

These make it much easier to work with lists. One of the main innovations is the introduction of the dark mode. This is easy on the eyes when you work in a dark environment. The normal display of the Office programs, in which many areas appear in white color, strains the eyes in poor lighting conditions. For this reason, the background colors are exchanged in dark mode. In addition, there is an adjustment of the color in some areas so that you can still see all the details clearly.Īnother important innovation is dynamic arrays in Excel. However, the new Office programs offer some new features that will make your work easier. The differences to the previous versions will, therefore, only be minor. It should be anticipated that Office 2021 will not bring any pervasive innovations. General improvements in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.Other new features coming in Office 2021 include: You will also be able to record a slide show with narration in PowerPoint. XLOOKUP in Excel - which should make it easier to search in Excel documents.


The first time that Word, PowerPoint, and Excel were available as part of a subscription was also the first time. Microsoft took its productivity software to a new level with the 2011 release of Office 365. One payment for the ongoing use of the software without annual payments (aka subscriptions).

This is what Microsoft refers to as a "perpetual license" version. Office 2021 will be the next version for small businesses and consumers of Microsoft Office.
