Microsoft on October 1, 2024 released Office 2024 for Mac and Office 2024 for Windows.  There are 2 versions of the software Office Home 2024 at $149.99 which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for Windows or Mac.  Office Home and Business 2024 for $249.99 has all of the same programs with the addition of Outlook.

For businesses there is also Office 2024 LTSC (Long Term Servicing Channel) versions as well

Microsoft Office 2024 will be supported by Microsoft until October 9, 2029 (5 years from release).  Each version requires a Microsoft account to activate and install the software. The Office 2024 software versions are a one time purchase compared to the monthly subscription of Microsoft Office 365.

Each of the programs have accessibility improvements to find accessibility issues in documents, slideshows, workbooks and emails.  The most changes are found in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.  Excel has a text and array function, alongside a new IMAGE function that can download images from the web.  Excel can reference Dynamic Arrays in charts which can automatically update.  PowerPoint has a cameo feature allowing you to insert a live camera feed into your slides.  The PowerPoint recording studio feature includes recording narration, animations, transitions, and inking.  You can also add closed captioning or subtitles to videos and audio in slides.  Outlook 2024 includes improvements in it’s search to help you find all relevant results among your messages, attachments, contacts and calendar appointments.

Word, Excel and PowerPoint allow you to insert pictures from Android mobile devices.  Microsoft has also added support for ODF (OpenDocument Format) 1.4.

To see more about Office 2024 see – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/09/30/office-2024-for-consumers-available-october-1/ and what is new – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-new-in-office-2024-and-office-ltsc-2024-baadecbe-a8fc-4435-8cb8-70e93fd08b56 covers both Windows and macOS.