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Feature: 10 Microsoft Office 2016 features<br />
8<br />
One-click Forecasting<br />
Excel ninjas will appreciate<br />
the ability to create a forecast from<br />
available data. This new capability<br />
is embedded within Excel’s charts<br />
feature, making it easy to derive quick<br />
and dirty projections with the click of<br />
a mouse. Microsoft says the feature<br />
uses the industry standard Exponential<br />
Smoothing (ETS) algorithm to give<br />
reliable forecasting data. For employers,<br />
insisting that staffers use this feature<br />
could help cut down on shenanigans in<br />
which forecasts gets too ‘creative’.<br />
9<br />
Skype integration<br />
One of the tighter integration<br />
that Office 2016 offers is how the<br />
various desktop apps now let users<br />
jump into a Skype call from within<br />
Word of Excel. Tap into the various<br />
capabilities in Skype such as Instant<br />
Messaging (IM), voice or video calls, as<br />
well as screen sharing without having<br />
to break out of your current workflow<br />
or to launch the Skype client.<br />
10<br />
Stronger cross-device support<br />
Finally, there is no question that Office<br />
2016 represents a key step forward a new<br />
world of cross-platform support with tighter<br />
integration across both platforms and apps than<br />
before. Importantly, there is no feeling that any<br />
of these Office apps are abandoned or even ‘left<br />
behind’ in terms of the development curve.<br />
Of course, many of the capabilities<br />
highlighted here do require a subscription<br />
to Office 365 to either use, or to derive the<br />
maximum benefit from. There is no question<br />
that the new productivity and collaboration<br />
enhancements are real though, which is as good<br />
an argument as any to consider Office 365. J<br />
February 2016 www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features 101
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