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· 7 Min. Lesezeit· Aktualisiert am 2026-03-25Office 2024 vs. Office 2021
Drei Jahre rückportierter Features trennen Office 2024 von Office 2021. Was wirklich neu ist und ob der Preisunterschied das Upgrade rechtfertigt.
- Office 2024
- Office 2021
- Vergleich
Was in 2024 neu ist
Vieles, was 2024 moderner wirken lässt, sind kleine Details: sauberere Menübänder, intelligenteres AutoSpeichern, weniger Dialoge. Die echten Gewinne liegen in Excel und Outlook.
- · Excel: dynamische Arrays, IMAGE()-Funktion, Regex in XLOOKUP, Python in Excel (Vorschau), schnelleres Öffnen von Dateien mit 1 Mio.+ Zeilen.
- · Outlook: neue Outlook-UI-Option, angeheftete Nachrichten, Snooze, zweizeilige Nachrichtenliste, Drag-to-Calendar.
- · Word: moderne Kommentare, Fokusmodus, natives Co-Authoring bei lokalen Dateien, neu gestalteter Barrierefreiheits-Checker.
- · PowerPoint: Designer-Vorschläge, Cameo (Webcam in Folien einbetten), Aufnahme mit Teleprompter.
- · Suite-übergreifend: verbesserter Dunkelmodus, Loop-Komponenten, optimierte Freihand-Eingabe.
| Bereich | Office 2021 | Office 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Support-Zeitraum | Bis Okt. 2026 | Bis Okt. 2029 |
| Dynamische Arrays | Teilweise | Vollständig |
| Neue Outlook-UI | — | Optional |
| Loop-Komponenten | — | ✓ |
| Barrierefreiheitsmenüband | — | ✓ |
| Python in Excel | — | Vorschau |
| Typischer Preis (Pro Plus) | €19,90 | €34,90 |
Kosten vs. Supportlaufzeit
Office 2021 erhält Sicherheitsupdates bis Oktober 2026 — zum Zeitpunkt dieses Artikels noch rund 5 Monate. Office 2024 wird bis Oktober 2029 unterstützt.
- Office 20215 months · bis Okt. 2026
- Office 202441 months · bis Okt. 2029
Häufige Fragen
- Können beide Versionen auf einem PC koexistieren?
- Offiziell nein — Installer einer Version deinstallieren die andere. Verwenden Sie das Office Deployment Tool mit Side-by-Side-Flags nur, wenn Sie die Risiken kennen.
- Sind .docx- und .xlsx-Dateien wechselseitig kompatibel?
- Ja. Das Dateiformat ist identisch. Features, die nur in 2024 vorhanden sind, werden in 2021 nicht dargestellt, die Daten bleiben jedoch erhalten.
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