Microsoft has pushed a new office insider (Fast Ring) update for Windows Desktop. The update takes the version of office apps Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to Version 1906 (Build 11702.20006). Microsoft has also posted the release notes for all office apps.
You can read the changelog for individual office apps below.
Excel
New features
Watch your worksheet come alive
Insert animated 3D graphics to see hearts beat and planets orbit through your workbook.
How to enable
1. Open Excel.
2. Insert a 3D Model and watch it play on the Editor.
3. Click Slide Show and watch the model play in Slide Show mode.
Scenarios to try
- Explore the animation scenes available in the animated model via the Scenes Gallery (available in the 3D Format ribbon).
- Easily play and pause the animation via the ribbon, floatie, or space bar.
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from saving a PDF.
- We fixed an issue which could impact user saving large files on 32-bit system.
- We fixed an issue where the Remove Data Types button would display when there were no data types to remove.
- We fixed an issue which could impact performance when using slicers.
- We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from being able to edit VBA macros.
- We fixed an issue where double-click events could fail on touch screen devices.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Outlook
New features
Lift 500 folder limit for shared mailbox users
You asked for it! We have lifted the 500 folder limit when synchronizing shared mailboxes.
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue where the wrong template could be displayed from what was selected.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Word
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from saving a PDF.
- We fixed an issue which could impact user saving large files on 32-bit system.
- We significantly improved the responsiveness of the dictation feature.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
PowerPoint
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from saving a PDF.
- We fixed an issue which could impact user saving large files on 32-bit system.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Access
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could impact user saving large files on 32-bit system.
- We fixed an issue where using the zoom builder to display long rich text could be hard to read.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Project
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could impact user saving large files on 32-bit system.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
OneNote
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could impact user saving large files on 32-bit system.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Visio
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could impact user saving large files on 32-bit system.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
