Among the innovations of Office 2019, the company mentions the support of handwriting in all applications, it’s about wireless cases for the digital pen, supporting the effects of tilt and pressure.
Also, Excel has more powerful tools for analyzing data like new formulas, diagrams and Power BI integration. PowerPoint adds sophisticated presentation features, such as Morph and Zoom effects.
Most of these features are new only for Office 2016 users, Office 365 ProPlus subscribers have been available for a long time.
Microsoft Office 2019 packs
- Microsoft Office 2019 Professional Plus
- Microsoft Access 2019
- Microsoft Excel 2019
- Microsoft OneNote 2019
- Microsoft Outlook 2019
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2019
- Microsoft Publisher 2019
- Microsoft Word 2019
- Skype for business 2019
- OneDrive for business
- OneDrive
- Microsoft Visio Professional 2019
- Microsoft Proect Professional 2019
Pros of Office 2019
- Perpetual Office license
- Enhanced graphics features, better support for digital pencils, morphing transitions in PowerPoint
- Funnel charts and improved pivot tables in Excel
- New view options in Word for concentrating on text
Cons of Office 2019
- Not cheap unless you get it through a corporate or educational site license
- No access to new features that will continue to be added to Office 365
- No real-time coauthoring as in Office 365
So, Microsoft Office remains the most powerful and flexible office suite money can buy, and the locally installed software version trumps even Microsoft's own Office 365 when it comes to stability and its one-time purchase model.