Release notes for Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)

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These release notes provide information about new features and non-security updates that are included in Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) updates for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Microsoft 365 Apps for business, and the subscription versions of the desktop apps for Project and Visio.

New, or updated, features are released to Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) on the second Tuesday of March and September.

Version 2402: April 09

Version 2402 (Build 17328.20282)

Security updates listed here

Feature updates

Excel

  • Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation - File Registration: Protected local Office files are automatically registered for tracking when created, and previously protected local Office files are registered the next they are opened in an updated client. Compliance administrators can track and revoke access to registered Office files.

  • Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking & Revocation - End-User Tracking & Revocation: From the sensitivity menu, users can check who tried accessing their protected files and revoke access when needed.

PowerPoint

  • Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation - File Registration: Protected local Office files are automatically registered for tracking when created, and previously protected local Office files are registered the next they are opened in an updated client. Compliance administrators can track and revoke access to registered Office files.

  • Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking & Revocation - End-User Tracking & Revocation: From the sensitivity menu, users can check who tried accessing their protected files and revoke access when needed.

Word

  • Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation - File Registration: Protected local Office files are automatically registered for tracking when created, and previously protected local Office files are registered the next they are opened in an updated client. Compliance administrators can track and revoke access to registered Office files.

  • Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking & Revocation - End-User Tracking & Revocation: From the sensitivity menu, users can check who tried accessing their protected files and revoke access when needed.

Resolved issues

Access

  • This update fixes an issue that causes charts in Access to incorrectly display data that includes Unicode characters.

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where the app's response is delayed when the user first edits a formula in a cell.

  • We fixed an issue in Power Pivot to properly validate characters.

  • We fixed an issue where an Excel file was no longer able to be saved due to file corruption with conditional formatting.

  • We removed Organization Chart Add-In for Microsoft Office programs due to lack of sufficient Unicode support.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly after attaching an Outlook item from the Insert tab.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the following symptoms:

  1. Users were unable to recall a message in some environments.
  2. Users were unable to address synchronization conflicts
  3. Users were unable to load forms from third party MAPI forms servers.
  • We fixed an issue that caused some Outlook Event-Based add-ins to encounter Single Sign-On authentication errors depending on their configuration.

PowerPoint

  • We removed Organization Chart Add-In for Microsoft Office programs due to lack of sufficient Unicode support.

Word

  • We removed Organization Chart Add-In for Microsoft Office programs due to lack of sufficient Unicode support.

  • We fixed an issue where pasting a list with a custom style into a document that was saved to the cloud with restricted formatting would show an "AutoSave Failed" error.

  • We fixed an issue where certain Word documents would give error "Word experienced an error trying to open the file." on open.

  • We updated OLE linking to better match the OS Unicode support.

Version 2402: March 12

Version 2402 (Build 17328.20184)

Security updates listed here.

Feature updates

Excel

  • Add table data from an image with Data from Picture: Transcribing data from paper into Excel can be a slow and frustrating process. Wouldn’t it be easier just to take a picture of the information and import it into your worksheet? Now you can, with the Data from Picture feature! To take advantage of this powerful feature, simply go to the Data tab and select From Picture, then choose the source; you can also review and correct the data, if necessary, before inserting it into your worksheet. Learn more See details in blog post

  • Optimizing loading fonts stored on the printer: This feature optimizes font-related operations by detecting whether the default printer supports fonts stored on the printer, and if it does not, skipping the step of reaching out to the printer to load them. Users can turn off this behavior by accessing File > Options > Advanced > Print and switching off "Include fonts that are stored on the printer".

Office Suite

  • Ability to insert live camera feed in all slides with one click: Now, one can insert a PowerPoint Cameo in all slides using the Insert > Cameo > All Slides command on the PowerPoint ribbon. Further, a user-customized camera style and location can be applied to all slides using the 'Apply to All Slides' option in the Camera Format ribbon.

Resolved issues

Access

  • We fixed an issue where the app closed unexpectedly.

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where the Save dialog wouldn't always save or would get stuck when closing a local file.

  • We fixed an issue where GETPIVOTDATA showed #REF! when refreshing a PivotTable containing Stocks data types.

  • We fixed an issue where certain Pivot Tables loaded slowly.

  • We fixed an issue where a dropdown list wouldn't copy when taking a print screen using Windows+Shift+S.

  • We fixed an issue where the app closed unexpectedly when opening files with pivot tables and table design in macro-enabled files.

  • We fixed an issue where angled text wouldn't display correctly on some large monitors.

  • We fixed an issue where list box controls wouldn't respond to mouse clicks after scrolling using the mouse wheel.

  • We fixed an issue where a file failed to upload with the following error when co-authoring: "We ran into a problem with this file and can't save any new changes. Save a copy to avoid losing your work."

  • We fixed an issue where worksheets with right-to-left alignment and frozen panes would sometimes render incorrectly.

  • We fixed an issue where cell content re-rendered incorrectly when navigating with the keyboard.

  • We fixed an issue where Conditional Formatting handled wild card characters incorrectly.

  • We fixed an issue where the application stops responding when saving changes.

  • We fixed an issue where macros were being corrupted when saving Excel files.

  • We fixed an issue where converting a diagram to shapes resulted in invalid shape geometry.

  • We fixed an issue where Custom Menu text was truncated when right clicking in a cell.

OneNote

  • We fixed an issue where meetings spanning a full day were appearing in meeting details on the following day.

  • We fixed an issue where OneNote would close unexpectedly when rapidly navigating from one .PDF file to another .PDF file between different sections, or when performing an undo operation on a .PDF printout insertion.

  • We fixed an issue where resizing issues occurred when the app was docked to the desktop.

  • We fixed an issue where attendees were not added automatically from the Meeting Details when using the Email Page functionality.

  • We fixed an issue where the calendar date picker day (Sat., Sun., Mon., etc.) did not align with the actual day number of the month.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused event based add-ins to be unable to display the Info Bar in Win32 Outlook.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly after discarding an edit to a received single instance meeting.

  • We fixed an issue where the setting to control how Outlook opens previous items at start-up was missing from the Options window.

  • We fixed an issue where Microsoft account users were missing their Outlook add-ins.

  • We fixed an issue where users were unable to send emails from QuickBooks, as described in the following article: Unable to send emails from QuickBooks using Outlook Desktop after update to Version 2402.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to fail to comply with the default browser settings for some users.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when clicking the "More" link in the Search results list.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to unexpectedly exit shortly after launching for some users.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when expanding a conversation in the search results from a search of "All Mailboxes."

  • We fixed an issue that caused 3rd party MAPI applications to be unable to retrieve licensing information.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the labels from protected PDF files to not be applied to the email that they were attached to.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when searching a shared or delegated mailbox.

  • We fixed an issue with mail view appearing blank for an extended time when switching folders.

  • We fixed an issue where the message list was blank when switching between the "Focused" and "Other" views.

  • We fixed an issue where Skype for Business was shutting down unexpectedly at start up.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when attaching an Outlook item (such as an email message) from the insert tab.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when adding an attachment in some scenarios.

  • We fixed an issue where Mail Tips were not showing for attachments.

  • We fixed an issue where Outlook would close unexpectedly when a user clicked "Cancel" in the Wait on Send dialog if the message had attachments.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Mail Tips to not appear for attachments.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly after clicking "Cancel" on the Wait on Send dialog.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Data Loss Prevention features to be unexpectedly disabled when disabling Optional Connected Experiences.

  • We fixed an issue that caused some users to see Outlook exiting unexpectedly when clicking a hyperlink.

  • We fixed an issue where the Louder Labels sensitivity menu was not visible in the ribbon for users in the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel.

  • We fixed an issue that caused expanded groups in the message list to become collapsed when changing which column they are arranged by.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to synchronize email with the Exchange ActiveSync protocol.

  • We fixed an issue where the scrollbar didn't render in the Contact Card View.

  • We fixed an issue where a Meeting window wouldn't close and the meeting wouldn't get added to the organizer's calendar if an image had previously been added into the body of the message and the organizer was attempting to reopen the meeting and add new attendees.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the tracking status summary to be missing from the organizer's meeting form.

  • We fixed an issue where a delegate opened an existing meeting with attendees such that a new attendee would be added to the meeting and some attendees would be removed.

  • We fixed an issue where tracking responses from rooms was inconsistent when adding a second room from suggestions.

PowerPoint

  • We fixed an issue where restoring a previous version of a presentation was not working as expected when using Version History.

  • We fixed an issue where converting a diagram to shapes would result in invalid shape geometry.

  • We fixed an issue where the Wingding font wouldn't display correctly when characters were inserted using the Insert Symbol dialog prior to changing to the Wingding font.

  • We fixed an issue where the 'Cell Margins' in the Table Layout ribbon item was disabled for users with only Edit Information Rights Management (IRM) permissions.

  • We fixed an issue where ActiveX controls do not display correctly after changing the display scale.

  • We fixed an issue where Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) RecordNarrationFromCurrentSlide failed with a runtime error.

  • We fixed an issue where clicking on Updates Available in the status bar does not merge in changes.

  • We fixed an issue where some Connected Service account users were prevented from adding comments.

  • We fixed an issue where users were not able to create a bullet list with hyphens.

  • We fixed an issue where the Add comments method in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) showed a runtime error.

  • We fixed an issue where an error message would appear when opening a copy of a file.

  • We fixed an issue where the Notes and Slide layout would open with incorrect proportions when a file was opened from a protected view.

  • We fixed an issue where the 'End with Black Slide' option was not working when slides advanced on a timer.

  • We fixed an issue where a long running slideshow using a Microsoft Power BI add-in would cause a blank screen.

Project

  • We fixed an issue where a message that says, "You cannot delete or modify a project summary task" appears when opening a project.

  • We fixed an issue where the duration on manually scheduled tasks was not calculated correctly when importing from XML.

Word

  • We fixed an issue where the language of a presentation was not retained when saving or exporting the presentation to a .PDF file.

  • We fixed an issue where creating a new comment with the Comment Pane enabled would reset the selected comment to the top of the pane, causing the document to scroll to that comment's anchor.

  • We fixed an issue where revised content was reversed showing added content as deleted and deleted content as added.

  • We made performance improvements for Macros where runtimes were slower in current builds compared to older versions.

  • We fixed an issue where comment cards may appear too wide and cut off text when changing or switching the screen in use.

  • We fixed an issue where deleting text within a Content Control would unexpectedly delete the Content Control when Track Changes was enabled.

  • We fixed an issue where the app closed unexpectedly when the undo function is used.

  • We fixed an issue where the content control end tag is marked at the end of the document automatically if the document is edited in Word Online and then opened in Word desktop.

  • We fixed an issue where the font would switch from Aptos to Times New Roman when typing in a new email.

  • We fixed an issue where previously inserted custom bullets would reset after editing a document.

  • We fixed an issue where the wrong paper size was chosen when two paper sizes in a printer were close to 1/6th of an inch of each other.

  • We fixed an issue where new lines were added to an Outlook signature when pressing Enter in the body of the email.

  • We fixed an issue where if you saved a PDF in a language other than English and it had a hyperlink with a dash (-), the URL would get an extra dash that made the link not work.

  • We fixed an issue where subheading numbering with a custom Style would disappear if the file was saved and re-opened.

  • We fixed an issue where the Word template (normal.dotm) was overwritten upon exit when the proofing language was set to Japanese.

  • We fixed an issue where the layout of a table would unexpectedly change after saving and re-opening the file when the table was modified with Track Changes enabled.

  • We fixed an issue where table formatting was unexpectedly changed after dragging the column width to a different size in a table, saving, and reopening.

  • We fixed an issue where the error message "Compile error" would appear when opening a .docm file.

  • We fixed an issue where only one document would open when trying to open several files containing SQL data from File Explorer or the desktop.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue where GCC-Moderate customers were unable to access the Box third party storage feature in Open > Add-A-Place.

  • We fixed an issue where opened Office apps did not automatically start when a laptop was reopened, and an error message appeared after manual relaunch.

  • We fixed an issue that caused unexpected black borders to appear around screen captures added with the Insert Screenshot functionality.

  • We fixed an issue where pictures with redirected URLs wouldn't display properly.

  • We fixed an issue where the orientation of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) line markers was not rendering correctly.

  • We fixed an issue where an add-in wouldn't load after click trust for content add-in was selected.

  • We fixed an issue where entering in Notes on tasks in the Planner resulted in data in Power BI and Excel Export to have unnecessary empty lines.

Version 2308: February 13

Version 2308 (Build 16731.20550)

Security updates listed here.

Version 2308: January 09

Version 2308 (Build 16731.20504)

Security updates listed here.

Version 2308: December 12

Version 2308 (Build 16731.20460)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused SafeLinks to fail to launch properly when the target document was in a nested folder.

  • We fixed an issue where the list of invalid recipients was showing duplicates.

  • We fixed an issue that caused delegates to be unable to view their manager's private calendar items even when granted permission.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when opening embedded mail attachments in another application.

Word

  • We fixed an issue where running Word's Spell Check through a Visual Studio solution would result in the ‘Not in dictionary’ area being grey and not editable when the Word window wasn't visible.

  • We fixed an issue where setting Breaks to Continuous changed to Page after a Mail Merge.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue where the File > Open dialog wouldn't open when selecting Save As Picture to save an image.

Version 2308: November 14

Version 2308 (Build 16731.20398)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused the labels from protected PDF files to fail to be applied to the email that they were attached to.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly after clicking "Cancel" on the Wait on Send dialog when attachments are present.

  • We fixed an issue that caused sensitivity labels to display incorrectly when they contain non-ASCII characters.

  • We fixed an issue that caused a meeting update to be sent to all attendees when clicking on "cancel" in the "Send Update to Attendees" dialog.

Version 2308: October 10

Version 2308 (Build 16731.20316)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Word

  • We fixed an issue where Editor pane category labels were always showing in English, despite the UI language setting.

  • We fixed an issue where running Accessibility Checker would display the error, "Image or object not inline" when using Sensitivity Labels.

  • We fixed an issue where the Add-ins tab was not visible when using custom toolbar information.

Version 2308: September 12

Version 2308 (Build 16731.20234)

Security updates listed here.

Feature updates

Excel

  • Desktop Excel Action Recorder: You can now record Office Scripts in Desktop Excel! Perform the actions you want in Excel, and the recorder creates an Office Script to replay those actions for you.

  • Faster filtering when cells contain unique or duplicate rules: When your workbook contains many unique or duplicate conditional formatting rules, it can often slow down the app’s performance. No longer! By optimizing the underlying comparison algorithm, we’ve enhanced the performance and sped up the filtering process.

  • Insert in-cell images with the new IMAGE function: Your images can now be part of the worksheet, instead of floating on top. You can move and resize cells, sort and filter, and work with images within an Excel table. See details in blog post

OneNote

  • New Layout Options in OneNote on Windows: Adding a new layout option, Vertical Tabs, for all users in OneNote for Windows.

Outlook

  • Get relevant alerts with new Notifications pane: Don’t let important information get buried in your inbox. The new Notifications pane in Outlook delivers notifications that are relevant to you in the context of your regular email. The pane gives you the ability to customize the types of notifications you wish to receive, including email and document @mentions, travel updates, deliveries, and more. See details in blog post

  • Org Explorer: Visualize and explore your company’s internal structure, work teams, and individual roles. See details in blog post

  • We added a registry key that hides the "Try the new Outlook" toggle: Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Options\General REG_DWORD "HideNewOutlookToggle" 0 (default) - "Try the new Outlook" toggle, if available in selected update channel, is displayed to users. 1 - "Try the new Outlook" toggle is hidden. To learn more about the new Outlook for Windows, click here. For additional information on managing mailbox access to the new Outlook for Windows, click here.

  • Inheritance of attachment labels to email messages: For email messages with attachments, apply a label that matches the highest classification of those attachments.

  • Block emails with sensitive labels: Implement pop-up messages in Outlook that warn, justify, or block emails being sent based on sensitivity labels.

  • Reactions: This feature allows users to apply emotive reactions (for example, 👍, ♥, 🎉) to email messages and see what reactions have been applied by other people as well.

  • Prevent data leaks more easily with the new Sensitivity toolbar: Sensitivity labels powered by Microsoft Purview Information Protection are now displayed next to the message Subject line, allowing you to easily recognize and adhere to your organization's policies.

  • Same signature, all devices with Outlook for Windows: Your signature is stored in the cloud. Create it once and use it everywhere you use Outlook for Windows. Learn more

  • Enabling Bookings Meta OS app in Win32: Replacing the existing Bookings app with new app for Meta OS in Win32.

  • Scheduling Poll: Scheduling Poll helps minimize the back-and-forth emails in scheduling by letting you send a poll to attendees inside and outside your organization, so they can vote on which meeting times work best for them. See details in these articles:
    Create a Scheduling Poll
    Accessing a Scheduling Poll

PowerPoint

  • Closed Captions for Audio in PowerPoint: Add closed captions to audio objects in PowerPoint to make your presentations more accessible.
    See details in blog post

Resolved issues

Access

  • We fixed an issue where the Query Designer may show the incorrect font until it is closed and re-opened when changing the Office Theme.

  • We fixed an issue where users would get an ERROR: 3155, ODBC--insert on a linked table [table name] message when inserting a new row into a linked SQL Server table that had an INSERT trigger.

  • We fixed an issue that may cause the application to close unexpectedly when exporting from an SAS application to a Microsoft Office format.

  • We fixed an issue where refreshing an ODBC connection to an Access database would cause the operation to stop working after refreshing the link several times.

  • We fixed an issue where OLEBD/ADODB interfaces exposed by the Access Database Engine from Excel may be slower in recent versions of Office.

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where certain macros used for updating charts caused Excel to close unexpectedly.

  • We fixed an issue where Conditional Formatting rules were not being preserved after closing and reopening a workbook.

  • We fixed an issue where using "Alt + P" as a hot key for Previous was conflicting with "Alt + P" for the Replace tab.

  • We fixed an error that occurred when publishing as a web page (.htm or .html) to a cloud location.

  • We fixed an issue where a file could not be previewed in File Explorer if the file's extension included a capital letter such as XLSX, or Xlsx.

  • We fixed an issue where cell values remained visible on the grid after deleting the row, until the cells were scrolled off the screen.

  • We fixed an alert to better communicate our text support for picture to drawing object conversion.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused users of the Event-Based feature to be unable to utilize some of the new APIs included in Mailbox Requirement Set 1.13.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see an empty From field drop down when their profile included an SMTP address with an asterisk in it.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users with an Outlook.com account in their profile to be prompted for their password and to receive the following error message: "You cannot log in with a personal account. Use your work or school account."

  • We fixed an issue where an out-of-memory error would appear when sending email after seeing the WaitOnSend dialog pop up.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to close unexpectedly when viewing an email.

  • We have resolved an issue affecting users of the Label Inheritance feature, which led to incorrect sensitivity label extraction from unencrypted files when co-authoring was enabled.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to receive a Non-Delivery Report (NDR) when overriding the oversharing policy notification or reporting it as a false positive.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to fail to display PolicyTips in Outlook sessions that were launched with no internet connection.

  • We fixed an issue with the sensitivity label not being applied to protected messages.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to close unexpectedly when opening emails with a Data Loss Prevention policy applied.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the new labels to fail to appear for some users of the Label Inheritance feature.

  • We fixed an issue that caused some users to see the wrong Data Loss Prevention policy annotations in a multi-account profile.

  • We fixed an error that users were hitting when they tried to override a Policy Tip detection or to report it as a false positive.

  • We fixed an issue where some users may be unable to view or access group email messages and calendars in the Outlook desktop client.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see the error, "We cannot render Actionable Messages right now" when reading some email messages.

  • We fixed an issue where some settings did not roam between machines when switching to Focused Inbox.

  • We fixed an issue where Outlook would close unexpectedly when Microsoft 365 apps in the Navigation Pane were closed.

  • We fixed an issue where the application would close unexpectedly when searching using dates.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to fail to show Top Search Results in some views.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the Sub-folders search scope to be broken when searching in the Online Archive.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to close in some search scenarios.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when users executed a search with the "All Mailboxes" scope.

  • We fixed an issue where the Me control showed the wrong display name in Office apps.

  • We fixed an issue where Microsoft 365 links failed to launch properly.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to get prompted to save changes to an unmodified email message.

  • We fixed an issue where opening links in Edge would cause the side pane to not be visible.

  • We fixed an issue where Outlook would prompt the user to save changes to a meeting when no changes were made.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to receive errors about having too many Actionable Messages open more frequently than expected.

  • We fixed an issue where the links associated with known issues were not shown to customers who were using the Contact Support feature.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the application to close unexpectedly when clicking on non-HTTP links.

  • We fixed an issue where the "From" field and Signatures were not working while using Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the Suggested Replies feature to not be disabled when connected experiences are disabled.

  • We fixed an issue that caused some users of Outlook to see a "Retrieving templates from server" dialog for a long time when clicking on the "From" field in an email message.

  • We fixed an issue where the External Sender tag was not showing.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the incorrect workdays to be displayed on shared-in calendars.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the incorrect working hours to be displayed on shared-in calendars.

PowerPoint

  • We fixed an issue where the application may close unexpectedly when opening a file.

  • We fixed an issue in which SlideShow slide transitions would draw incorrectly when displayed on a high-resolution display.

  • We fixed an issue where PowerPoint would hang for a few seconds when the user clicks on an extremely complex shape.

  • We fixed an issue to enable the auto sensitivity label recommendation feature.

  • We fixed an issue where files could increase in size under some circumstances.

  • We fixed an issue where the Notes Pane was in the wrong order with no ability to edit the slide when pressing the F6 key.

  • We fixed an issue where the presenter view slide section zoomed in and out when zooming in the notes section.

Project

  • We fixed an issue in Project where content was missing after scrolling.

  • We fixed an issue where the task pane add-in API for Microsoft Project was not returning the proper value for the Summary, Milestone, and Active properties.

  • We fixed an issue where users were unable to connect Project Client from the desktop to a Project Web Access site in Project Server 2016.

Visio

  • We fixed an issue where Autocad drawings wouldn't open in Visio Plan 2.

Word

  • We fixed an issue where document rendering caused overlapping artifacts from one part of the document to appear on top of other.

  • We fixed an alert to better communicate our text support for picture to drawing object conversion.

  • We fixed an issue where users would see the window flash white when closing an item using Windows High Contrast mode.

  • We fixed an issue where doing a mail merge would display the error, "Microsoft Word is required to run the Mail Merge Wizard".

  • We fixed an issue where drafting a new email and @mentioning an Outlook contact group (a contact group that is created locally) in the email body wouldn't add the contact group to the ‘To’ field.

  • We fixed an issue where some Word files were using abnormally large amounts of memory.

  • We fixed an issue where the right side of the email body was cut off when printed and in print preview.

  • We fixed an issue where the character spacing is wrong after a cloud font download.

  • We fixed an issue to enable the auto sensitivity label recommendation feature.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue where spaces were not inserted properly when inserting text with dictation.

  • We fixed an issue where right clicking a folder in Outlook could cause Office applications to close unexpectedly.

  • We fixed an issue where users who selected Colorful, Precision, or Dark theme prior to enabling the Fluent Visual Refresh would get switched to Dark Gray theme when the dialog welcoming the user to the Fluent Visual Refresh reached page two.

  • We fixed an issue where broken SVG assets didn't fall back on their raster image counterparts.

  • We fixed an issue where sensitivity labeling was unavailable for documents opened from SharePoint on-premise servers.

  • We fixed an issue that prevented the description of sensitivity labels from being shown in tooltips when saving a new file.

  • We fixed an issue that prevented the description of sensitivity labels from being shown in tooltips when hovering with a mouse on a parent label.

  • We fixed an issue where users couldn't see the sensitivity label applied to an email on louder label anchor when the label wasn't included in their label policy.

  • We fixed an issue where a digital signature that used a timestamp authority would be erroneously shown as invalid on a document if the end-user signing certificate was revoked.

Version 2302: August 08

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20714)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

PowerPoint

  • We fixed an issue where hyperlinks were not working if they contained the "#" symbol when exporting to a .PDF file.

Version 2302: July 27

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20694)

Resolved issues

Office Suite

  • This update fixes an extended range of supported characters to prevent display issues in Office apps.

Version 2302: July 11

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20644)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where Windows Shell features would stop responding when Office and certain other apps are installed.

PowerPoint

  • We fixed an issue where Windows Shell features would stop responding when Office and certain other apps are installed.

  • We fixed an issue where Proofing was not working for inserted Excel XML tables.

Word

  • We fixed an issue where Windows Shell features would stop responding when Office and certain other apps are installed.

  • We fixed an issue where a dialog asking "This document contains links that may refer to other files. Do you want to update the document with the data from the linked files?" wouldn't appear for files with shortcuts.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue that prevented the description of sensitivity labels from being shown in tooltips when saving a new file.

Version 2302: June 13

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20580)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Access

  • We fixed an issue where OLEBD/ADODB interfaces exposed by the Access Database Engine from Excel may be slower in recent versions of Office.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue where Outlook would close unexpectedly when forwarding a large email with an SVG file if "Spell check before sending" was enabled.

  • We fixed an issue where the Organization tab of people cards was stuck in a "Loading" state indefinitely.

PowerPoint

  • We fixed an issue where PowerPoint would hang for a few seconds when the user clicks on an extremely complex shape.

Word

  • We fixed an issue where drafting a new email and @mentioning an Outlook contact group (a contact group that is created locally) in the email body wouldn't add the contact group to the ‘To’ field.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue in which SlideShow slide transitions would draw incorrectly when displayed on a high resolution display.

  • We fixed an issue where users couldn't see the sensitivity label applied to an email on louder label anchor when the label wasn't included in their label policy.

Version 2302: May 09

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20500)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where copying and pasting a pivot chart would cause Excel to close unexpectedly.

  • We fixed an issue where Excel would stop responding when selecting the Clear option under Sort & Filter from the Editing group on the Ribbon.

  • We fixed an issue where Excel would stop responding after calling many asynchronous user-defined functions.

  • We fixed an issue where a file could not be previewed in File Explorer if the file's extension included a capital letter such as XLSX, or Xlsx.

  • We fixed an issue where a name conflict appeared randomly when files were opened from Teams and SharePoint sites.

  • We fixed an issue where linked images wouldn't load when using certain URLs.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see the message body flash white when closing a message.

  • We fixed an issue where the "From" field and Signatures were not working while using Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook.

Visio

  • We fixed an issue where Autocad drawings wouldn't open in Visio Plan 2.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue related to text selection when using an Input Method Editor for East Asian languages.

  • We fixed an issue where a digital signature that used a timestamp authority would be erroneously shown as invalid on a document if the end-user signing certificate was revoked.

Version 2302: May 09

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20478)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where copying and pasting a pivot chart would cause Excel to close unexpectedly.

  • We fixed an issue where Excel would stop responding when selecting the Clear option under Sort & Filter from the Editing group on the Ribbon.

  • We fixed an issue where Excel would stop responding after calling many asynchronous user-defined functions.

  • We fixed an issue where a file could not be previewed in File Explorer if the file's extension included a capital letter such as XLSX, or Xlsx.

  • We fixed an issue where a name conflict appeared randomly when files were opened from Teams and SharePoint sites.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see the message body flash white when closing a message.

  • We fixed an issue where the "From" field and Signatures were not working while using Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook.

Visio

  • We fixed an issue where Autocad drawings wouldn't open in Visio Plan 2.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue where a digital signature that used a timestamp authority would be erroneously shown as invalid on a document if the end-user signing certificate was revoked.

Version 2302: April 11

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20394)

Security updates listed here.

Feature updates

Excel

  • Sensitivity Label scoping between files, emails and meetings: Office applications can now filter out sensitivity labels based on the document type. For example, Outlook email no longer shows labels that only apply to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

Outlook

  • Sensitivity Label scoping between files, emails and meetings: Office applications can now filter out sensitivity labels based on the document type. For example, Outlook email no longer shows labels that only apply to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

PowerPoint

  • Sensitivity Label scoping between files, emails and meetings: Office applications can now filter out sensitivity labels based on the document type. For example, Outlook email no longer shows labels that only apply to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

Word

  • Sensitivity Label scoping between files, emails and meetings: Office applications can now filter out sensitivity labels based on the document type. For example, Outlook email no longer shows labels that only apply to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

Resolved issues

Access

  • We fixed an issue where the Query Designer may show the incorrect font until it is closed and re-opened when changing the Office Theme.

  • We fixed an issue where Access does not correctly validate the signature on the database when the Trust Center Macro settings are set to run only digitally signed code when using an .accdr (Access Runtime) file.

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where formulas were not updating after adding a label.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused the application to close unexpectedly when using Add-ins that were triggered by a FromChanged event.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see an empty From field drop down when their profile included an SMTP address with an asterisk in it.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users with an Outlook.com account in their profile to be prompted for their password and to receive the following error message: "You cannot log in with a personal account. Use your work or school account."

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to close unexpectedly when opening emails with a Data Loss Prevention policy applied.

  • We have resolved an issue affecting users of the Label Inheritance feature, which led to incorrect sensitivity label extraction from unencrypted files when co-authoring was enabled.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the new labels to fail to appear for some users of the Label Inheritance feature.

  • We fixed an issue where some settings did not roam between machines when switching to Focused Inbox.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the Sub-folders search scope to be broken when searching in the Online Archive.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the Suggested Replies feature to not be disabled when connected experiences are disabled.

Project

  • We fixed an issue where the task pane add-in API for Microsoft Project was not returning the proper value for the Summary, Milestone, and Active properties.

Word

  • We fixed an issue where the header alignment was incorrect for sensitivity labels, causing the content to be cut off when printing.

  • We fixed an issue in the Shape.ZOrder method for objects.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue where spaces were not inserted properly when inserting text with dictation.

  • We fixed an issue where users couldn't see the sensitivity label applied to an email when the label wasn't included in their label policy.

Version 2302: March 14

Version 2302 (Build 16130.20306)

Security updates listed here.

Feature updates

Access

  • Enable the ability to code sign your Microsoft Access database and VBA code: This update enables the Tools/Digital Signature command within the VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for current Microsoft Access database formats. Signing a database allows VBA code in the database to be run even if Trust Center settings specify that only digitally signed code should be enabled.

Excel

  • Touch Improvements to Ribbon: We’ve improved the spacing of buttons in the Ribbon when the device is being used in Tablet posture.

  • Protect your PDFs: Sensitivity labels are now available to protect your PDFs from unauthorized access. Applies to files created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. See details in blog post

  • Supercharge your worksheets with fourteen new text and array functions: Use fourteen powerful new functions to easily split your text and rearrange your data. Try using TEXTSPLIT to split your text or VSTACK to combine multiple arrays. See details in blog post

  • Improvements to Power BI Request Access: We’ve upgraded the experience for users who create PivotTables connected to Power BI datasets. Prior to the improved experience, when a user tried to refresh a PivotTable connected to a dataset that they do not have access to, they would see a generic error message. Now, a specific error dialog appears that informs the user that they do not have access to the dataset and allows them to click a link to request access from the owner. Once access is granted, the user can go back to the PivotTable and refresh to continue their analysis. See details in blog post

  • Reducing unwanted fragmenting of conditional formatting rules: Check out the improved performance and faster calculations when applying conditional formatting rules to cells. We've done so by reducing fragmentation of data when pasting copied cells into that a cell range.

  • Speed-up filtering when workbook contains lots of conditional formatting rules: When your workbook contains lots of conditional formatting rules, it can slow down applying a filter such as a color filter. No longer! By optimizing the underlying data structure we’ve sped up filtering.

  • Speeding up Formula Entry: Excel sped up entering a formula in a cell noticeably by reducing memory usage, making more efficient use of allocated memory, and optimizing redrawing. These optimizations are more noticeable on devices with slower Memory or slower CPU-Memory throughput and for larger cell ranges.

  • Copy Paste is more efficient: Copy/paste now uses an index-based search, rather than a linear scan, for more optimal merging. The optimizations are especially noticeable on low-end devices with constrained hardware.

  • PivotTable overlap improvements: We have improved the experience when PivotTables overlap other content in your workbook.

  • Enjoy an improved scrolling experience: Scrolling through your sheet just got smoother when navigating large or wide cells. Learn more

  • Disable the Azure Information Protection Add-in by default: Office apps automatically disables the legacy Azure Information Protection add-in and use the built-in sensitivity labels to view and apply labels powered by Microsoft Purview Information Protection.

  • Blocking XLL add-ins from the Internet: To address the increasing number of malware attacks in recent months, we are implementing measures that block XLL add-ins coming from the Internet. See details in blog post

  • Automate tab in Excel for desktop: You can now access the Automate tab not just in your web browser, but also in your spreadsheets in Excel for Windows and Mac. See details in blog post

  • Accessibility ribbon: Find all of the tools you need to create accessible content in one place - the Accessibility ribbon! See details in blog post

  • Assign a sublabel as the default when a parent label is selected: When using built-in sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365 Apps, admins can specify a sublabel to get applied automatically when a parent label is selected. This takes effect only when users select a parent label manually.

  • User-defined permissions now support domain name restrictions: When you choose a sensitivity label configured for user-defined permissions, domain names can now be used to restrict file access to all individuals from that domain. For example, you can specify "someone@example.com" or "@example.com," and permissions are restricted based on either the individual or all individuals within the example domain.

OneNote

  • Take notes using just your voice with Dictate: Using your voice to dictate content is a fast, hands-free way of putting your thoughts into a note—shown to be three times faster than typing! With Dictate for OneNote, now you can simply speak your thoughts to create content. To access this feature, just click on the Dictate microphone icon on the home tab and begin dictating your notes. Learn more See details in blog post

Outlook

  • Find events on your calendar faster than ever: Improvements to the Calendar search make it faster and easier to find events, such as the next occurrence of a series.

  • New location for Outlook modules and apps: We’ve updated how you switch between Mail, Calendar, People, and other apps. Now your Outlook experience is more consistent with other Microsoft 365 products like Teams and Office.com.

  • S/MIME as an Outcome for labelling - Win 32: Providing S/MIME encryption and signing functionality as an outcome of labelling - Outlook Win32. See details in blog post

  • Disable the Azure Information Protection Add-in by default: Office apps automatically disables the legacy Azure Information Protection add-in and use the built-in sensitivity labels to view and apply labels powered by Microsoft Purview Information Protection.

PowerPoint

  • Touch Improvements to Ribbon: We’ve improved the spacing of buttons in the Ribbon when the device is being used in Tablet posture.

  • Protect your PDFs: Sensitivity labels are now available to protect your PDFs from unauthorized access. Applies to files created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. See details in blog post

  • Record videos with narration: Make your next presentation more dynamic and engaging with pre-recorded video and narration. Or pre-record the entire presentation to ensure smooth delivery on presentation day. Learn more See details in blog post

  • Save Media with Closed Captions: Now when you save media to a file in PowerPoint, the closed captions associated with the media are also saved. See details in blog post

  • PowerPoint Cameo on Desktop: Insert and modify camera in your slides before presentations.

  • Disable the Azure Information Protection Add-in by default: Office apps automatically disables the legacy Azure Information Protection add-in and use the built-in sensitivity labels to view and apply labels powered by Microsoft Purview Information Protection.

  • Assign a sublabel as the default when a parent label is selected: When using built-in sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365 Apps, admins can specify a sublabel to get applied automatically when a parent label is selected. This takes effect only when users select a parent label manually.

  • Accessibility Ribbon in Outlook for Windows: The Accessibility Ribbon brings together in one place all the tools you need to make your emails accessible. See details in blog post

PowerPoint

  • Assign a sublabel as the default when a parent label is selected: When using built-in sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365 Apps, admins can specify a sublabel to get applied automatically when a parent label is selected. This takes effect only when users select a parent label manually.

  • User-defined permissions now support domain name restrictions: When you choose a sensitivity label configured for user-defined permissions, domain names can now be used to restrict file access to all individuals from that domain. For example, you can specify "someone@example.com" or "@example.com," and permissions are restricted based on either the individual or all individuals within the example domain.

  • PowerPoint Accessibility Ribbon: All of the tools to help you make your presentation accessible in one place. See details in blog post

Visio

  • See files others have shared with you: It’s now easier to find key documents in Visio. Any documents shared with you automatically shows up in your list; typically, the most relevant documents to you appear at the top of the list. Note that you'll only see the specific files people have chosen to share with you, so that their other files remain secure. To experience this feature, simply click on the Home tab or the Open tab and select Shared with Me. Now you can find all files shared with you in one place!

Word

  • Touch Improvements to Ribbon: We’ve improved the spacing of buttons in the Ribbon when the device is being used in Tablet posture.

  • Protect your PDFs: Sensitivity labels are now available to protect your PDFs from unauthorized access. Applies to files created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. See details in blog post

  • More natural voice options for Read Aloud: Try out a new, more natural sounding voice in the Read Aloud toolbar. Learn more See details in blog post

  • Disable the Azure Information Protection Add-in by default: Office apps automatically disables the legacy Azure Information Protection add-in and use the built-in sensitivity labels to view and apply labels powered by Microsoft Purview Information Protection.

  • Assign a sublabel as the default when a parent label is selected: When using built-in sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365 Apps, admins can specify a sublabel to get applied automatically when a parent label is selected. This takes effect only when users select a parent label manually.

  • User-defined permissions now support domain name restrictions: When you choose a sensitivity label configured for user-defined permissions, domain names can now be used to restrict file access to all individuals from that domain. For example, you can specify "someone@example.com" or "@example.com," and permissions are restricted based on either the individual or all individuals within the example domain.

Office Suite

  • Add SketchUp files to Office creations: SketchUp is a popular 3D graphics program that makes it easy to create shareable conceptual designs, such as fully textured architectural models and other graphics used in industrial design, product design, and civil and mechanical engineering. Now, for the first time, SketchUp graphics (.skp files) can be integrated into your creations in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook! See details in blog post

  • Added support for third-party storage hosts in Office: Users can now coauthor in real-time on files stored in a select set of third-party cloud storage providers using the Office desktop, web, and mobile apps. On Windows and macOS, users can provision a supported cloud storage provider using the "Add a Place" feature under File / Open. Provisioning tools for Windows and macOS are also available for IT Administrators.

Resolved issues

Access

  • We fixed an issue that may cause the error "The operating system is not presently configured to run this application." when trying to use DAO (Data Access Objects) from an application that is not a Microsoft 365 App.

  • We fixed an issue where users would get an ERROR: 3155, ODBC--insert on a linked table [table name] message when inserting a new row into a linked SQL Server table that had an INSERT trigger.

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where the OneDrive server file lock was not being released immediately in certain cases when an Excel spreadsheet was closed.

  • We fixed an issue where Charts in PowerPoint or Word were not being updated to the data series set by other users during coauthoring sessions.

  • Pivot Tables connected to Power BI datasets now have proper date support. Previously, dates were treated as strings, but they now are treated as datetime objects that allow for proper filtering and sorting of the data. If you do not yet have the feature, you will be able edit your existing PivotTable.

  • We fixed an issue where the application would close unexpectedly when toggling the visibility of the ribbon, when sheet tabs were hidden.

  • We fixed an issue where some content could stop working and not appear correctly after zooming with touchpad.

  • We fixed an issue where the File > Get Add-ins button hotkey had a conflict with the Save As button due to an incorrectly set keytip when opening the Control Get Add-ins button. The modified button (Get Add-ins) will use B as the hotkey.

  • We fixed an issue where clicking on an email notification with an @mention in a comment caused Excel to close unexpectedly if the workbook was already open in a hidden window.

  • We fixed an issue where the Clipboard Locked Alert is disrupting the workflow for some users.

  • We fixed an issue that compiled VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macros more often.

  • We fixed an issue where the application would close unexpectedly when you inserted a People Graph add-in in a right-to-left language.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the application to close unexpectedly when you right click on a chart and select edit.

  • We fixed an issue in Word in which applying sketched outlines to pictures and saving, resulted in the file not being usable when copied and pasted into PowerPoint and Excel.

  • We fixed an issue where the "connecting to" dialog box was shown during Save/Save-As when a UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path was set as the default save directory.

OneNote

  • We fixed an issue where users were unable to scroll using touch screen.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to experience the application to close unexpectedly when switching views in the calendar module.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to close intermittently.

  • We fixed an issue that caused emails to get stuck in the outbox for some profiles that had multiple Exchange accounts configured.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to receive an unclear error message when sending an email to a recipient with a large certificate.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users in Government Community Cloud tenants to be unable to launch To-Do in Outlook.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to see an inaccurate count of the number of new notifications present when opening the notification pane.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the focus on the message list to be lost when using CTRL+Tab to navigate from a folder in one mailbox to a folder in another mailbox.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the application to close unexpectedly when clicking on non-HTTP links.

  • We fixed an issue that caused the application to close unexpectedly when bringing up persona cards.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to experience the application to close unexpectedly shortly after boot.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users who disabled service notifications to see a deprecated user interface.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to close unexpectedly when submitting feedback.

PowerPoint

  • We fixed an issue in Word in which applying sketched outlines to pictures and saving, resulted in the file not being usable when copied and pasted into PowerPoint and Excel.

  • We fixed an issue that forced users to save a copy when trying to close a file that was attached to an email.

  • We fixed an issue where users were not be able to add or copy/paste a new slide into a presentation.

  • We fixed an issue that could intermittently cause PowerPoint to close unexpectedly when navigating through slides.

  • We fixed an issue that could intermittently cause the slide to fail to render when navigating through slides.

  • We fixed an issue where presentations with redundant custom XML datastore items and an encrypted label failed to open.

  • We fixed an issue with updating links when the linked file is already open.

  • We fixed an issue where the "connecting to" dialog box was shown during Save/Save-As when a UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path was set as the default save directory.

Project

  • We fixed an issue where Project was unable to connect to Project Server when forms-based authentication was used.

  • We fixed an issue where upon opening an MPP file, you see the following error:

    "An import error occurred.

    Check row 1 column 5.

    To continue importing with additional error messages, click Yes. To continue importing with no error messages, click No. To stop importing, click Cancel."

  • We fixed an issue that caused a manually-scheduled task’s start date to be after its finish date when an XML file was opened in Project.

Word

  • We fixed an issue in which users might see a dialog with the message "Contacting the Server" when attempting to open a file.

  • We fixed an issue where changing the reading speed for Read Aloud would cause Word to stop working.

  • We fixed an issue where the Read Aloud feature was not available when Microsoft 365 was deployed on Windows Server 2016.

  • We fixed an issue where the "connecting to" dialog box was shown during Save/Save-As when a UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path was set as the default save directory.

  • We fixed and issue in the Word dark mode theme where users were unable to see editable text in documents with restricted editing because the highlight color was too similar to the text color.

  • We fixed an issue when using the Admin Managed Plugin and utilizing the Group Policy "Block all unmanaged add-ins", the registry key name was case-sensitive.

  • We fixed an issue where the tab stop marker wouldn't work using the ruler.

  • We fixed an issue where choosing the Keep Source Formatting option when pasting content would result in characters such as a question mark (?) or a blank square being displayed.

  • We fixed an issue where a file could not be opened when using the command "update linked information in a Word source document" on documents saved in the cloud.

  • We fixed an issue where the error message "The last time you opened filename, it caused serious error. Do you still want to open it?" may appear when creating Word documents through automation using templates.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue that caused sync and co-authoring to not work properly in some applications.

  • We fixed an issue where links to comments could fail to open.

  • We fixed an issue where Office stops responding when Narrator is used in a comment.

  • We fixed an issue preventing the font dropdown's scroll bar from correctly appearing in Office 2016 and Office 2019.

  • We fixed an issue to block macros by default from executing from the Internet.

  • We fixed an issue with URL handling by Visual Basic macros.

  • We fixed an issue where users couldn't see the sensitivity label applied to a document when the label wasn't included in their label policy.

  • We fixed an issue where a manually applied sensitivity label could be overridden by an automatic label if the automatic label had higher priority.

Version 2208: February 14

Version 2208 (Build 15601.20538)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Access

  • Fixed an issue that could cause Access Database Compare to fail to open the database.

Excel

  • We fixed an issue when enlarging the size of TreeMap Chart to a certain size in PowerPoint the user receives a message that the file could not be saved, and the file opens in read-only mode.

Outlook

  • We fixed an issue that caused S/MIME users to receive an NDR when selecting the "Send Unencrypted" option.

  • We fixed an issue that caused users to experience the application to close unexpectedly at unpredictable intervals when using some add-ins.

  • We fixed an issue where the time slots of calendars in side-by-side view do not line up correctly.

  • We fixed an issue that caused attachment size limits to not be evaluated when drag/dropping an attachment into a mail message.

PowerPoint

  • We fixed an issue where PowerPoint would close unexpectedly when loading a file with Web addin and shared runtime.

  • We fixed an issue where user is not able to add a new slide to the presentation.

Word

  • We fixed an issue where Word opened in read-only mode when remember my credentials was checked and Certificate required.

  • Resolved an issue where shapes wouldn't have a selection handle when document is opened in compatibility mode.

  • We fixed an issue where a paragraph before non-editable content could not be deleted.

  • We fixed an issue in which Word would close unexpectedly when autosaving a template with a building block that contains a Rich Text content control with an image.

Office Suite

  • We fixed an issue where Editor would close unexpectedly.

  • Fixed an issue where a dialog box saying "Trying to connect" would appear for multiple minutes while trying to save a new file to a network share, for example, while using Save As or Browse in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This issue also affected saving email attachments to a network share.

Version 2208: January 10

Version 2208 (Build 15601.20456)

Security updates listed here.

Resolved issues

Excel

  • We fixed an issue where a small amount of random formulas were stuck in a state where they were not recalculated as they should be.

  • The old version of the custom autofilter dialog in Excel was not using the Windows settings for decimal separators and other custom number format options, but was instead using the defaults for the system region, even if the user overrode those defaults in Windows with their own options. This means that, for example, for a user using the Germany locale who then set their decimal separator in Windows to a dot (.), overriding the default of a comma (,), Excel would still think the normal decimal separator was a comma and that a number with a dot in the middle would correspond to a date, and the autofilter would assume a number like 1.23 was a date (January 1, 2023) and filter according to the numerical value of that date.

    The new version of the custom autofilter dialog does not have these issues, and this fix activates the new version of the dialog so that it uses the correct decimal and digit grouping symbols from Windows when parsing numbers.

Outlook

  • Previously, when web add-ins registered for an event in an unsupported scenario, we would simply ignore the registration and return a success. We changed that behavior to return a failure, which ended up impacted existing add-ins, so we have reverted to the previous behavior.

  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to fail silently when adding a Modern Group as a shared calendar instead of displaying a sensible error message.

Project

  • We fixed an issue where Project was unable to connect to Project Server when forms-based authentication was used.

Note

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