Word

Redesigned Comments pane

The Comments pane opens by default if your document contains any comments and gives you a convenient place to work with them, whether you are viewing, responding, or resolving. Add a new comment by selecting text and using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+M. Use the Post button when you’re ready to share your feedback or the Cancel reply button when the feedback no longer applies.

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue when saving a file using Save As feature.
• We resolved a flickering issue when working in the Spelling and Grammar Editor pane.
• We resolved an issue when resolving a follow-up the associated comments may not convert to point comments.
• We resolved an issue when trying to save a 3D model (animated or static) using the Save as Picture option.
• We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

Outlook

New feature

Drag email to a group you own

As a group owner, you can now share past conversations with the group. Drag and drop messages and conversations from your inbox into your group. Use Ctrl+Drag to leave a copy in your inbox.

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue that caused email to be sent to the wrong recipient address.
• We resolved an issue that caused Outlook to incorrectly allow users with “read” access to a mailbox to change the read/unread state of a message.
• We resolved an issue related to security certificates and website access by adding additional logging to help diagnose the issue.
• We resolved an issue related to synchronization failures.
• We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

Excel

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue with shortcut key (Alt+Ctrl + 7/8) and AZERTY keyboards that blocked the use of some characters like backslash (\).
• We resolved an issue when trying to save a 3D model (animated or static) using the Save as Picture option.
• We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

PowerPoint

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue when trying to save a 3D model (animated or static) using the Save as Picture option.
• We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

Project

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue where manually entered tasks did not reflect in work summary.
• We resolved an issue when unable to open a previous project.
• We resolved an issue when saving a server-based project.
• We resolved an issue when unable to open a project from SharePoint.
• We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

Access

Notable fixes

• We resolved a crash issue with 64-bit version of Access when executing a union query that references linked ODBC table(s) and contains an Order By clause.
• We resolved an issue where summing of data from union queries in Access (O365) may result in truncation of decimal data.
• We resolved an issue where COM Interfaces for ACE are not exposed for use outside of Office applications.
• We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

OneNote

Notable fixes

We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

Publisher

Notable fixes

We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

Visio

Notable fixes

We resolved an issue where Office update messages appeared in a different language.

Outlook

New feature

Advanced group email settings

Are you part of too many groups to count? Customize which emails or events to receive or follow in your inbox. In group settings you can select to receive all mail and events, only replies to you, replies and events sent to you, or to keep them out of your inbox altogether.

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.

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue where inserting images into emails may have caused them to be resized.
• We resolved an issue where policy tips may not have worked when you changed the sender.
• We resolved an issue that may have displayed the retention policy for inboxes alongside the inbox name.
• We resolved an issue where the Meeting Notes add in for Outlook may not have launched OneNote.
• We resolved an issue where the name order in a user’s account may not have been correct for Japanese names.
• We resolved an issue where blank spaces may have appeared in Contact cards with Japanese language pack.

Word

New features

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.

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue where the comment pane may have reloaded when using copy+paste.
• We resolved an issue where comments may not have pasted in the correct order.
• We resolved an issue where safelinks from Word to PowerPoint may not have launched PowerPoint correctly.
• We resolved an issue where @mentions may not have worked correctly.
• We resolved an issue where applying a template with multi-level list with custom styles may not have preserved the style.
• We resolved an issue where the margin dropdown menu may not have rendered correctly.
• We resolved an issue where the building blocks organizer may have displayed an invalid alert.
• We resolved an issue where follow-up preview loaded too much text.
• We resolved an issue where saving after a mail merge may not have worked.
• We resolved an issue where resizing a split screen border may have introduced an additional split screen.
• We resolved an issue where the name order in a user’s account may not have been correct for Japanese names.
• We resolved an issue where hovering a mouse pointer over comments may display a textbox outline around the comment.

Excel

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue where users may have encountered an error when saving changes while using some non-English character sets.
• We resolved an issue where ribbon customization may not have loaded when opening an embedded workbook.
• We resolved an issue where clearing a modern array formula with backspace may not have cleared all cells.
• We resolved an issue where disabling hardware graphics acceleration with 4k resolution may have delayed the rendering of cells.
• We resolved an issue where ribbon customization may not have loaded correctly.
• We resolved an issue where users may have encountered an error while attempting to access a hidden named range.
• We resolved an issue where the margin dropdown menu may not have rendered correctly.
• We resolved an issue where the name order in a user’s account may not have been correct for Japanese names.
• We resolved an issue where hovering a mouse pointer over comments may display a textbox outline around the comment.

PowerPoint

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue where safelinks from Word to PowerPoint may not have launched PowerPoint correctly.
• We resolved an issue that may have prevented scrolling on touch screens.
• We resolved an issue where the margin dropdown menu may not have rendered correctly.
• We resolved an issue where closing PowerPoint with the Camtasia add in running may have produced an error.
• 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.
• We resolved an issue where the name order in a user’s account may not have been correct for Japanese names.
• We resolved an issue where hovering a mouse pointer over comments may display a textbox outline around the comment.

Project

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue where the overallocation table may have been hard to read in dark mode.
• We resolved an issue where comparing projects may have caused the app to crash.
• We resolved an issue where updates to the effort column may not have been reflected in the day.

OneNote

Notable fixes

• We resolved an issue where the Meeting Notes add in for Outlook may not have launched OneNote.
• We resolved an issue where the name order in a user’s account may not have been correct for Japanese names.