any document created in an Office version beyond 2007 can be edited by any version beyond 2007. |
Is the Adobe PDFMaker compatible with Office 2016? | Yes. However, make sure to update Acrobat before installing 2016. Acrobat Pro DC is required for compatibility with Office 2016. |
Is What’sBest compatible with Excel 2016? | Yes, What’sBest is compatible with all supported versions of Excel. |
Is Adobe Presenter compatible with Office 2016? | Yes. However, there are known issues with Office 2016 and older versions of Adobe Flash player and Presenter. Make sure to update your Adobe products. |
Will Macros created in older versions of Excel work with Excel 2016? | Possible incompatibilities. While the Excel Macros that we have tested for 3-PG and NVEL work, many faculty members use untested macros on their own computers. |
Is EndNote compatible with Office 2016? | Possible Incompatibilities. If EndNote is critical to your work, consider delaying your upgrade. Although Endnote is supported unofficially, there is a chance of incompatibility issues.
In our testing, the Cite While You Write feature did work in Word 2016 for Windows. EndNote X7 is not currently compatible with Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac. |
Is SigmaPlot compatible? | Possible incompatibilities. The helpdesk has tested an Excel 2016 file in SigmaPlot and it seems to work, however there are known issues with Office 2016 and SigmaPlot 13. |
Are Project 2013 and Visio 2013 compatible with Office 2016? | No. You need to upgrade to Project 2016 and Visio 2016. |
Is FVS compatible? | Yes. There is no official documentation, but we ran into no compatibility issues while testing. |
What happens for those who share/manage other users’ calendars if they are not using the same version of Outlook? | Visit this page for more information: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Share-an-Outlook-calendar-with-other-people-ce386fa9-04e3-43a2-8b08-a6b1ce9ca86d |
Will Macros created in older versions of Excel work with Excel 2016? | Possible incompatibilities. While the Excel Macros that we have tested for 3-PG and NVEL work, many faculty members use untested macros on their own computers. |
What happens for those who share/manager other users’ calendars if they are not using the same version of Outlook? | There should still be methods of sharing. Read the article below for more information. |
Potential Issues
What issues have come up since the release of Office 2016?
Office 2016 Problems and Solutions and Frequently Asked Questions:
Your top questions about Office 2016 answered:https://blogs.office.com/2015/10/01/your-top-questions-about-office-2016-answered/
iCloud for Windows is NOW compatible with Outlook 2016. Apple just released an update this December that fixed the issue:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204283