📚 Microsoft Prepares Office for Apple’s New Flagship MacBook Pro Feature

Microsoft has just shipped a new update to Office insiders in the Slow ring that includes support for Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro, thus preparing for the release of this feature in an upcoming cycle. Office 2016 for Mac version 15.31 comes with two different improvements, namely Office Insider on the iPhone and iPad, and the aforementioned Touch Bar support on the new MacBook Pro. It goes without saying that only the MacBook Pro is supported for this new feature since it’s the only one having the Touch Bar and Microsoft says that Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are all prepared to display the essential controls on the little display above the keyboard. How Office works with the Touch Bar Microsoft originally announced Touch Bar support for Office in late 2016, explaining that all its productivity apps would be updated to support this feature. In the case of Word, the Touch Bar will display controls to enter the Focus Mode, but also formatt... ...