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On Microsoft Following are key updates to Office 365 for Windows since Office 2016 was released in September 2015 — all the 2017 updates and the most important ones from 2016 and late 2015, with the latest releases shown first. We’ll add info about new updates as they’re rolled out. Note: This story covers updates released to regular Office 365 for Windows subscribers. If you’re a member of Microsoft’s Office Insider preview program or want to get a sneak peek at upcoming features, see the company’s “” page. [ Related: Keep up with Microsoft patch problems and more with ] Version 1811 (Build 9) Release date: November 27, 2018 This build adds several minor features to Outlook, including letting you sort mail by flag status when using Focused Inbox and integrating the Focused Inbox better with search. PowerPoint now lets you add slide numbers to printed handouts. And for the entire Office suite, the Share, Copy Path to Clipboard, and Open File Location buttons are now more visible and more easily accessible.
Get more info about. Version 1810 (Build 4) Release date: October 29, 2018 [ ] This build introduces new features throughout Office. In Excel, you’ll now be able to use a reply box to add and reply to comments in cells.
You can also more easily edit text and formulas by using Ctrl-A to select text in a cell or the formula bar. In Outlook, it’s now easier to reserve a room via the calendar and to set your calendar to automatically dismiss reminders for events after they've ended. PowerPoint gets new proofing tools. In addition, PowerPoint now takes rough, hand-drawn text and shapes it into finished diagrams. In Word, you can insert animated 3D graphics into documents. In Access, Publisher, Project and Visio, Ribbon icons have gotten a new look. And in Excel, PowerPoint and Word you can change the opacity of a picture to, for example, allow text or information behind a picture to be visible.
Get more info about. Version 1809 (Build 1) Release date: October 16, 2018 This non-security build fixes a variety of performance issues throughout the Office suite. Get more info about. Version 1809 (Build 0) Release date: October 9, 2018 This build focuses only on security updates, including fixing a Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, a Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, a Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, a Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability for the entire suite, and Microsoft Office Defense in Depth Updates for Outlook and Word. What IT needs to know: Because this is a security update, it should be applied soon.
Over the next few days, check for reports about problematic issues, and if all seems well, apply the update. Get more info about. Version 1809 (Build 8) Release date: September 27, 2018 This update offers new features for Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, summarized below. Excel • A new Ideas pane, which Microsoft says is powered by AI, analyzes your data and displays visuals about it, and offers suggestions on what to do with it.
• Get & Transform has been tweaked by improving its connectors and the Column from Example feature. • Ribbon icons have a new look. • VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and MATCH calculations have been sped up. Word • You can now use @mentions in comments to let collaborators know you want their input. • Equation Editor Converter lets you convert equations created using Microsoft Equation editor to Office Math ML format so they can be edited. • Ribbon icons have a new look.
PowerPoint • You can now insert animated 3D graphics in slides. • PowerPoint now has proofreading tools that offer grammar and writing suggestions. • Ribbon icons have a new look. Outlook • Safe Links protect you from malicious URLs you receive, but they hide the original URL.
You can now hover your mouse over a URL to see the original URL, even in links protected by Safe Links. • After you do a search, Outlook provides a suggested search query with spelling corrections.
• A Coming Soon tool lets you try new features before they’re released. • Ribbon icons have a new look. Get more info about. Version 1808 (Build 2) Release date: September 11, 2018 This security update fixes four security issues: a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability and an Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Excel, a PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Word, and Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in the entire Office suite.