OS X Yosemite’s Mail app is a Mac-crashing memory hog, but that might be good news for Microsoft — it appears from new leaked images that Redmond is readying a special version of Outlook built especially for the new Apple OS X. And Office probably won’t be far behind.
The images leaked on Chinese site cnBeta and show a new version of Outlook that boasts Yosemite’s simple, flat design language.
The user interface looks something like a mashup between the default OS X Mail app and Outlook for Windows. According to cnBeta, the new Outlook for Mac will bring better support for cloud documents, integration with Yosemite’s Notification Center, and assets to support the new 5K Retina iMacs.
Although cnBeta only has shots of Outlook to show, where Microsoft’s mail app goes, the rest of the Office suite follows. That means chances are pretty good Microsoft is already hard at work on similar versions of apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and so on.
The new Outlook also boasts a new icon design: an email, popping out of a door with the letter “O” on it. I actually really like it. I could see this icon design being extended with different colors, letters and document types to Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access.
Sadly, there’s no official word yet on when this new flavor of Office for Mac will appear. Fingers crossed it’s soon: My copy of Word for Mac is getting pretty rough around the edges.
Source: Cnbeta
Via: Redmond Pie
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6 responses to “Here’s our first look at Microsoft Office for Mac updated for OS X Yosemite”
Too late, after 2yrs of COMPLETE frustration trying to use Office on my MBP and paying an Office 365 Membership, I switched this month over to Google Apps for Work (paid), so much easier and no need to have memory hogging apps running all the time, just a few tabs…
If Outlook didn’t get iCloud syncing right it’s a no go. And for Word? I use Pages for years and have no problems anymore. Fast and compatible.
I think most Mac users have moved on from Office, just a handful of die hands who can’t live without Outlook, which still doesn’t sync with iCloud calendars. FFS, how hard can it be? Microsoft really know how to kill off customer interest.
Meh.
I find it physically impossible to get excited about a Microsoft product and have done for 15+ years.
The ‘new’ Outlook icon depicted is just a variation of the Outlook Webmail view introduced with Exchange 2013 –