As with previous versions which I have covered before, various packages are available for Macintosh and Windows PCs at different price points and features lists.

This short review just covers the new features in the ChemDraw Professional application, which forms just a part of the ChemOffice Suite. But of course you all want to know one thing: Does it support round-trip editing with Word? In a word – Yes ( but more on that later). The headline features of the new version of ChemDraw are new enhanced Hotkeys, HELM support, Document Tagging (metadata), and compatibility with the latest 64 bit Windows systems. I normally expect formal certification for new OS’s in a *.0.1, *.1 or *.2 release. Whilst I can’t foresee any reason why ChemDraw 17 wouldn’t run under High Sierra, it is not supported at this time. On Mac, this means Sierra, as High Sierra was only released last week. My test machine is a comparatively old kit and it has run perfectly well. I should point out again, as I have noted before, that when these new ChemDraw versions come out, they are checked and certified for compatibility with the latest, shipping version of the Windows and Mac operating systems. I’ve spent about a week with the new version of ChemDraw now and have to say that this is probably for me the biggest feature leap for the product since Scifinder integration. Test platform: ChemDraw Professional 17 (17.0.0.206), iMac 2011 8GB RAM, MacOS 10.12.6 Sierra Microsoft Office 2011, 2016 and the latest Apple Pages 6.3, Keynote 7.3.

Office update for mac 10.12.6