Microsoft has posted the release notes for the latest Office for Windows Desktop Insider Fast update Version 2003 (Build 12615.20000). The new build brings a new input field in the Colors dialog for Hex color values. It also brings many fixes.

Check the full changelog below.

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Project, Publisher, and Visio

New feature

Pick the perfect color

Based on your feedback, we’ve added a new input field in the Colors dialog for Hex color values! Never again will you spend time converting Hex color values into RGB values.

How to access

  1. Open a file in one of the supported applications.
  2. For any property where you can define a color, click the appropriate button in the ribbon (such as the Font Color button) and click More Colors.
  3. In the Colors dialog box, click the Custom tab.
  4. Enter the Hex color value in the Hex box, for example, #0F4C81 or 444.

Learn more

Colors dialog box with a custom color displayed

Excel

New features

See above

Notable fixes

  • We fixed an issue that users may have experienced when renaming pivot table measures.
  • We fixed an issue where CSV files were loaded incorrectly when the first word in the file was TABLE.
  • We fixed an issue that prevented documents using Multichoice/Lookup/Managed-metadata properties from being saved to a SharePoint Document Library if these properties exceeded 255 characters. The character limit is now 2,408 characters.
  • We fixed a performance issue that users may have experienced when using a VBA macro to clear the contents of a range.
  • We fixed an issue that caused the UI to flash when users executed a macro that interacted with the ribbon.
  • We fixed an issue where users may have experienced crashes when switching between two workbooks that had different zoom levels.

Known issues

No known issues

Outlook

New features

See above

Notable fixes

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

Known issues

No known issues

PowerPoint

New features

See above

Notable fixes

  • We fixed an issue that prevented documents using Multichoice/Lookup/Managed-metadata properties from being saved to a SharePoint Document Library if these properties exceeded 255 characters. The character limit is now 2,408 characters.

Known issues

No known issues

Word

New features

See above

Notable fixes

  • We fixed an issue where comment cards don’t always get highlighted when a mouse pointer hovers over the comment card.
  • We fixed an issue that prevented documents using Multichoice/Lookup/Managed-metadata properties from being saved to a SharePoint Document Library if these properties exceeded 255 characters. The character limit is now 2,408 characters.

Known issues

No known issues

Project

New features

See above

Notable fixes

No new features to highlight

Known issues

No known issues

OneNote

New features

See above

Notable fixes

No new features to highlight

Known issues

No known issues

Access

New features

See above

Notable fixes

No new features to highlight

Known issues

No known issues

Visio

New features

See above

Notable fixes

No new features to highlight

Known issues

No known issues

Publisher

New features

See above

Notable fixes

No new features to highlight

Known issues

No known issues