Windows 10: Office 2016 Preview—update 2 now available

Did not happen for me. I had to reinstall again. Now I have 119 days.

 

Hmmm, noticed today that my Office 2016 Preview says there are updates available but when I click yes to download them in background, nothing happens. Yes, I know it's happening in the background, but I'm not new to this notion, but there's no process running in background! I've checked. Just doesn't seem interested in updating this week. I've done a quick-repair but no difference. Odd.

 

I just checked mine and it says up-to-date. When I went to check update history, I was taken to a web page in Edge, showing versions for Office 2013....sorry can't help you.

 

Yeah. I lol that the page takes us to Office 2013. Guess they don't have to tell us anything when it's a preview.

I figured it out. If I turn off metered connections under my wifi setting (I need it on as I have a internet cap during week) then it'll update ok. Must be a bug in the preview. I've sent description of issue in the feedback app as it should still download when metered connection on but only on demand.

 

Oh good - glad you figured that out. Yes it should download on demand, metered or not.

 

So what's new in this 2016 edition?
It looks pretty much the same at first glance. Except there's a share button up in the corner now....

 

Hi there

After installing RTM (Clean) I re-installed office 2016 again -- selected ENTER PRODUCT NUMBER for activation rather than Ms account -- now it expires after the FULL 120 days.

Use the key in the first post in the thread.

For IMAP you don't lose any email --for stuff saved locally just ensure you save the .pst file in your documents-->Outlook files before doing the clean install and copy back to your document folder again after installing Office 2016.

For POP3 save the .pst folder as described above. I actually can't see any value though in using POP3 when IMAP is available.

Office 2016 has much better Themes (I hate that HIDEOUS white in outlook 2013) and EXCEL / Powerpoint have some new features.

Outlook 2013 LOSES email too if you move it to user folders - Outlook 2016 much better all round - folders not hidden etc - but simply in documents-->outlook files.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Will Office be similar to the release of Windows in terms of getting free upgrades for certain situations?

 

Hi there

Currently if you uninstall and then re-install again and enter the serial nr from the web site the clock is re-set to 120 days again !!! - Use ENTER product number rather than logon (to Office 2016) with an Ms account when prompted for activation..

Move all emails etc to users-->documents-->outlook files-->outlook.pst before uninstalling. You can then re-import those again after setting up Outlook 2016 again.

"Cheeky" aren't I. !!!!

Cheers
jimbo

 

Awesome! Thanks for the heads up jimbo. *Cool

 

Question.
I have office 2013. When 2016 comes out, will I have to repurchase it if I want to get it?

 

Hi there

Probably you'll get a discount on an UPGRADE. For me I HATED Office 2013 --stuck with Office 2010 until the trial of 2016 came out which I'll probably get when it's released as a "purchasable" product. I have ZERO interest in Office 365 type of subscriptions.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Any remarks about Publisher 2016? 2013 was a disaster! It was so slow a turtle could make faster progress. I'm using 2010 right now.

 

Of course. No free upgrades with Office - that's Microsoft's money maker!

 

Never heard of an upgrade for Office and I go back to Office '97. I've used 2003, 2007, 2010 (which I went back to ) and 2013 (Publisher is a piece of crap in that edition). Fortunately, I don't have to pay for mine since I teach Office and use it for my computer clubs newsletter. The club supplies me with my copy.