It’s sort of a visual manifestation of the 80/20 rule (80% of people use 20% of an app’s features). The Touch Bar is there to surface what Microsoft assumes are your most often-used features. The limited screen real estate means you won’t find all the control you gain through the ribbon on Word or Excel, but that's kind of the point.

As expected, the Touch Bar's OLED screen adapts to the the specific app, but it also varies quite a bit within application tasks. On the beta version of the software I tried, I didn't have to do anything to activate Touch Bar controls.

Similarly, Touch Bar integration works just as you'd expect it to across the Office suite.

(opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) If you’ve ever used Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook on Windows or even on the web via Office 365, the macOS version will be instantly familiar. MacBook Pro with Touch Bar banned from bar exam in multiple statesįor those of you unfamiliar with Microsoft’s productivity suite on macOS, it’s just as powerful and smooth as it is on Microsoft’s Windows 10.

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