Microsoft Office apps now support Apple M1-powered MacBooks

Last month, Apple unveiled the much anticipated new MacBook Air, Pro, and Mac mini, which are powered by the proprietary M1 silicon processor.

There was apprehension among consumers and tech critics about the early compatibility of Microsoft Office and other popular application software with the new Apple M1-based laptops.

Now, American technology major Microsoft has announced that five of its Office applications now support the new Apple Mac PCs.

“We are excited to announce that starting today we are releasing new versions of many of our Microsoft 365 for Mac apps that run natively on Macs with M1. This means that now our core flagship Office apps—Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,