Microsoft finally moves Mac Office apps to 64-bit

Microsoft has released an early 64-bit version of Office 2016 for the Mac, giving adventurous users a chance to finally make the move off 32-bit, as their Windows colleagues have long done.

"The Mac Office team has been working on the transition and we're currently preparing to release the Office apps in full 64-bit," the Office for Mac team announced in an undated post to a company blog.

At the same time, Microsoft issued updates to the Office 2016 applications -- Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word -- to users registered with the Insider program, a preview deal that, like the Windows 10 Insider plan, lets Office users grab early builds. All Office 2016 for Mac users, not only those who subscribe to Office 365, may participate in the Insider program.

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