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 1907 (Build 11815.20002). Microsoft has also posted the release notes for all office apps.
You can read the changelog for individual office apps below.
Outlook
New features
See your messages in a different light
With using Dark mode and the black theme, you will now also see the reading pane with a dark background when reading emails, and the compose experience with a dark background when writing emails. Use the Sun/Moon button on the reading pane or in the ribbon to preview what the message looks like with a light background instead.
How to enable
- On the File tab, click the Office Account.
- In the Office Theme drop down list, click Black
- Use the Moon/Sun button to preview what a message looks like in Dark mode.
Known issues
- First line of text is sometimes recoloring incorrectly when composing an email, but it should still send correctly.
- Text for a blocked image is unreadable.
- Text inside text boxes and shapes is being recolored when it shouldn’t.
Scenarios to try
- Read emails in dark mode. If you are unable to read something, use the sun toggle in the Reading Pane to switch to a light background.
- Compose emails in dark mode. Preview what your message will look like with a light background by using the sun toggle in the ribbon.
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which could incorrectly display an add-in as being enabled when it was not.
- We fixed an issue which would prevent a customer from viewing all retention policies if there were a large number of them.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Word
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue where keyboard focus could sometimes be difficult to see.
- We fixed an issue which could prevent some users from saving changes after suspending their computer.
- We fixed an issue where text pasted into a new document could sometimes have the wrong text alignment.
- We fixed an issue where, in certain cases, an entire document would be printed instead of the selected page.
- We fixed an issue which could make comments difficult to read on small displays.
- We fixed an issue which could cause a crash when capturing to a device.
- We fixed an issue which would keep the Search Box enabled while offline.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
PowerPoint
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue where keyboard focus could be difficult to see.
- We fixed an issue which would keep the Search Box enabled while offline
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Excel
Notable fixes
- We fixed an issue which would keep the Search Box enabled while offline.
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Project
Notable fixes
No notable fixes
New features
No new features to highlight.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Access
New features
No new features to highlight.
Notable fixes
No notable fixes.
Known Issues
No known issues.
OneNote
New features
No new features to highlight.
Notable fixes
No notable fixes.
Known Issues
No known issues.
Visio
New features
No new features to highlight.
Notable fixes.
No notable fixes.
Known Issues
No known issues.
