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Among the plethora of widely used Office versions such as Office 2003, 2007, and 2013, Office 2016 stands out as the latest and most comprehensive iteration that many users have downloaded and experienced. For those yet to experience and install Office 2016, here's a quick overview of 8 new features in Office 2016 shared by Mytour in the list below.
Top 8 Little-Known Features of Office 2016
1. Adding Current Date and Time in Word, Excel, PowerPoint 2016
Incorporating the date and time into Word 2016 is one of the intriguing features of Office 2016. Previously, users had to rely on shortcuts and third-party software to insert the date and time into Word, Excel, or PowerPoint 2016. However, Office 2016 now fully supports this functionality.
Navigate to the Search tab > Insert Date and Time
Select the desired date and time format according to the display language in the Available formats and Language section.
To enable automatic updating of the time, you can also click on the Update automatically option. Press OK to confirm.
The outcome after adding the current date and time in Office 2016.
2. New Theme Set for Office
Office 2016 features a set of sleek and stylish new themes. To activate these themes, start by clicking on File.
Click on Account Tab and customize two items: Office Background and Office Themes.
You can alter the Office Background, offering a plethora of aesthetically pleasing options.
Office Theme encompasses four vibrant themes for users to choose from, including Colorful, Dark Gray, Black, and White.
After switching to the dark interface, you'll see the layout as depicted below.
The outcome after switching Office Theme in Office 2016.
3. Addition of Numerous New Chart Types in Excel 2016
Office 2016 has introduced a plethora of new chart formats in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2016.
Inserting new charts in Word 2016.
4. Quick Parts
Quick Parts is a new feature in Office 2016 that allows users to quickly insert selected content or objects with just one click.
Highlight the desired content, then click Insert > Save Selection to Quick Part Gallery.
Enter the desired name to display in the Name field, and the description of the Quick Part in the Description section. Press OK to save.
Now, whenever you need to insert lengthy content and typing consumes a lot of time, you can utilize the QuickParts feature to insert that content again.
The outcome after using QuickParts.
5. Smart Search in Office 2016
Smart Search in Office 2016 enables you to search for multiple definitions and content within documents, or various other content.
Right-click on the content you want to search.
The search content will be displayed in the Smart Lookup panel on the right-hand side.
6. Easily Add Personal Copyrights in Word 2016
You can effortlessly add watermarks, copyright symbols in Word 2016.
Click on the Design tab > Watermark.
After clicking Watermark, you can choose from available copyright templates or click Custom Watermark to customize the copyright as desired.
7. Easily Import Data from the Web into Excel
If you have an Excel data table on the web and want to import it into Excel, it can be quite challenging with older Excel versions. However, in Excel 2016, users can seamlessly import data from the web into Excel.
Click on the Data tab > New Query > From Web
Enter the URL address of the webpage containing the table data you wish to import into Excel. Click OK to import the webpage.
You can view it as a table (Table View) or web format (Web View). You can also Edit and make additional adjustments.
Image after importing data from the web in Excel 2016.
8. Attach Files, Share on OneDrive
Attaching files and sharing them on OneDrive is a rather intriguing and powerful feature of Office 2016, allowing for greater interaction between the office suite and Microsoft's data storage service.
Click on File > Save as > OneDrive > Click on OneDrive - Personal.
Select the save location on Windows OneDrive.
With the compiled list of 8 lesser-known features in Office 2016 presented here, Mytour aims to provide readers with the most comprehensive overview of Microsoft's latest Office release.
Newly installed Office 2016 also requires supportive tools, with Unikey being one of the most commonly seen. Alongside Unikey, if you wish to have the Office interface displayed in Vietnamese, you can follow the guide to install Vietnamese language for Office 2016. In reality, you cannot directly install Vietnamese for Office 2016 but will need to download the Vietnamese language pack for Office to display Vietnamese in Office 2016.
After installing Office 2016, many people have understandable questions, such as whether Office 2010 can read Office 2016 files and if so, which supporting tools are needed. However, as an article introduced by Mytour, readers can fully read Office 2016 files on Office 2010 after installing Office 2016.
Wishing you successful exploration of Office 2016 and the most enjoyable experiences with this office suite.
