Release Notes for Office Insiders

This article contains release notes for Insider builds of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Project for Windows desktop. Every week, we’ll highlight interesting new features, important fixes, and any significant issues we want you to know about. Note that we often roll out features (and sometimes even fixes) to Insiders over a period of time. This allows us to ensure that things are working smoothly before releasing the feature to a wider audience. So, if you don’t see something described below, don’t worry you’ll get it eventually.

Release notes are posted weekly and may be a compilation of multiple builds.
The release notes publication date may not match the actual build release date.
Microsoft Teams on existing installations of Office 365 ProPlus – Beginning in late June, Microsoft Teams will be included in existing installations of Office 365 ProPlus (and Office 365 Business) upon updates of these installations. The date when Teams will be added depends on which update channel you’re using. Please refer to Deploy Microsoft Teams with Office 365 ProPlus for additional information.

Version 2003: March 06

Version 2003 (Build 12624.20086)

Resolved issues

Outlook

Fixed an issue where creating a rule with Outlook Web Access did not persist to the Exchange server and resulted in a conflict.
Fixed an issue with Outlook in dark mode would not display the drop down list in the ‘From:’ field.
Addresses an issue that caused users to be unable to attach a file to their mail message via the file explorer when that file was open in another application.

PowerPoint

Fixed an issue where the recommended thumbnails flash when hovering your mouse over the thumbnails. In some cases this could cause PowerPoint to crash.

Office Suite

Fixed an issue Word/Excel/PowerPoint where the User Principal Name (UPN) is no longer case sensitive resulting in less failures when working with files on SharePoint.

Fixed a cosmetic issue where the ‘OK’ button on the File Options dialog was being displayed as grayed out but functionality was not impacted.

Version 2003: February 28

Version 2003 (Build 12619.20002)

Feature updates

Outlook

Incident Notification for IT Admins: Microsoft 365 tenant global administrators and Office Apps Administrators will be notified about Outlook and O365 Exchange incidents affecting their users with a new right-side panel notification in Outlook for Windows.

PowerPoint

Improved ink to shape diagramming experience: Draw better diagrams and have it convert so office object you can manipulate Learn more

Resolved issues

Excel

Outlook

Addresses an issue that caused the “Last Modified” date on a file to be updated when adding an attachment to a mail or saving an attachment from a mail by dragging and dropping it (as opposed to via a menu).

Fixed an issue that when tabbing through a comment card, the focus on the comment edit box would not be visible.

Inserting a control (such as a Text Content Control) in an equation then saving and opening the file results in an un-readable content error.

Fixed an issue where saving a previously password protected file to a cloud storage would not work.

Office Suite

Fixes an issue when multiple documents are open in Word/Excel/PowerPoint from the same SharePoint library, only the first document opened will be scanned for Policy compliance.

Version 2003: February 21

Version 2003 (Build 12615.20000)

Feature updates

Office Suite

Pick the perfect color: Use hex color codes to choose exactly the color you want for your font, text highlight, and more.

Resolved issues

Excel

Fixed an issue that users may have experienced when renaming pivot table measures.
Fixed a performance issue that users may have experienced when using a VBA macro to clear the contents of a range.
Fixed an issue that caused the UI to flash when users executed a macro that interacted with the ribbon.
Fixed an issue where CSV files were loaded incorrectly when the first word in the file was TABLE.
Fixed an issue where users may have experienced crashes when switching between two workbooks that had different zoom levels.

Outlook

Addressed an issue that caused users to be unable to open public folder messages when Outlook was left running overnight.
Fixed a race condition where the ‘Allow’ and ‘Deny’ buttons on the permissions page are disabled during the authentication workflow of adding a Gmail account.
Addressed an issue that caused Outlook to unexpectedly generate logging output in some scenarios, even when logging was turned off.

Fixed an issue where comment cards don’t always get highlighted when a mouse pointer hovers over the comment card.
During an active document co-authoring session, adding an image directly in to a comment card may result in the addition of a tag. This issue has been fixed.

Office Suite

When using Multichoice/Lookup/Managed-metadata properties with Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents and saving to a SharePoint Document Library, these properties were previously limited to 255 characters. When these properties exceeded 255 characters, such documents could not be saved. With this change, this limit has been increased to 2048 characters.

Version 2003: February 14

Version 2003 (Build 12607.20000)

Feature updates

Outlook

New experience for captive wifi networks: Have you ever joined a wifi network that required a web page to sign in with? Outlook now detects this and helps you get connected.

Find Ink Editor in your drawing toolbox: Select Draw and then choose the Ink Editor pen to edit your document with your finger or a digital pen. Learn more

Office Suite

Resolved issues

Outlook

Addressed an issue that caused users to lose access to the “Free Busy Options” calendar permissions dialog.

Fixed an issue that may result in the alert: “Sorry we’re having trouble opening this item” when opening some recurring meeting instances sent from a different time zone.

Addressed an issue that could cause users to be unable to reopen a .msg file after dragging and dropping an attachment from that message.

Fixed an issue where after uploading a file attachment from Outlook to OneDrive could result in the file name being changed if the attachment’s name contained parenthesis.

PowerPoint

Fixed an issue that could result in a failure to save a document in PowerPoint or Word containing an Excel chart.

Version 2002: February 07

Version 2002 (Build 12527.20040)

Feature updates

Access

Be more productive working in Query Designer, SQL view, and the Relationships window: Right-click a table to open, design, size, and hide it. Search and replace text in SQL View. Select multiple tables in the Relationships window.

Resolved issues

Access

This update fixes an issue where using an ADODB. Recorder object in VB code may incorrectly report an error.

This update fixes an issue that can cause Microsoft Access to fail to identify an Identity Column in a linked SQL Server table, which can cause rows to be reported as deleted incorrectly.

Excel

Outlook

Fixed an issue where scrolling in calendar with month view, fails to show previous calendar events.

Addresses an issue that caused users to experience a crash when viewing more than 30 calendars in a Citrix environment.

PowerPoint

Fixed an issue where after closing a file, PowerPoint does not immediately remove it from the Presentations collection if there are any event handlers running. Hence the number of open presentations reported by the object model is incorrect, and shutdown of PowerPoint is prevented.

Fixed an issue with highlighter : White texts with dark highlighter colors are printed as black in Grayscale.

Updating and scrolling through a table of contents may sometimes display a gray area over the document.

Fixed an issue where if a document is being coauthored, the draft version of a root comment may not be preserved.

Fixed an issue where going back and forth between comment cards would sometimes display the initially selected comment with a selection highlight.

Fixed an issue where using ‘Browse’ to save a file did not work if a comment was written but not posted and the user tried to save the file.

With SlideTrack enabled and the comments pane closed, Ctrl+Alt+M may not open the comments pane.

Fixed an issue when adding @mention in a table could generate the error message: ‘A table in this document has become corrupted’.

Office Suite

Resolves an issue that may have caused Norway Nynorsk (nn-no) proofing tools package to be installed incorrectly.

Version 2002: January 31

Version 2002 (Build 12513.20010)

Feature updates

Excel

Read and reply on the fly: Respond to comments and mentions right from email without opening the workbook.

DataВ ProfilingВ inВ QueryВ Editor: Get-a-glance analysisВ ofВ theВ dataВ inВ yourВ columns,В identifyВ errorВ andВ emptyВ values, seeВ distributionВ histogramsВ andВ more.

Resolved issues

Outlook

Fixed an issue where emails expiring based on a retention policy would display two labels. One showing that the mail will expire in one day and another displaying that it will expire in two days.

Fixed an issue where comment hint was not visible in read mode with “Inverse” page color.

Fixed an issue where italics formatting is lost after editing a comment, italicizing the text and then posting it.

Fixed an issue where comment commands (Edit comment, Reply to comment, Delete comment, Resolve comment) in the comments context menu were not being displayed.

Version 2002: January 17

Version 2002 (Build 12508.20000)

Feature updates

Mention & comment notification emails now contain previews: Email notifications for mentions & comments will now include previews of the comment text and context for what it is referring to.

Resolved issues

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Fixed an issue where Ink may not render completely or get skipped when used in a PowerPoint ink animations.

Version 2001: January 10

Version 2001 (Build 12430.20000)

Feature updates

Excel

Save shapes as pictures: In just a few clicks, save a shape, icon, or other object as a picture file so you can reuse it elsewhere. Learn more

Outlook

User can now save objects in Word/Excel/Outlook as a picture for Windows.: With the ability already seen in PowerPoint, users can now save objects in Word, Excel and Outlook as a picture. Objects include shapes, icons, pictures, and more! This can be accessed through the right-click menu.

Easily select ink in Word by drawing a shape around it.: The Lasso tool on the Draw tab helps you select objects drawn with ink. Select individual strokes, or whole words. It’s handy when you have lots of ink and you only want to work with some of it. Learn more

Save shapes as pictures: In just a few clicks, save a shape, icon, or other object as a picture file so you can reuse it elsewhere. Learn more

Resolved issues

OneNote

In a large set of comments, deleting a comment near the end of the list of comments may result in the pane scrolling all the way to the top.

Version 2001: January 03

Version 2001 (Build 12425.20000)

Resolved issues

Excel

Some border lines may not print as expected on A4 size paper.
Adding an image to the header/footer of a chart object on a sheet using VBA may result in an error.
When formatting a chart axis, the interval between labels was limited to 255.
Fixed an issue where an error would occur trying to refresh an XML query in which the URL to the datasource was being truncated.
Workbook Statistics would report a macro count from all open workbooks, including the personal macro workbook.

Outlook

Switching folders may result in a brief white ‘flash’ in the mail list / mail preview. This behavior was more pronounced in dark mode.

PowerPoint

Fixed an Object Model issue where calling Shape.Paste method would result in the pasted shape receiving focus.В
Improved a copy-paste scenario:В Progamatically copying a shape from a PowerPoint slide and pasting it to another slide in a loop could fail with an exception error.В
Animation in the section headers of slides would not render properly after collapsing and expanding section headers.

Project

Fixed an issue where text wrapping wasn’t working in the task and resource usage views.
Fixed an issue where if a resource has more than one cost rate, cost value on assignments may not be correct.

Inserting a control (such as a Text Content Control) in an equation, then saving and opening the file would result in an un-readable content error.
When co-authoring, adding a comment using Word online may not appear in Word desktop.

Office Suite

Removed showing an erroneous expiry date of the valid license when trying to change license with only one license.

Version 2001: December 13

Version 2001 (Build 12410.20000)

Feature updates

Outlook

Drag email to a group you own: Move and copy messages and conversations by dragging them from your inbox. Messages you drag will be shared with all group members.

Resolved issues

Access

Executing a union query that references linked ODBC table(s) and contains an Order By clause crashes 64 bit Access.
Summing of data from union queries in Access (O365) may result in truncation of decimal data.
COM Interfaces for ACE are not exposed for use outside of Office applications.

Excel

Inserting a 3D model (animated or static) and trying to ‘Save as Picture’ doesn’t work.
The shortkey (Alt+Ctrl + 7/8) to launch feedback from backstage is in conflict with AZERTY keyboards (Alt-Gr + 7/8). Impact: users may not be able to use some characters such as: ”.

Outlook

Addresses an issue that caused email to be sent to the wrong address for the recipient.
Addresses an issue that caused Outlook to incorrectly allow users with “read” access to a mailbox to change the read/unread state of a message.
The revocation of the security certificate on the web site is not re-producible by Product Support. Logging needs to be added to help root cause the issue.
Addresses an issue that caused users to see synchronization failures.

PowerPoint

Project

Task work is not calculated in Summary roll-up for manually scheduled child tasks.
Project VBA Code invoked from a Ribbon button may not work when trying to save server-based Projects.
Unless Project is already running, opening Project files from a SharePoint document library displays an error and the file will not open.

Saving existing files may not work.
Using arrow keys in the Spelling and Grammar editor window may result in intermittent flickering.
When resolving a follow-up, associated comments may not convert to point comments.
Inserting a 3D model (animated or static) and trying to ‘Save as Picture’ doesn’t work.

Office Suite

Fixed an issue where Office update messages appear in a different language than expected. Going forward, Office update messages will correctly match the Windows display language.

Version 1912: December 06

Version 1912 (Build 12325.20012)

Feature updates

Outlook

Advanced group email settings: This feature helps groups users to customize which emails or events to receive/follow in their inbox.

Groups Naming policy: A group naming policy enables the IT admin to standardize and manage the names of groups created by users in the organization. The admin can require a specific prefix and suffix be added to the name for a group when it’s created, and can block specific words from being used. This helps minimize the use of inappropriate words in group names as well as IT manage the representation of groups in their directory. Naming Policy also helps organizations that deploy team sites to categorize them based on department.

Office Suite

Tabbed Panes: Now you can switch between multiple panes using a tab UI on the right hand side of the app. The UI will only be visible when you have 2+ panes open.

Resolved issues

Excel

Users may encounter an error when saving changes while using some non-English character sets.
Users may encounter an error when accessing a hidden named range.
Disabling hardware graphics acceleration with 4K resolution may result in delayed rendering of cells when scrolling around.
Clearing a long formula that overlaps a cell boundary may still display across the cell boundary.
Resolved an issue with ribbon customization not loading when opening embedded workbook.
Margin dropdown menu may not render correctly.

OneNote

Outlook

Retention policy labels may display the retention time period in parenthesis.
Blank spaces may appear in Contact cards with Japanese language pack.
Images inserted inline to Outlook e-mail messages can sometimes get resized.

PowerPoint

If a user has two (or more) different videos on a slide in a cloud file, the video images are rendered correctly, but when the user clicks on each one to play, the video content is the same.
In some cases, scrolling with touch devices will not work.
Margin dropdown menu may not render correctly.
Safelinks from one Office application to another may not launch the linked application.

Project

Project may crash when you use the Compare Projects feature.
If you are in Dark mode, when you go to the task inspector panel on a task with an over allocated resource, you are unable to read the table.
Setting effort on tasks that have no assignments are rounded to 1 day.

Saving a file after doing a mail merge may not work under certain conditions.
Building blocks organizer may display an invalid alert: “You have modified styles, building blocks”.
Comment pane sometimes gets reloaded when using copy/paste.
Comments are sometimes not pasted in the correct order.
Applying a template consisting of a multi-level list with custom styles to existing documents may not preserve the style under certain conditions.
Resizing a split screen border may introduce an additional split screen.
Margin dropdown menu may not render correctly.
At-mentioning a user in a comment card may show JSON.
Safelinks from one Office application to another may not launch the linked application.

Office Suite

For Japanese based products, account user first name, last name may appear in incorrect order.
Hovering a mouse pointer over comments may display a textbox outline around the comment.

Version 1912: November 15

Version 1912 (Build 12307.20000)

Feature updates

Insights Services

Natural Language Queries in Ideas in Excel: Excel Ideas’s new capability to ask a natural language question about your data.

Resolved issues

Excel

Text to Column functionality may fail for some localizations.
Editing dynamic array formulas within a cell may result in text being aligned outside of the boundary of the cell.

Outlook

Added the ability to enforce S/MIME configuration via group policy.
Embedded images may appear smaller than expected.

PowerPoint

Project

Users may experience an error regarding licensing.
The Today button in the date picker may sometimes set the incorrect date.

Right-clicking can sometimes not result in selecting the whole word.
The cursor may remain active within an object after converting to a suggested format.
Images in messages may be incorrectly scaled in some scenarios.
Some themes may make it difficult to determine which comment is selected.
Selecting a comment hint should now show the modern comments pane when hidden in pane switcher.

Office Suite

Version 1912: November 08

Version 1912 (Build 12231.20000)

Feature updates

User Lifecycle

Experience improvements for AFO activation: Updates to the screens customers see when activating Office that comes bundled with their new PC.

New and improved online video experience in Word: New and more secure online video experience to help you insert new videos and play existing videos in Word.

Resolved issues

Outlook

Office Suite

Version 1911: November 01

Version 1911 (Build 12228.20020)

Feature updates

Excel

Bring the context along with your SVG objects!: Now you can retain the text in maps, chart and other SVG vectors when converting these objects in Office.

See Your Pen Options When You Pick Up Your Surface Pen: When you first pick up your Surface Pen in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, the Draw tab will be activated to make selecting your pen colors easy.

PowerPoint

Bring the context along with your SVG objects!: Now you can retain the text in maps, chart and other SVG vectors when converting these objects in Office.

Visio

Make polished Visio diagrams in Excel: Quickly and easily visualize your data into polished Visio diagrams within Excel. Learn more.

Coauthoring improvements: Improved the coauthoring experience by making it more likely that content changes will be received by others in real time.

Others see your changes quickly: Co-authoring improvements mean your collaborators can see your changes faster than ever before.

Resolved issues

Excel

Resolved an issue where Excel may crash when editing a protected file from an untrusted network share.
Resolved an issue where deleting sheets containing sparklines referencing data on another sheet could cause the file to be identified as corrupted when re-opened.
Resolved an Issue where you may get incorrect results when converting report filters along with the rest of the PivotTable for queries to SQL tabular servers.
Using Narrator and Magnifier at the same time may result in a crash.
Using Narrator and Magnifier at the same time may result in a crash.

Outlook

A forwarded e-mail may be missing embedded images.
Room Finder tool may be displaying “None” for available rooms.
Users may not be able to create Outlook profiles with strict tenant restriction.

PowerPoint

Project

User is unable to mark a task as complete, and it gets set to 99%.
Overallocations are not resolved by leveling.

Using Narrator and Magnifier at the same time may result in a crash.
Opening legacy documents and then going to the Info tab can cause a crash.
Proofing suggestins are not displaying in contextual menus.
Content policies are being incorrectly applied to comments.
Legacy comments written with dark text is not visible in Dark Mode.
Incorrect characters may appear when using Korean/English autocorrect.
Lower policy labels may be applied when a higher policy label should have taken priority.
The links of cid: images from Outlook messagesВ can now be successfully broken when requested.
Using Narrator and Magnifier at the same time may result in a crash.
Searching from the Navigation pane may fail.

Office Suite

Some drawings may not display in preview or slide shows.
Some katakana characters may display incorrectly in a vertical text box.
Attempting to save a file to a disconnected network share may result in a crash.

Version 1911: October 25

Version 1911 (Build 12215.20006)

Feature updates

Visio

Make polished Visio diagrams in Excel: Quickly and easily visualize your data into polished Visio diagrams within Excel. Learn more

Coauthoring improvements: Improved the coauthoring experience by making it more likely that content changes will be received by others in real time.

Others see your changes quickly: Co-authoring improvements mean your collaborators can see your changes faster than ever before.

Resolved issues

Access

Excel

PowerPoint

Publisher

Office Suite

Version 1911: October 18

Version 1911 (Build 12209.20010)

Feature updates

Outlook

Send accessible mail to those who need it most: Outlook will display a mail tip to help you ensure that your content is accessible when sending to a user who prefers accessible content

PowerPoint

Optimize your presentation for all: Accessibility Checker helps you arrange objects on your slides with screen readers in mind.

Office Suite

The Upload Center is being replaced by the Files Needing Attention experience: The Upload Center is being replaced by the Files Needing Attention experience that will show up inside the Office applications under File > Open. This new experience is more modern, integrated, and less intrusive compared to the Upload Center.

Non-security updates

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Project

Office Suite

Version 1910: October 11

Version 1910 (Build 12130.20112)

Non-security updates

Excel

PowerPoint

Version 1910: October 04

Version 1910 (Build 12126.20000)

Feature updates

Excel

Non-security updates

Excel

Access

Outlook

PowerPoint

Office Suite

Version 1910: September 27

Version 1910 (Build 12119.20000)

Non-security updates

Excel

Outlook

Office Suite

Version 1910: September 20

Version 1910 (Build 12112.20000)

Non-security updates

Excel

Outlook

that can prevent mailbox sync for customers with multiple mailboxes in Outlook when migrating to modern authentication in Office 365.

Project

Version 1910: September 13

Version 1910 (Build 12105.20000)

Non-security updates

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Project

We fixed an issue which could inhibit the ability to sync events with enterprise calendars

Office Suite

Version 1910: September 06

Version 1910 (Build 12030.20004)

Feature updates

Excel

PowerPoint

Non-security updates

Excel

Outlook

Version 1909: August 30

Version 1909 (Build 12026.20000)

Feature updates

Access

PowerPoint

Save an illustration as SVG: Save a chart, shape, or other illustration as a scalable vector graphic, which can be resized with no loss of image quality. Learn more

Non-security updates

Excel

Access

Outlook

OneNote

PowerPoint

Project

Office Suite

August 23, 2019

Version 1909 (Build 12015.20004)

Non-security updates:

Excel

Office Suite

Outlook

PowerPoint

August 16, 2019

Version 1909 (Build 12013.20000)

PowerPoint Feature updates:

Print slide numbers on handouts: Slide numbers are included on your handouts automatically. Leave them on, turn them off, it’s all up to you.

Non-security updates:

Excel

Office Suite

OneNote

We fixed an issue where the names of sections appear blank in the section dropdown list when Office Theme is set to Black.

Outlook

PowerPoint

User Lifecycle

August 09, 2019

Version 1909 (Build 12001.20000)

Excel Feature updates:

Collaboration just got easier: Co-authoring improvements mean that when working with conditional formatting, cell styles, and more, your changes are merged seamlessly with those of your collaborators.

Search and enjoy: We’ve added Search to Insert Icons to make it easy to find the icon you want. And when you’re selecting, the Insert button tells you how many you’ve picked.

Office Suite Feature updates:

New Office app icons: Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office

Outlook Feature updates:

Advanced protection against attack: With Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, you’re protected against attacks through hyperlinks within email subjects, attached messages, signed messages, network paths, and so on.

Search and enjoy: We’ve added Search to Insert Icons to make it easy to find the icon you want. And when you’re selecting, the Insert button tells you how many you’ve picked.

PowerPoint Feature updates:

Search and enjoy: We’ve added Search to Insert Icons to make it easy to find the icon you want. And when you’re selecting, the Insert button tells you how many you’ve picked.

Word Feature updates:

Others see your changes quickly: Co-authoring improvements mean your collaborators can see your changes faster than ever before.

Search and enjoy: We’ve added Search to Insert Icons to make it easy to find the icon you want. And when you’re selecting, the Insert button tells you how many you’ve picked.

Non-security updates:

Outlook

PowerPoint

August 02, 2019

Version 1908 (Build 11929.20002)

Excel Feature updates:

Convert files to improve accessibility: Upgrade your files to the modern format to make them more accessible for everyone.

Apply sensitivity labels to your documents: Apply sensitivity labels to your files and emails to keep them compliant with your organization’s information protection policies.

Outlook Feature updates:

Apply sensitivity labels to your documents: Apply sensitivity labels to your files and emails to keep them compliant with your organization’s information protection policies.

PowerPoint Feature updates:

Convert files to improve accessibility: Upgrade your files to the modern format to make them more accessible for everyone.

Apply sensitivity labels to your documents: Apply sensitivity labels to your files and emails to keep them compliant with your organization’s information protection policies.

Word Feature updates:

Convert files to improve accessibility: Upgrade your files to the modern format to make them more accessible for everyone.

Say it another way: When you want to say it differently, Rewrite is there to help. Rewrite offers alternatives for finessing your phrases.

Apply sensitivity labels to your documents: Apply sensitivity labels to your files and emails to keep them compliant with your organization’s information protection policies.

Non-security updates:

Access

Excel

Office Suite

Outlook

PowerPoint

Project

July 26, 2019

Version 1908 (build 11916.20000)

What’s New:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Create more accessible PDFs

Create a PDF and the accessibility checker will point out accessibility issues to fix before you save.

Notable Fixes:

We fixed an issue where file type association and icons for Office could sometimes break after an Office Update

Excel

We fixed an issue where moving a chart could sometimes result in a crash
We fixed an issue where to get Workbook object from Chart object after changing chart types could sometimes result in an error

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue where in simplified ribbon, a disabled control could sometimes not be greyed out in the ribbon

Access

Project

July 19, 2019

Version 1908 (build 11911.20000)

What’s New:

Learn what Acronyms mean when you read in Word Online

When you encounter an Acronym, we’ll try to define it using data from within your organization.

Notable Fixes:

We fixed an issue which BookMarkEnd tag was missing.
We fixed an issue where the font selection could change while the user was typing special characters
We fixed an issue which could sometimes cause blank replies to a new comment card
We fixed an issue which could cause formatting to be lost when sharing an email

Excel

We fixed an issue where an array with a large range could sometimes cause a crash
We significantly improved the performance of copying data from filtered ranges
We fixed an issue which prevented some files from opening if the filenames contained special characters

PowerPoint

We fixed an issue where section name was not selected by default for newly created section in PowerPoint.
We fixed an issue which could cause the UI to become difficult to use when using a 4:3 display

Outlook

We fixed an issue which could prevent available rooms from being listed
We fixed an issue which prevented HTML formatting for some POP3 users

Access

Project

July 12, 2019

Version 1907 (build 11901.20038)

What’s New:

PowerPoint

Use ink replay in your presentations

Apply a replay animation for ink in PowerPoint to express and communicate more in presentations.

Notable Fixes:

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

Project

July 5, 2019

Version 1907 (build 11901.20018)

What’s New:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Sketchy Shapes!

In the middle of drafting a presentation? Apply the sketchy style to show that you’re still working on it. It gives a personal touch to your objects without turning it into a free form, hand-drawn shapes.

Excel

Faster file sharing: Share your documents right from the recently used list without having to open the file.

PowerPoint

The setting to Print Slide Numbers in Handouts has been moved to the Print Menu for easier access: Find it in the Print > Print Layout dropdown when a Handout layout is selected. This also allows the setting to be easily toggled per presentation. Learn more

Faster file sharing: Share your documents right from the recently used list without having to open the file.

Faster file sharing: Share your documents right from the recently used list without having to open the file.

Notable Fixes:

We significantly improved the performance of Ribbon KeyTips
We fixed an issue which prevented the “See what’s coming soon” dialog from being displayed properly
We fixed an issue which could cause Photos to be misaligned in the Co-auth Gallery flyout

We fixed an issue which could sometimes prevent new comments from being added
We fixed an issue where tables could sometimes cause a crash
We fixed an issue where invalid data could sometimes be added to the end of a mail merge
We fixed an issue which could cause some LaTeX equations to render incorrectly

Excel

We fixed an issue where changing chart types could sometimes result in a runtime exception
We fixed an issue where the incorrect ribbon could be displayed when multiple windows were open
We fixed an issue which could cause an error when a macro opened a second instance of a workbook
We fixed an issue which could cause a crash when opening or creating a workbook, or switching between workbooks
We fixed an issue preventing users from opening a PDF created from Word in Teams

PowerPoint

We fixed an issue which would degrade the quality of a chart when exported to a pdf
We fixed an issue which prevented a tooltip indicating the distance to center from displaying

Outlook

We fixed an issue which could sometimes prevent a Disk Full error to be displayed
We fixed an issue which could cause attachments to become duplicated when updating a meeting request

Access

We fixed an issue which prevented some queries from returning large integer values
We fixed an issue which could make the sql textbox uneditable
We fixed an issue where tooltips could be difficult to see on some High DPI displays

Project

We fixed an issue which could cause flag values to become uneditable in new tasks
We fixed an issue which could cause a status update to improperly set Actual Start Date on Assignments and Tasks
We fixed an issue which could cause some resources to incorreclty appear overallocated
We fixed an issue where the TaskDependencies Add method could fail when Lag is added, the decimal separator is a comma, and when connected to a server
We fixed an issue where updating local custom field lookup table values via CSOM could crash PCS
We fixed an issue where the total work values may appear incorrect if they contain a decimal

June 28, 2019

Version 1907 (build 11819.20002)

What’s New:

Excel

Code quickly with Power Query enhancements: Get to code completion quickly with auto-complete and syntax coloring. Easily discover functions, columns, and parameters, too

Join tables on similar columns: Get & Transform (Power Query) now features approximate text matching logic (also called fuzzy matching) when comparing columns for merging tables.

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

Notable Fixes:

We fixed an issue which could prevent some .DOC files from opening
We fixed an issue which could have prevented comments from loading properly

Excel

PowerPoint

We fixed an issue related to using a pen on a Surface device which could cause the screen to flicker

Outlook

We fixed an issue which could change the free/busy status of an appointment when converted to a meeting
We fixed an issue where the wrong template and description would be displayed when an e-mail was protected with an ad-hoc template

Access

Project

June 21, 2019

Version 1907 (build 11815.20002)

What’s New:

Outlook

Dark Mode for Black Theme in Outlook Desktop

With dark mode, users in black theme will now also see the reading pane with a dark background when reading emails, and the compose experience with a dark background when writing emails. There is a sun/moon toggle on the reading pane and in the ribbon in case users want to preview what the message looks like with a light background instead.

Getting Started:

Turn on black theme and dark mode will be on by default.
Use the moon/sun toggle (in the reading pane and in the ribbon) to preview what the message looks like for users not in dark mode

Scenarios to Try

Read emails in dark mode. If you are unable to read something, use the sun toggle in the Reading Pane to switch to a light background.
Compose emails in dark mode. Preview what your message will look like with a light background by using the sun toggle in the ribbon.

If you encounter any emails that don’t render properly, please send them (as an attachment) to [email protected]

Get location suggestions

Start typing and Outlook will look for matching locations.

This applies to the Location field when creating Appointments and Meetings.

Getting Started:

Create an Appointment or Meeting on an O365 or Outlook.com calendar in Outlook.
Click into the Location field and start typingвЂ¦

Scenarios to Try

When adding a conference room to a meeting, click into Location field, rather than using Room Finder add-in or Address Book. For appointments at a physical place with a public location – like a restaurant, coffee shop, or even your dentist’s office – try finding the exact location using the new picker. This way, you’ll be able to get notified on Outlook Mobile when it’s time to leave.

Notable Fixes:

We fixed an issue where keyboard focus could sometimes be difficult to see
We fixed an issue where text pasted into a new document could sometimes have the wrong text alignment
We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from saving changes after suspending their computer
We fixed an issue where in certain cases an entire document would be printed instead of the selected range
We fixed an issue which could make comments difficult to read on smaller displays
We fixed an issue which could cause a crash when capturing to a device

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue which could incorrectly display an add-in as being enabled when it was not.
We fixed an issue which would prevent a customer from viewing all retention policies if there were a large number of them

Access

Project

June 14, 2019

Version 1907 (build 11807.20000)

Notable Fixes:

We fixed an issue which could prevent a user from signing in when saving to OneDrive
We fixed an issue where a user could be prevented from changing SharePoint properties while in restricted access mode
We fixed an issue where header and footer content could change when adjusting margins
We fixed an issue where formatting could break when switching to web view
We fixed an issue which could prevent a user from using custom fields when opened from SharePoint

Excel

We fixed a performance issue when deleting rows of a filtered set
We fixed an issue which could sometimes cause the mouse to flicker in protected view
We fixed an issue which could have caused a crash when deleting a series
We fixed an issue where some users would have the option to add version history when that was not available
We fixed an issue which could have caused an exception when using the Spreadsheet Compare tool

PowerPoint

We fixed an issue where a crash could occur when clicking a link to SharePoint
We fixed an issue which could switch the user to the next page while typing using a Surface Pen

Outlook

Access

Project

June 7, 2019

Version 1907 (build 11727.20064)

Notable Fixes:

We fixed an issue where Word could sometimes crash when autocorrect was set to capitalize the first letter of a sentence
We improved performance when editing a document on SharePoint
We fixed an issue where vector-based images created in Adobe Illustrator would not display correctly

Excel

We fixed an issue where sorting fields were sometimes not set correctly when recording a macro
We fixed an issue that causes hang or crash during recalculation of an array formula

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

Project

We fixed an issue where timesheets on a fixed duration could sometimes change the assignment finish date
We fixed an issue where Percentage Complete values could be wrong when opening a project from an earlier version

May 31, 2019

Version 1906 (build 11722.20008)

What’s New:

Outlook

Dialog for Contacting Support now is dockable and appears on the right

The dialog used for Contacting support will now appear in a pane on the right and will start off as a docked window.

Ink in Your Email!

You can now draw and annotate pictures in your Outlook emails.

Open document links in Word

When you click a document link in Office, you can update your preference to open in the Word app by default. To update your preference go to File->Options->Advanced->Link Handling. Learn more: https://support.office.com/article/open-file-links-directly-in-office-desktop-apps-fe241745-9e05-4142-9ba8-1bb1dc044773?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Getting Started:

Feature will default to off. Users can either turn it on via Options->Advanced->Link Handling setting, or they can opt-in when Win32 WXP apps take them through an opt-in experience. When users click on links to Word/PowerPoint/Excel files stored on OneDrive/OneDrive for Business/SharePoint from Outlook/Word/PowerPoint/Excel, these links will open in the appropriate Office application instead of the browser by default.

To change this default, users can update the following setting in Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint:

This setting is shared across Outlook/Word/PowerPoint/Excel and can be set in any of these apps.

Scenarios to Try:

To trigger the opt-in experience – Open a link tot a Word document stored in OneDrive/SharePoint from Outlook/Word/PowerPoint/Excel – click on Open in Client from Office Online – do this twice in a 30 day window. After you opt-in, links will launch in the Win32 apps by default.

PowerPoint

Open presentation links in PowerPoint

When you click a presentation link in Office, you can update your preference to open in the PowerPoint app by default. To update your preference go to File->Options->Advanced->Link Handling. Learn more: https://support.office.com/article/open-file-links-directly-in-office-desktop-apps-fe241745-9e05-4142-9ba8-1bb1dc044773?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Getting Started:

To change this default, users can update the following setting in Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint:

This setting is shared across Outlook/Word/PowerPoint/Excel and can be set in any of these apps.

Scenarios to Try:

To trigger the opt-in experience – Open a link to a PowerPoint presentation stored in OneDrive/SharePoint from Outlook/Word/PowerPoint/Excel – click on Open in Client from Office Online – do this twice in a 30 day window. After you opt-in, links will launch in the Win32 apps by default.

Excel

Open workbook links in Excel

When you click a workbook link in Office, you can update your preference to open in the Excel app by default. To update your preference, go to File->Options->Advanced->Link Handling. Learn More: https://support.office.com/article/open-file-links-directly-in-office-desktop-apps-fe241745-9e05-4142-9ba8-1bb1dc044773?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Getting Started:

To change this default, users can update the following setting in Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint:

This setting is shared across Outlook/Word/PowerPoint/Excel and can be set in any of these apps.

Scenarios to Try:

To trigger the opt-in experience – Open a link to an Excel workbook stored in OneDrive/SharePoint from Outlook/Word/PowerPoint/Excel – click on Open in Client from Office Online – do this twice in a 30 day window. After you opt-in, links will launch in the Win32 apps by default.

Notable Fixes:

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue where some users would incorrectly appear as Offline in a Group Schedule view
We fixed an issue which prevented SafeLink from parsing a URL with a trailing space
We fixed an issue where rooms were displayed as available outside of non-working hours

Access

Project

May 24, 2019

Version 1906 (build 11715.20002)

What’s New:

User Experience Updates

Updates that have been in Coming Soon are now here, featuring the Simplified Ribbon, and a visual refresh of the folder pane, message list, and reading pane.

Notable Fixes:

Excel

We fixed an issue where an incorrect icon was used in for Chart Elements
We fixed an issue where the incorrect workbook could be activated in a VBA script when the same book was already open

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

Project

May 17, 2019

Version 1906 (build 11708.20006)

What’s New:

Outlook

User Experience Updates

Updates that have been in Coming Soon are now here, featuring the Simplified Ribbon, and a visual refresh of the folder pane, message list, and reading pane.

Getting Started:

These change will be part of the new default UI; it has been available behind the Coming Soon switch since mid Dec for 100% prod

Customizable Simplified Ribbon

Easily customizable to switch between classic and Simplified views and pin/unpin commands.

Getting Started:

Users can get to the simplified ribbon by turning on Coming Soon (initially) and clicking the chevron in the ribbon to toggle between the classic multi-line ribbon and the new simplified single-line ribbon.

Scenarios to Try:

Switch from Classic ribbon to Simplified ribbon

Pick your favorite action

Don’t use Flag and Delete? How about Archive or Mark as Read? Customize the quick action menu with the commands you use most.

Getting Started:

To select your Quick Actions, right click on an email in the message list to bring up the Context Menu. Then click “Set Quick Actions. “

Scenarios to Try:

Change the defaults from flag and delete to either archive, move, mark as read, or none for a cleaner message list

Relaxed or tighter layout? You choose

Use Tighter Spacing lets you decide if you want more space between items, or a tighter layout to see more.

Getting Started:

View tab, use tighter spacing checkbox – in Messages group for classic ribbon, Current View settings for simplified ribbon

Scenarios to Try:

Use Outlook to triage and write email with and without the setting enabled. With Use tighter spacing on, more messages fit per page, and controls on the compose forms are more streamlined.

Dedupe MRU entries when using the Onedrive sync client

Enable better integration with onedrive sync client with cloud attachments by deduping the mru entries and to enable faster attach as copy behavior for synchronized data

Getting Started:

If you use the OneDrive sync client, you will no longer see file duplicates in the Attach File MRU.

Scenarios to Try:

Enable the OneDrive sync client and use the Attach File menu in Outlook Desktop

Improved shared folder synchronization for mailboxes with many folders

For years Outlook has been limited to a maximum of 500 folders when synchronizing shared mailboxes. With this change Outlook has been improved to sync in a way that will no longer encounter this 500 folder limit.

Getting Started:

Create 1000 folders in a mailbox, give someone else access to the mailbox, create an Outlook profile for the “someone else” and verify that sync works.

Erase just a little bit

Getting Started:

Go to the Draw Tab. Select the Eraser dropdown. Choose Small Eraser or Medium Eraser.

Scenarios to Try:

Go to the Draw Tab. Select a pen. Draw an ink stroke. Select the Eraser dropdown. Choose Small Eraser or Medium Eraser. Erase just bits of the ink stroke.

Notable Fixes:

We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from saving as PDF
We fixed an issue which could impact users saving large files on a 32-bit system

Excel

We fixed an issue where double-click events could fail on touch screen devices
We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from being able to edit VBA macros
We fixed an issue which could impact performance when using slicers

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

Project

May 10, 2019

Version 1906 (build 11702.20000)

What’s New:

Outlook

Fit more messages on the screen: Select View > Use Tighter Spacing to adjust spacing between messages.

Notable Fixes:

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

Project

May 3, 2019

Version 1906 (build 11629.20008)

What’s New:

Outlook

All your encryption options in one place: Just go to Options > Encrypt to choose how to secure your email message.

Notable Fixes:

Excel

We fixed an issue where external links were sometimes removed from workbooks after upgrading to a newer version of Excel
We fixed an issue where some users could experience difficulty selecting cells in a new workbook

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue where saving a contact from a .VCF file could result in empty fields
We fixed an issue where a message could get stuck in the outbox folder even though it had been sent
We fixed an issue where Outlook could crash when viewing a DRM message

Access

Project

We fixed an issue where the editor would switch from Chinese to English
We fixed an issue where unpublished tasks could appear in the published copy of a master project

April 26, 2019

Version 1905 (build 11617.20002)

New Features

Outlook

Shared calendar updates just got faster: For shared calendars in Office 365, Outlook can update these calendars using the REST API. Turn on the preview for faster and more reliable updates to shared calendars.

Excel

Coauthoring improvements

Improved the coauthoring experience by making it more likely that content changes will be received by others in real time.

Visio

Export Visio visuals from Power BI: Visio Visual for Power BI will now display properly when you export Power BI reports as PDFs, PowerPoint files, and more.

Notable Fixes:

Excel

We fixed an issue where Solver macros would fail to run
We fixed an issue which could prevent Excel files from being imported into SharePoint

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

Project

April 19, 2019

Version 1905 (build 11609.20002)

What’s New:

Outlook

Get email suggestions when you search for a person: When you type a person’s name in the Search box, the most relevant email messages will be included with your search suggestions.

Excel

Improved Filled Maps experience using Data Types

This feature is an improvement for users who plot Filled Map Charts using Excel’s Geographic Data Types. The benefit to the end users will be richer integration between the features and better accuracy of the region the end user wants to map. Additional benefits include – ability to map city polygons.

Getting Started:

This feature is an improvement to the existing features within Excel. To use the improvement – convert locations into Rich Entities and plot with Filled Maps.

Scenarios to Try:

Notable Fixes:

All Applications

We fixed an issue where the First Run dialog would display whenever an application was launched
We fixed an issue where a SharePoint link in the “save as” dialog could be missing.
We fixed an issue where users would incorrectly see a “Repair Now” dialog

We fixed an issue where some users could receive an error for insufficient memory or disk space when requesting a font
We fixed an issue where a window could lose focus when switching from the comments pane

Excel

PowerPoint

We fixed an issue preventing the resizing of branded shapes
We fixed an issue where PowerPoint could crash when opening a file in protected view mode

Outlook

We fixed an issue which prevented some users from selecting Chinese words
We fixed an issue where expiry dates were not calculated correctly

Access

We fixed an issue which prevented some users from using the Macro Builder
We fixed an issue where printing a report would only print the first page
We fixed an issue where the application could crash when hovering over a hyperlink
We fixed an issue which caused some items to appear off screen when using relationships view

Project

April 12, 2019

Version 1905 (build 11601.20042)

What’s New:

Access

Get smart with Microsoft Graph

Import or link to intelligent data and reinvent your desktop database with Intelligent Technology.

Notable Fixes:

All Applications

We fixed an issue which prevented some users from saving files to cloud locations
We fixed an issue where the wrong pane could open from the ribbon

Excel

We fixed an issue where users would see an error message for linked data types when the workbook did not contain linked data types
We fixed an issue where URL links within a Word document could change when viewed locally vs. online

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue which prevented some users from modifying the Notes field for contacts in a Public Folder
We fixed an issue where a conflict could occur between expiration dates and deletion dates

Access

Project

April 5, 2019

Version 1904 (build 11527.20014)

What’s New:

Outlook

Outlook for Windows: set and share your Focused Inbox settings

Your Focused Inbox preferences are stored in the cloud so you can enjoy the same consistent experience when using Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web on any computer.

Getting Started:

Under File > Options > General tab, there is a new preference for ‘Store my Outlook settings in the cloud’. Users will need to check the box to enable their Focused Inbox setting to roam to other Desktop Outlook installations and OWA.

Scenarios to Try:

Change Focused Inbox on the machine that has cloud settings preference turned on. Navigate to OWA and see the preference applied there as well. Change Focused Inbox in OWA and start Desktop Outlook to see the preference reflected.

Learning Tools mode has additional support for more page colors

Learning Tools in Word adds support for more page theme colors, which allows the changing of the background color of the page. Many people have challenges reading with an all-white or all-black background, so we’ve expanded the choice of colors in Word on PC and Mac.

Getting Started:

To try this out, go to the View tab and choose Learning Tools, and then Page Color.

Scenarios to Try:

To try this out, go to the View tab and choose Learning Tools, and then Page Color.

Excel

Elevate Creativity with Animated 3D Models

Office now supports animated models, which will playback in the editor so you can bring your sheets to life!

Getting Started:

Open Excel
Insert an animated 3D Model (coming to Remix soon, but for now, access animated models here: osanogxPublicTestFiles3D ModelsAnimated3DC3Art)
The animated model will play in the editor! Check Slideshow mode – it will play there too!
In the 3D Format Ribbon, explore more animation scenes in the model

Scenarios to Try:

Insert an animated model and watch it play in the editor
Explore the animation scenes available in the animated model via the Scenes Gallery, available in the 3D Format Ribbon
Easily play/pause the animation via the ribbon, floatie or space bar

Notable Fixes:

All Applications

We fixed an issue where the incorrect app icon could appear for Excel in contextual menus
We fixed an issue where the File Menu button could disappear after installing an update
We fixed an issue which could change your user license

Excel

We fixed an issue where users would not be prompted to save a workbook after making edits
We fixed an issue where a BeforeSave event would not be triggered if the user shared the workbook.
We fixed an issue where resizing a column to fewer than 6 pixels could throw an incorrect error message.
We fixed an issue where Excel would ignore the Application.Visible flag
We fixed an issue where trace arrows would remain on non-active frozen panes
We fixed an issue where cell formatting of dates an currency could change when opening a workbook
We fixed an issue where tooltips would move unexpectedly
We fixed localization issues for the Power Query editor
We fixed an issue where a workbook would be removed as an attachment when sending via e-mail

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue where Outlook could crash while using the drawing tool
We fixed a localization issue when composing html e-mails
We fixed an issue where the user would have difficulty in selecting the lower pane

Access

Project

March 22, 2019

Version 1904 (build 11514.20004)

New Features

Privacy controls: New, updated, and improved controls for diagnostic data and connected experiences. Learn more https://docs.microsoft.com/DeployOffice/privacy/overview-privacy-controls?toc=/deployoffice/toc.json

Office icons have a new look: The Office icons have been redesigned to reflect simple, powerful, and intelligent Office experiences.

Notable Fixes:

Excel

We fixed an issue where the application could crash after moving a worksheet
We fixed an issue where the application could crash after saving as a PDF
We fixed an issue where the save dialog would not accept some Korean characters

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

We fixed the error message in Access where an extra shortcut to Access was created
We fixed an issue where data from a linked SharePoint would display incorrectly

Project

We fixed an issue where the language settings would switch from Chinese to English
We fixed an issue where the application could crash when synching to SharePoint

March 15, 2019

Version 1904 (build 11504.20000)

What’s New:

Focus Mode

Switch to Focus on the View menu to remove distractions and concentrate on your work. For Office 365 subscribers only.

Getting Started:

View tab “Focus” Button in the Ribbon Status Bar “Focus” Button

Scenarios to Try:

Enter Focus Mode and experience the Focused Experience

Notable Fixes:

Excel

PowerPoint

We fixed an issue where the comments pane would not open or close properly
We fixed an issue where the application could crash when deleting a video
We fixed an issue where in some instances the application would fail to launch

Outlook

Access

Project

March 8, 2019

Version 1903 (build 11425.20036)

What’s New:

Find What You’re Looking For with Microsoft Search

With Microsoft Search, you can find all the files, actions, people, and help you need to get work done.

Getting Started:

Scenarios to Try:

Search for a college, a recent document or search for the ribbon commands you use most often
Look up a topic or subject to get more information on it

CoAuthoring

Tired of being locked out of your document with macros? Now your docm files on OneDrive for Business allow simultaneous editing by multiple authors.

Getting Started:

The user doesn’t need to press any buttons in the UI to access this feature. It is enabled by default on OneDrive for Business docm files. So, the user should save a docm file to OneDrive for Business to try it out.

Scenarios to Try:

Create a docm file on OneDrive for Business, share it with your colleagues, and collaborate!

Notable Fixes:

We fixed a crashing issue that occurred when pressing ‘ESC’ while in Options
We fixed a crashing issue that occurred when replying to comments
We fixed an issue with copy & paste from Word to PowerPoint Online

Excel

We fixed an issue where copying a cell in Excel caused high CPU usage when protected document and editable document were opened

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue where Outlook Search was not honoring the selected chronological sorting
We fixed an issue where the “Open this task” workflow ribbon button was unresponsive for certain emails
We fixed an issue where Outlook did not clear on premise rooms after users selected an available room in Room Finder

Access

We fixed the saved import/export dialog that had white text on white background in Dark Theme
We fixed an issue where users could not set the DisplayControl property for a Yes/No field to Textbox in table design

Project

March 1, 2019

Version 1903 (build 11414.20014)

What’s New

Colors for Track Changes, Comments and Real-Time Collaboration in Sync

Fixes in our product now ensure that the comments, track changes and the cursor for a collaborator show up in the same color.

Getting Started:

Open a SharePoint or OneDrive document that others have open. Verify that track changes and comments color for a user matches the color of that user’s cursor.

Scenarios to Try:

Open a SharePoint or OneDrive document that others have open. Verify that track changes and comments color for a user matches the color of that user’s cursor.

Notable Fixes:

We fixed a crashing issue that occurred when pressing ‘ESC’ while in Options
We fixed an issue with copy & paste from Word to PowerPoint Online

Excel

We fixed an issue where copying a cell in Excel caused high CPU usage when protected document and editable document were opened

PowerPoint

Outlook

We fixed an issue where Outlook Search was not honoring the selected chronological sorting
We fixed an issue where the “Open this task” workflow ribbon button was unresponsive for certain emails
We fixed an issue where Outlook did not clear on premise rooms after users selected an available room in Room Finder

Access

We updated the prompt text that showed when confirming the relinking tables with a datasource
We fixed the saved import/export dialog that had white text on white background in Dark Theme
We fixed an issue where users could not set the Display Control property for a Yes/No field to Textbox in table design

Project

February 15, 2019

Version 1903 (build 11310.20016)

What’s New:

PowerPoint

Morph Transition Enhancements – Morph by Name

Specify the shapes you want to morph

Getting Started:

To get Morph to treat two objects as the same object, the user can rename the shapes using the Selection Pane.
The name must be prefaced with “!!” (two exclamation points) for Morph to use it to override our default matching behavior, e.g. “!!Name”
Users can continue to rename shapes with any name that doesn’t start with “!!” without worrying that it will change the way Morph works

Scenarios to Try:

Insert a Shape in a slide, let’s say Rectangle
Create a new slide
Insert a different shape in the 2nd slide, let’s say Triangle
Open SelectionPane, rename the Rectangle in slide 1 to “!!shape”, and rename the Triangle in slide 2 to “!!shape”
Apply Morph on the 2nd slide

Morph Transition Enhancements – SmartArt

SmartArt morph with smoother transitions

Getting Started:

Use Morph the same way you would with SmartArt

Scenarios to Try:

Insert a SmartArt in a slide
Duplicate the Slide
Resize/Change/Move the SmartArt on the duplicated slide
Apply Morph on the duplicated slide

Morph Transition Enhancements – Tables

Tables morph with smoother transitions

Getting Started:

Use Morph the same way you would with tables

Scenarios to Try:

Insert a Table in a slide
Duplicate the slide
Resize/Change/Move the Table on the duplicated slide
Apply Morph on the duplicated slide

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Project, Publisher & Visio

Seamlessly Switch Between Accounts

The new account manager shows all of your work and personal accounts in one place, and puts you in control of switching between them. This updated experience makes it clear how you’re logged in, and now you can toggle between work and personal accounts without having to sign out first or deal with complex dialogs.