Microsoft has announced that Office for Windows 11's next version will be 64-bit Arm. This will allow for better performance when working with large documents or those with lots of pictures. It also supports 64-bit add ins. Office Insiders have access to the beta version of Office.Microsoft also announced a redesign for Office. You can see it above and below. It will be available regardless of whether you are running Windows 11 Preview or Windows 10 and it has a similar design. Office will adapt to your Windows light/dark mode so that you don't have to open a document at night.Microsoft has not shied away talking about Arm with Windows 11! Microsoft has not shied away from talking about Arm with Windows 11. It is likely that Arm users will find native apps more efficient than emulation and offer better performance.However, it is a bit awkward that it took so much time for a 64-bit Arm edition of Office to arrive on Windows M1 Macs. The native version arrived late last year. Microsoft also mentions that some features have not yet been added to the Arm version. However, this is to be expected considering that it's currently in beta.To be able to test 64-bit Office on an Arm Windows machine, users must also be enrolled in the Office Insider Program. Before installing the beta version of Office, they will need to remove any 32-bit Office versions that they have already installed. You should be able turn on the redesign from the Coming Soon pane of Word, Excel PowerPoint, PowerPoint or OneNote if you are running Office beta on Windows 10 or 11.
