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Morph is Missing in PowerPoint 2016

Anonymous
2016-02-26T10:06:10+00:00

I am an Office 365 business subscriber (E3 tier) and recently upgraded to Office 365 Pro Plus 2016 and was hoping to use the Morph and Designer features in PowerPoint but they're not there.  I have office version 16.0.6001.1061.

I believe I was/am part of the First Release program however when I talked to a Microsoft support rep yesterday (for an hour and a half), he told me that the First Release program is no longer available and that everybody has been converted to the standard release path now. 

At any rate, what do I need to do to use Morph?  It is the main reason I upgraded to 2016 and it looks amazing.

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2016-02-26T22:48:52+00:00

hi tom,

for enterprise users, we can also see the morph now. here i’d like to share with you the steps i have done to get the feature:

  1. please make sure first release feature is enabled for the whole organization or selected people.
  2. download and install office deployment tool(office 2016 version).
  3. open the configuration.xml file and replace the original content with the following text:

<configuration>

<add officeclientedition="32" branch="firstreleasecurrent">

<product id="o365proplusretail">

<language id="en-us" />

</product>

</add>

<updates enabled="true" />

<display level="none" accepteula="true" />

<logging level="standard" path="%temp%" />

</configuration>

note: if you’d like 64 version of office, you can replace 32 with 64.

  1. press windows + r keys and input cmd to run the cmd.exe as administrator.
  2. navigate to the folder which is used to place the office deployment tool.
  3. use the following command to download and install office 2016:

   setup.exe /download

setup.exe /configure

   for details about how to use office deployment tool, you can refer to the following article:

   https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219422.aspx

  1. after that, you can open powerpoint app and log in with your office 365 account to see the morph feature:

 

you can have a look at the following article for reference:

install the first release build for office 365 for business customers

thanks,

kerwin

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-02-26T13:28:16+00:00

    Thanks again for the reply, Iris.  

    I suppose I only have one remaining question, then, just so I am completely clear:  Does this mean that Morph is unavailable to enterprise users?  Or is there some way for me to get that feature in my business version of Office 365?

    Of course, the follow-up questions is: if it is unavailable to business users now, WHEN will it become available?

    Thanks

    Tom

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-02-26T13:18:54+00:00

    Hi Tom,

    Thanks for the updates.

    Based on my further research and tests, your consumption is correct. Currently, he Morph is available for Office insider participants for Office 365 Home, Personal, and University subscribers. We appreciate your understanding.

    For “Office 365 business and enterprise can preview new Office innovations through First Release. Get the First Release build for Windows PC”, it doesn’t mean the newest features comes with Office 2016, it means the Office 2016 installation. For Office 365 Enterprise,Midisize and Educations subscribers, only after they enalbed the first release, they can install the Office 2016 from Office 365 portal unless they use Office Deplyment Tool to install Office 2016. See :

    Office 2016 Problems and Solutions and Frequently Asked Questions

    Thanks,

    Iris

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-26T12:28:30+00:00

    Thanks a lot for your reply - I appreciate you taking the time to respond.  However, I'm confused by your answer.  I read the second link you provided and it says that "Office Insider is a preview program for CONSUMER Office 365 customers".  Since I'm a business customer, does that mean I am not able to be part of the Office Insider program?

    That same page then says: "Are you a commercial Office 365 subscriber who would like to get early access to new features? Then get the First Release build for Office 365 client. You and your users can be the first to see the latest updates and help shape the product by providing early feedback".

    And finally, the following quote was interesting:  "Office 365 business and enterprise can preview new Office innovations through First Release. Get the First Release build for Windows PC"

    All of these seem to indicate to me that, as a business user, I can't be part of the Office Insider program unless I am part of First Release.  And that First Release/Office Insider are required in order to preview new features like Morph.

    I feel stuck - I really want to start using this new functionality but I can't seem to get access to it no matter how I try.

    Thanks again!

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-26T11:18:47+00:00

    Hi Tom,

    It is not related to First Release feature. The First Release feature is for Office 365 online services rather than Office client.

    Based on this article, currently, the Morph is available for Office insider participants for Office 365 Home, Personal, and University subscribers. And later to consumer and commercial Office 365 subscribers. See: Using the Morph transition in PowerPoint 2016

    Thanks,

    Iris

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