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Office Insider for Windows Version 1911 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 1911 release notes.

Build 2215.20006 (October 25, 2019)

Excel Notable fixes: We resolved a performance issue when deleting columns with merged cells.We resolved an issue where checkboxes would not render correctly.We resolved an issue where users would be prevented from saving in Excel workbook format.We resolved an issue where select data source dialogues were not case sensitive for some fields.We resolved an issue where some VBA functions would return an error on new chart types.We resolved an issue where changes to a chart's size would not be saved.We resolved an issue where users may have been unable to save documents.  This issue affected users that created a new file and brought up the "Save as Model Dialog" option after clicking on the Save icon or pressing Ctrl + S. Word Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where a contact card could be prevented from opening after applying formatting to a @mention. We resolved an issue that made highlighting text challenging. We resolved an issue where a user could be prevented from navigating to an individual item in the editor.We resolved an issue where grammar or spelling errors may not have been highlighted.We resolved an issue where shapes could appear outside of the graphics border.We resolved an issue where changes to a chart's size could not be saved.We resolved an issue where users may have been unable to save documents.  This issue affected users that created a new file and brought up the "Save as Model Dialog" option after clicking on the Save icon or pressing Ctrl + S. PowerPoint Notable fixes: We resolved a performance issue when using Shapes on Windows 7.We resolved an issue where changes to a chart's size could not be saved. We resolved an issue where users may have been unable to save documents.  This issue affected users that created a new file and brought up the "Save as Model Dialog" option after clicking on the Save icon or pressing Ctrl + S. Publisher Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where shapes could appear outside the graphics border. Access Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where the record count may have been incorrect.

Build 12209.20010 (October 18, 2019)

Outlook New feature: Send accessible mail to those who need it most Make your messages more accessible! If a recipient has selected that they prefer accessible content, a tooltip will be displayed at the top of your message and will include a link that you can click to review and fix accessibility issues. Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where New AIP\OME "Encrypt" button was not included in the current release of Office ProPlus Semi-annual Channel (1328.20362).We resolved an issue where long filenames were truncated after dragging and dropping to the message body.We resolved an issue where the search box could disappear when the ribbon is set to hide automatically.We resolved an issue which could cause digital signatures to become broken when signing an e-mail with a digitally signed attachment.We resolved an issue where upgrading Office could result in an incorrect error message of "Another install in progress".We resolved an issue where a welcome message when first launching Office contained an invalid link. PowerPoint New features: Reach more people by making your PowerPoint slides work with a Screen Reader Check PowerPoint slides for readability by using the Reading Order pane to review and adjust the order of objects on your slides to ensure that users with screen readers best understand your content. The Reading Order pane also enables you to make additional updates such as adding missing slide titles, group objects into logical units, add alt text to objects, review automatically generated alt text, and remove objects from the reading order. Click Review > Check Accessibility.In the Accessibility Checker, click the arrow to the left of the category you want to address under Warnings or Errors, and then click an item.Click the down arrow to the right of the selected item, and click the appropriate command to address the issue. Word Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where comments were not posted and become non-interactable if you go to the Backstage before posting the draft.We resolved an issue where font name “Simsun” failed an alt font name check.We identified an issue when viewing comments while using a screen reader.We resolved an issue where some critiques were misidentified as being spelling or grammar critiques.We resolved an issue where a new comment dialog could sometimes not obtain focus.We resolved an issue where upgrading Office could result in an incorrect error message of "Another install in progress".We resolved an issue where a welcome message when first launching Office contained an invalid link. Project Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where users could get several messages when opening a read-only project.We resolved an issue where notes might not persist if entered while doing update tasks.We resolved an issue where a file could be locked by a user, but no username would be displayed in the error message.We resolved an issue where upgrading Office could result in an incorrect error message of "Another install in progress".We resolved an issue where a welcome message when first launching Office contained an invalid link. Excel Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where check box controls could shrink when using autofit to adjust row height.We resolved an issue where selecting a cell after scrolling could result in the wrong cell being selected.We resolved an issue where upgrading Office could result in an incorrect error message of "Another install in progress".We resolved an issue where a welcome message when first launching Office contained an invalid link. OneNote Notable fixes: We resolved an issue which could affect syncing from a local resource to a cloud resource.We resolved an issue where upgrading Office could result in an incorrect error message of "Another install in progress".We resolved an issue where a welcome message when first launching Office contained an invalid link. Access Notable fixes: We resolved an issue where upgrading Office could result in an incorrect error message of "Another install in progress".We resolved an issue where a welcome message when first launching Office contained an invalid link. Visio Notable fixe: We resolved an issue where upgrading Office could result in an incorrect error message of "Another install in progress".We resolved an issue where a welcome message when first launching Office contained an invalid link. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows version 2101 release notes

Office Insider for Windows version 2101 release notes. Build 13624.20002 (January 1, 2020) Excel, Word, PowerPoint  Mandatory Labeling  Admins can now require users to label their documents and emails with the new Mandatory Labeling policy. To enable this feature, admins can use the M365 Compliance Center and set up a labeling policy that “Require users to label their documents and mails.” To disable this feature, admins can remove the label policy.   Word  Notable fixes: - We fixed an issue when editing a commenting post with @mention.  - We fixed an issue to make Modern comments more robust.  - We fixed an issue with nested scrollbars in the comments pane. - We fixed an issue with comment drafts disappearing when creating a new Word instance.  PowerPoint  Notable fixes: - We fixed an issue with Merge Shapes working with text.  Outlook  Notable fixes: - We fixed an issue and now Outlook can take advantage of an Exchange server setting that suppresses the display of the Exchange Online Archive Mailbox to end users.  OneNote  Notable fixes: - We fixed an issue that addresses a rendering issue affecting OneNote.  Build 13604.20000 (December 10, 2020) Word  Better collaboration with modern comments  Add comments to objects, @mention colleagues, and resolve comment threads for a better collaboration experience. The Comments pane is part of our effort to bring consistency to the reviewing experience and facilitate collaboration across Office apps and platforms. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes. Build 13519.20000 (November 30, 2020) Excel Notable fix: We fixed an issue where Power Pivot wasn’t able to correctly import a tab-delimited text file. Outlook Notable fix: We fixed an issue that was causing users to experience some issues when sending Outlook mail from applications other than Outlook. PowerPoint Notable fix: We fixed an issue that caused timeouts during ink analysis.We fixed an issue that caused a grammatical error in the Create an Animated GIF user interface.We fixed an issue where some corrupt PowerPoint files were not opening correctly, even after a document repair operation. Project Notable fix: We fixed an issue where users may see multiple unassigned assignments associated with a task.We fixed an issue where in large projects it can be very slow to enter a task name. Build 13512.20000 (November 20, 2020) PowerPoint Premium Content Library now has videos Earlier this year, we released Premium Creative Content, a growing in-app library of royalty-free images, stickers, icons, and more to help M365 subscribers express themselves. We’re excited to share we’re expanding this library with videos!  Learn more > Outlook Every meeting online  Make it easier to schedule online meetings with a new setting to make all your meetings online by default. Word Notable fix: We fixed an issue where Word hangs when saving document to PDF with hidden text. PowerPoint  Notable fix We fixed an Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes. Build 13512.20000 (November 20, 2020) PowerPoint Premium Content Library now has videos Earlier this year, we released Premium Creative Content, a growing in-app library of royalty-free images, stickers, icons, and more to help M365 subscribers express themselves. We’re excited to share we’re expanding this library with videos!  Learn more > Outlook Every meeting online  Make it easier to schedule online meetings with a new setting to make all your meetings online by default. Word Notable fix: We fixed an issue where Word hangs when saving document to PDF with hidden text. PowerPoint  Notable fix We fixed an issue where an unknown coauthor’s presence indicator does not get completely refreshed when more information about the coauthor is available. Build 13510.20004 (November 13, 2020) Excel Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where the Insert Object command does not show the correct icon when inserting a file from OneDrive local sync folder. Word  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue related to pictures becoming blurry while zooming.We fixed an issue where long hyperlinks were getting truncated. PowerPoint  Notable fixes: We fixed a VBA issue where Slide.Shapes.AddMediaObject2 crashing with legacy video formats (MPG-1,Mpeg-2). Outlook Notable fixes: We fixe:d an issue that caused the To: field to be blank in task status reports. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes. Build 13510.20004 (November 13, 2020) Excel Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where the Insert Object command does not show the correct icon when inserting a file from OneDrive local sync folder. Word  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue related to pictures becoming blurry while zooming.We fixed an issue where long hyperlinks were getting truncated. PowerPoint  Notable fixes: We fixed a VBA issue where Slide.Shapes.AddMediaObject2 crashing with legacy video formats (MPG-1,Mpeg-2). Outlook Notable fixes: We fixe:d an issue that caused the To: field to be blank in task status reports. Project  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where you couldn’t delete dependencies on the deliverables if the SharePoint site the deliverable was associated with no longer existed.We fixed an issue where users open projects which have supposedly been saved with updated information, but find the updates are is missing. Build 13430.20000 (November 6, 2020) Excel Unhide multiple sheets at once By popular request, this feature helps you unhide multiple sheets at once. Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where Excel terminated unexpectedly when updating. Outlook Same signature on all devices  Your signature is stored in the cloud. Create it once and use it everywhere you use Outlook for Windows. Notable fixes: We fixed and issue where adding an attachment to a message opened from a zip file would fail. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2012 release notes. Build 13430.20000 (November 6, 2020) Excel Unhide multiple sheets at once By popular request, this feature helps you unhide multiple sheets at once. Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where Excel terminated unexpectedly when updating. Outlook Same signature on all devices  Your signature is stored in the cloud. Create it once and use it everywhere you use Outlook for Windows. Notable fixes: We fixed and issue where adding an attachment to a message opened from a zip file would fail. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2011 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2011 release notes. Build 13426.20004 (October 30, 2020) Excel Improved Conditional Formatting dialogs Conditional Formatting dialogs are resizable, and you can duplicate a rule with a single click.  Notable fixes : We fixed an issue with Power Pivot when using a connection to an Oracle database.We fixed an issue where Excel terminated unexpectedly when the process of MTR calc and Group Policy Object update (e.g. via Remote Group Policy Refresh) was triggered.We fixed an issue which caused a failure in Excel on attempt to load an atomsvc file. Word  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where clicking comment hint didn’t zoom out to show comment card in view.We fixed a layout issue which the line between columns might have shifted.We fixed an issue where Word appears to hang when inserting an Excel workbook into a Word document. PowerPoint  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where grid lines were getting shifted from slides when closing design pane.We fixed an issue where the scroll bar in the slide starts adjusting itself after stopping screen recording with selection pane opened. Outlook Notable fixes: We fixed an issue which caused Outlook to stop working sporadically when adding or saving attachments.We fixed an issue where saving email templates as .OFT changed Chinese characters to question marks.We Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes. Build 13328.20000 (October 2, 2020) Excel Use the Advanced Dialog to create Data Types Excel has a number of linked data types that you can use right away. But, you can also create your own data type from any supported data source by using Power Query. Now, the Advanced Dialog allows you to manually select the columns which combine the Data Type you are creating. PowerPoint  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where PowerPoint was not exporting rectangle bullet points while exporting to PDF.We fixed an issue that when you were on the last slide and swiped to the next slide after pressing ‘End Session’ and before the summary shows up, the End-Session dialog was still visible on the summary page as well. Outlook Notable fixes: We fixed an issue that caused automatically generated emails to be sent with a blank body when the subject is blank.We fixed an issue where the wrong folder guid was cached for folders.We fixed an issue where track changes turned on after reopening draft from read-only preview pane.We fixed an issue to provide a user a way to customize justification text when overriding a policy.We fixed an issue where the Save As option was not available for classic attachments.We fixed an issue where when a user copy-and-pastes an email address into the recipient field with the display name, the email address wasn’t always parsed correctly and caused a warning about an invalid email address to appear. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes. Build 13318.20000 (September 25, 2020) Excel Create Power Query data types in Excel Use the Power Query Editor to create your own custom data types, load the result of the query to the Excel grid, and easily consume and explore the output of their query with interactive data cards and formulas. This feature is available for E3+E5 customers only. To enable this feature, in the Power Query Editor, select several columns, move to the Transform tab, select the Create Data Type button. In the Create Data Type dialog, define:1. Data type name2. Display column Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where multi-level category manual interval was not working in charts.We fixed an issue where adding to a table used for Data Validation did not update options for all sheets in the workbook.We fixed an issue which could cause a hang when refreshing OLAP PivotTables. Outlook  User experience updates for Tasks The tasks items received a visual refresh.  Text predictions  As you type an email, we’ll show ghost text prediction to help you complete your sentences faster. You can accept it by pressing tab. Learn more > Word Microsoft Editor gets an upgrade in Word and Outlook We have upgraded the current experience with the Editor pane in Word for desktop clients. Learn more > Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where links to workflow enabled files were not opening as expected. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes. Build 13312.20006 (September 18, 2020) Outlook Break the language barrier with a built-in translator Communicate across languages with new translation features in Outlook for Windows. This feature allows you to translate full messages or specific words and phrases. In a message, right-click to translate specific words, phrases, or the whole message. Grammar and style suggestions  You can now proactively get grammar and advanced style recommendations as you draft your emails. This is our first foray into providing grammatical assistance by default in Outlook for Windows. Check out the blue underlined and gold dotted underlines words to review our grammar and advanced style suggestions.   Learn more Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where when a user copy-and-pastes an email address into the recipient field with the display name, the email address wasn’t always parsed correctly and caused a warning about an invalid email address to appear. We fixed an issue with Outlook with message set to Do not forward. Excel Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where when the Office language was set to Spanish, in which data validation lists may not show all the items in the list.We fixed an issue which could cause an error that “Excel ran out of resources while attempting to calculate one or more formulas.” We Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes. Build 13304.20000 (September 11, 2020) Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, OneNote, Project, Publisher, Visio Office can follow your Windows 10 Dark Mode setting Using Windows 10 in Dark Mode? Office can now switch themes to match automatically. Choose “Use system setting” as your Office Theme. Excel Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where there could be a noticeable delay when switching between worksheets with large amounts of data when ‘Page Break Preview’ was enabled. PowerPoint Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where GIF’s would animate only once in the editor and slide shows. Outlook Notable fixes: We fixed an issue with emails being hidden after turning Focused Inbox off and doing a sort. Build 13301.20004 (September 4, 2020) Excel Create data types with Power Query Power Query is a powerful and time-saving tool used to gather and analyze large sets of data by organizing them in a way that will make its consumption in Excel much easier. With this feature, you can create custom data types from any data source and load them in the Excel grid as rich values.   Learn more > Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where if you opened a file containing the LET function, it would display the alert: “We found a problem with content in “your file.xlsx”. Do you want us to try to recover as much as we can? If you trust the source of this workbook, click Yes.”We Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2010 release notes. Build 13301.20004 (September 4, 2020) Excel Create data types with Power Query Power Query is a powerful and time-saving tool used to gather and analyze large sets of data by organizing them in a way that will make its consumption in Excel much easier. With this feature, you can create custom data types from any data source and load them in the Excel grid as rich values.   Learn more > Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where if you opened a file containing the LET function, it would display the alert: “We found a problem with content in “your file.xlsx”. Do you want us to try to recover as much as we can? If you trust the source of this workbook, click Yes.”We fixed an issue where users could not modify a PivotTable filter because it was set to a value that was no longer present in an Analysis Services database.We fixed an issue that would cause a crash to XLAM add-in references and named ranges.We fixed an issue where if a user applied a custom style to a dynamic array, they would get the error: “You can’t change part of an array.” This was a legacy restriction that has been removed.We fixed an issue where the Excel formula bar would not render completely after connection to a device was lost, such as a remote session connect/disconnect or a monitor change. Outlook Pin your emails Keep track of emails you need to go back to or save as a reminder by pinning them at the top of your message list. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Android Build 16.0.13231.20002 release notes

Office Insider for Android Build 16.0.13231.20002 release notes. Outlook  Sync events on all your calendars   Want to sync events between Outlook and other calendars on your Android device? Outlook for Android now supports two-way calendar sync for Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Outlook.com accounts. Events created in other calendar apps (Samsung Calendar, Google Calendar, etc.) can now be viewed/edited from Outlook and vice versa!   Customize your mail notifications   Show your mail notifications some love. Customize mail notification actions by navigating to Settings > Mail > Notifications. Choose from five custom actions, like Flag or Mark Read, or remove extraneous actions, and tailor email notifications to your heart’s content.  Download Teams before your meeting  Outlook will now prompt you to download Teams to your mobile device when you create an online meeting that requires Teams. This update will help you avoid last minute downloads and delays by getting Teams mobile in advance of your meeting.   Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2009 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2009 release notes. Build 13219.20004 (August 27, 2020) Outlook  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue that caused users to be able to send email content that had a “Do Not Forward” policy applied to OneNote when selecting more than one message. Word  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where the user could not exit the Header/Footer when selecting a comment.We fixed an issue that prevented users from seeing comment threads that exceeded the sidetrack boundary because scrolling through the sidetrack was not working.We fixed an issue where searching for resolved comments in the sidetrack pane was not working. PowerPoint  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where the functionality to insert a video was disabled. Office  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue in the Office Deployment Tool, where configuration was failing when using the RemoveMSI feature with the Office 2007 “Microsoft Application Error Reporting” product present.We fixed an issue in the Compress Picture dialog where some user-selected DPI settings were not retained. Build 13212.20000 (August 20, 2020) Excel Handwrite into cells directly  Data entry is a critical scenario in Excel, and having the Action Pen allows users to handwrite into the cells directly. Each Action Pen in every app caters to what is the high-level scenario for each app. For Word, it was making editing gestures and reviewing documents. Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2009 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2009 release notes. Build 13212.20000 (August 20, 2020) Excel Handwrite into cells directly  Data entry is a critical scenario in Excel, and having the Action Pen allows users to handwrite into the cells directly. Each Action Pen in every app caters to what is the high-level scenario for each app. For Word, it was making editing gestures and reviewing documents. For Excel, it’s entering data and being able to edit and manipulate with quick pen gestures. Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where using a macro to set the FormulaR1C1 property for a range, the cell references would be incorrect if a chart sheet was the active sheet.We fixed an issue where inking could cause Excel to become unresponsive. Outlook  Delete conversation by message owner You now have the ability to delete a conversation by the message owner. Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where users can now disable IRM (Information Rights Management) for Outlook without having to disable it for the rest of the Office applications. Word  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where Word could crash after comments were deleted.We fixed an issue where in some cases, bullets were not displaying correctly in email. Access  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where connections to an ODBC database were not working with third party applications. Build 13205.20000 Read the full article

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Office Insider for Windows Version 2009 release notes

Office Insider for Windows Version 2009 release notes. Build 13205.20000 (August 14, 2020) Excel Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where if a user typed a formula name including the parenthesis and invoked help via F1, the help topic specific to that formula would not be displayed.We fixed an issue where macro links to buttons were broken after restoring the file to an older version of Excel. Word  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where the bullet picture icon didn’t display correctly. Outlook  Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where the Meeting page would continue to be displayed after the user switched tabs from the Meeting page to the Scheduling Assistant page. Build 13130.20000 (August 7, 2020) PowerPoint   Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where users were seeing the ribbon/title bar not being displayed under certain conditions.  Outlook Notable fixes: We fixed an issue where the user account attributes in Active Directory for “otherTelephone” and “otherHomePhone” were not mapped to the corresponding Outlook LDAP attributes. Read the full article