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Previously, Office on the Mac has always been considered as an afterthought by Microsoft. However, Apple’s dumbing down of its own iWork suite coupled with changes to Microsoft’s top brass has left the company keen to exploit what it sees as a gap in the Mac market. As a result, the first new version of Office since the beginning of the decade has been given a real shot in the arm. Office 2016 is all about the cloud -- it’s tightly integrated into Microsoft’s OneDrive and SharePoint services, but you won’t be obliged to use either during preview testing. Of the five components, Outlook is based on the recent standalone release, while OneNote contains only one update of note: improved sharing capabilities. Both apps already showcase the modern Office look that has already been rolled out on other platforms -- including and -- and this look has now been extended to the core components: Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Office 2011 users will notice the ribbon has been updated along with the task pane to make features more immediate and visible.