Users don’t have to choose anything because the same install or update process continues. Single downloadĪ single download/install works for both Intel based Macs and Apple M1 machines. Microsoft says the Universal apps “will run faster and take full advantage of the performance improvements on new Macs.”. Office Universal apps should use less power (i.e better battery life) on M1 devices, compared to Intel based Macs.

It’s good news for M1 Macbook users, it means their Microsoft 365 or Office 2019 software should run faster … perhaps even noticeably faster than before. In-depth help and money saving tips for everyone with an iPhone, iPad or Mac computer. Sign up for the free Office Watch for Apple newsletter. Apple calls these ‘two in one’ releases ‘Universal’ software.

Now Microsoft has updated Office for Mac so it runs faster on M1 Macs as well as the large base on Intel Mac’s. As we’ve explained, Microsoft 365/2019 for Mac can run on M1 chips however the existing Office for Mac software ran more slowly. There are a few ‘gotchas’ but support for Apple Silicon is almost complete.Īpple is moving away from Intel chips to their own ‘Apple Silicon’ hardware, starting with the M1 chip. Microsoft Office 3 for Mac (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) now work directly on the new M1 chip.

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