Microsoft Office for Mac has been updated and is now 100% compatible with Apple Silicon processors out of the box.
When working with text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and other file types, the most used software on Windows and macOS is usually Microsoft Office. This set of tools integrates applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access or OneNote that make these tasks much easier, and therefore many companies also use it.
However, despite the fact that it has been more than a year since Apple released the first computers with its ARM processors, including the M1 chip, still 100% of the Microsoft Office suite was not compatible with this architecture. Excel, the most widely used program for creating and editing spreadsheets, did not yet work natively with Apple Silicon processors
Microsoft Excel is already natively compatible with Apple Silicon chips
Until now, Microsoft Excel used the Rosetta 2 engine to run on Macs with Apple Silicon processors., which gives it somewhat reduced performance. However, in the Microsoft release notes for the latest Office for Mac update, it is confirmed that Excel now supports Apple Silicon processors
“Excel is fully compatible with devices with an Apple Silicon processor– The Excel renderer for Mac now natively supports Apple Silicon processors. If you previously used the Rosetta emulator to run Excel, now you can disable it and run Excel natively on your devices.
So whether you have one of the Macs with an M1 chip or a Mac with an Intel processor, you can upgrade Microsoft Office to take advantage of all new features, including native Excel support with Apple Silicon. The new version of Office for Mac is available to users who have purchased a Microsoft 365 subscription, or Office 2019 for Mac, Office LTSC 2021 for Mac, or the latest Office 2021 for Mac suite.
The update in question is quite simple, and this can be done through the Microsoft AutoUpdate application which you will find in the applications folder on your Mac, or by going to the Help section of the menu bar of one of the Microsoft Office applications, such as Word or Excel.
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