It’s why there’s nothing else like a Mac. MacOS is the operating system that powers every Mac. It lets you do things you simply can’t with other computers. That’s because it’s designed specifically for the hardware it runs on — and vice versa.

MacOS comes with an entire suite of beautifully designed apps. It works hand in hand with iCloud to keep photos, documents, and other stuff up to date on all your devices.

It makes your Mac work like magic with your iPhone. And it’s been built from the ground up with privacy and security in mind. Continuity All your devices.

One seamless experience. Your Mac works with your other Apple devices in ways no other computer can. If you get a call on your iPhone, you can take it on your Mac.

With Continuity Camera, you can use your iPhone to take a picture or scan a document nearby, and it will appear right on your Mac. When you copy text or an image from one device, you can paste it into another with standard copy and paste commands. You can even unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch. No password typing required. Built-in Apps Apps as powerful and elegant as your Mac.

Because they’re designed for it. With every Mac, you get a collection of powerful apps. They’re the same apps you use on your iPhone or iPad, so they’ll feel instantly familiar.

They all work with iCloud, so your schedule, contacts, and notes are always up to date everywhere. And because they’re native apps — not web apps in a browser — they take full advantage of the power of your Mac to deliver the fastest possible performance and more robust features. Surf the web on the fastest, most energy-efficient browser, 6 with built-in privacy features that keep you in control of your information. Map out new destinations from your desktop, with gorgeous 3D city views like Flyover, point-to-point directions, and comprehensive transit directions. Use Apple Pay to make purchases on the web in Safari with Touch ID on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

Paying takes just a touch and is quick, easy, and secure. And with Spotlight, instantly search your entire Mac or get results from the Internet in just a few keystrokes. ICloud All your stuff. On your Mac, and everywhere else you want it. Every Apple app uses iCloud — it’s the magic behind the seamless experience you have with all your Apple devices.

So you always have your photos, videos, documents, email, notes, contacts, calendars, and more on whatever device you’re using. And any file you store in iCloud Drive can be shared with friends, family, and colleagues just by sending them a link. ICloud Drive also lets you access files from your Mac desktop and Documents folder on any iOS device. It’s all done automatically. Just like that.

Technology Advanced to the core. MacOS features powerful core technologies engineered for the most important functions of your Mac. High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) introduces a modern standard for video compression, making movie files up to 40 percent smaller and 4K streaming video faster. 8 Metal 2 powers the graphics behind every pixel, making your gaming experience more visually breathtaking and fun. Create ML gives developers a faster and easier way to build machine learning into apps. And support for virtual reality lets developers create immersive worlds for you to step into. Apple Footer.

Spotlight suggestions are not available in all countries or regions. Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area.

Requires Apple Music subscription. Microsoft Windows is sold separately. Apple News is available in the U.S., UK, and Australia. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2018 on production 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and prerelease macOS Mojave running Safari 12. Systems tested with WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection while running on battery power, with display brightness set to 12 clicks from bottom or 75%. Not all features are available on all devices.

Performance will vary based on system configuration, application workload, and other factors. iCloud requires an iCloud-enabled device. Some features require iOS 12 and macOS Mojave. Some features require a Wi-Fi connection.

Some features are not available in all countries or regions. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices. A more powerful Mac will deliver better HEVC performance. The playback of 4K HEVC content requires a Mac with a sixth‑generation Intel Core processor or newer. Amount of disk space saved depends on specific video file and hardware used; actual results may vary.

FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime-enabled device for the caller and recipient and a Wi-Fi or Internet connection. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. Some features require an Apple ID, compatible hardware, and compatible Internet access or cellular network; additional fees and terms may apply. Some features require specific hardware and software. For more information, see “Feature Requirements“ at.

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I’m ready to switch from Apple Pages to Microsoft Word and hear that Microsoft just released an entirely new and updated Office 2016. What’s the easy way to upgrade? You’re correct that Microsoft has just released a completely new, completely redesigned version of its flagship product, Microsoft Office, for Mac systems.

In fact, it’s a cross-platform release and is new for Windows systems too, along with iPad, Android and Windows tablet support and a completely different way of working with OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage system (that competes with iCloud, Apple’s cloud storage system). The entire Microsoft Office 2016 suite for Mac includes Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Word and Outlook, though it sounds like you might only be looking for the word processor piece of that (Microsoft Word). Unlike previous years when it was priced at almost $500 for the entire suite of programs, Microsoft’s apparently rethought its pricing strategy too and you can get everything for $150 in the Home & Student download edition through, for example,.

We were lucky here at AskDaveTaylor in that Microsoft sent us along a license key for testing and review purposes. That’s my disclosure too, in case you’re wondering. 🙂 To get started with the download, you can log in to the after you’ve received your license key (either from Amazon, Microsoft.com, or from purchasing a license at the local retail store). It’ll look like this: If you look closely, you’ll see that mine shows “PC/Mac Installs Used: 0”. This is a big deal, actually, because for the first time I can remember, Microsoft is using the same license for either platform. With this license, I get five installs, whether I want to use them on Macs, Windows systems, iPads, or my Windows Phone is up to me.

Very nice improvement over the Mac license as completely separate from a Windows license. To proceed, I’ll click “Install ”. Look at that list of “Other Devices”. So impressive! But let’s stay focused on the Mac side. You can see that since I am already on a MacBook Pro, it’s default selected “Office 2016 for Mac” as the version to install.

A click on “Install” and it’ll download the Office Installer: I found this download to move pretty quickly, but depending on connectivity, it might take you a few minutes to get the entire package. Once downloaded, the installer should pop right up and start: If you’ve used the Mac for any length of time, you’re already familiar with this process. Let’s look at one thing, however: disk space required.

That’s shown on a subsequent screen: It’s slightly disappointing that there’s no way to pick and choose which of the Microsoft Office 2016 tools you want to install — in your case, perhaps just Word, in our case, everything but Outlook — but that’s something that can hopefully be tweaked after installation. Meanwhile, just notice the install takes up 6.78GB of space on your computer. Before you start the install, then, make sure you have that much disk space! A click on “Install”, a few additional clicks to accept a user license that you’re not going to read (we don’t!) and Hurray! Well, almost.

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Click “Close” and you’ll have Word 2016 launch, but with a few informational windows along the way, starting with this highlight of updated features and capabilities: Okay, sounds good! Click on “Get started ” to proceed and Office actually starts up: It really is smart to use this account because it makes it absolutely a no-brainer to have cloud-based backups of your documents, spreadsheets, presentations and related.

Once you’re signed in, there’s one more step: I picked Colorful – it’s very nice! – and, finally, a click on “Continue ” and Microsoft Word 2016 finally launches. Office 2016 installed. Mission accomplished. And boy is the interface a much overdue facelift and improvement, as you can see in this peek at a column I’m writing for the local newspaper in Microsoft Word 2016: Huge props to Microsoft for a very, very well done upgrade. Office 2016 feels like a completely new and very Mac-friendly application suite that might just replace Pages, Numbers, Keynote and the rest of the Apple office suite on our Mac systems here in the office. Not to mention on our Windows systems!