Date: Tuesday, February 2nd, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Danbury Hospital Robilotti Conference Center
Office 2016 is the latest version of Microsoft Office for Windows and Mac computers, replacing Office 2013 on Windows and Office 2011 on the Mac. Although there are still stand-alone versions of Office 2016: Home & Student, Home & Business, and Professional, these are limited to one PC or Mac computer. For multiple computers, pricing is more advantageous with an Office 365 subscription, available in various Home and Business plans.
Office Home & Student 2016 includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The Office 365 subscriptions add Outlook for e-mail, calendar, and contacts, and (on Windows) Publisher, and Access database applications. The subscriptions also come with 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage. You’ll need to be running at least Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).
Microsoft Office is now available on a wide variety of mobile devices: Windows tablets, Windows phone, iPhone, iPad, and Android tablets and phones. The core editing and viewing features are free on devices with screens of 10.1 inches or less. Otherwise, they require an Office 365 subscription.
The new Office is “built for teamwork” so you can collaborate with others on documents. If you have or plan to upgrade to Windows 10, Office 2016 has been specifically optimized for Windows 10, whether on a desktop, tablet, or Windows 10 Mobile phone.
Microsoft will also bring their latest hardware to show us, the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet which has an optional keyboard cover, and something called a Surface Book, which includes a real keyboard, but it can detach from the display. You’ll get a chance to see these in person and decide if they might be right for your needs.
DACS General Meetings are free and open to the public. Members and prior attendees are encouraged to extend invitations to anyone interested in this topic.
DACS general meetings are usually held at Danbury Hospital and again in February will be in the Robilotti Conference Center across the hall from the hospital auditorium. There is plenty of free parking in the guest parking garage adjacent to the auditorium. (See directions and parking information).