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What's new in Microsoft Office 16.84 Build 24031120

Apr 17, 2024
  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Calendar - New timeline widget for macOS Sonoma.
  • Calendar – You can now edit a meeting series from a specific instance onwards instead of editing the whole series.
  • Account Widget – Switching between profile and accounts can be done via the account widget in the navigation pane.
  • Navigation – Favorite folders can be accessed easily from the navigation pane.
  • License - Improve notifications around license changes.
  • Resolved issues:
  • Outlook:
  • Account: Fixed an issue that has caused IMAP Accounts to disappear from the left rail in legacy Outlook client.
  • Mail: Fixed an issue that was preventing customers from downloading multiple attachments with the same name.
  • Add-In: Fixed an issue that has caused add-ins to not load when click on Get Add-ins option.
  • Search: Fixed an issue that has caused search to not return the results when searching in Groups.
  • Settings: Fixed an issue where Search box is not shown in "Notifications and Sound" Setting page when setting Language as Chinese.
  • Performance: Improved performance issue that was causing Outlook to hang after initial installation or first update.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2024-26257

New in Microsoft Office 16.83 Build 24031120 (Mar 13, 2024)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Shared Mailboxes: You can now open a shared mailbox if you only have access to contacts or calendar.
  • Calendar: Teams users can now click on the chat button for a Teams Meeting right from Outlook.
  • ToDo: Microsoft To Do is now available in Outlook Mac for supported commercial Microsoft 365 accounts.
  • Mail: Added support to show the reading pane in the right when user selects column view aka single line view.
  • People: Contact lists are now available in the People module. You can create contact lists and address your lists in emails. Note that this feature is being rolled out gradually and may not be immediately available.
  • Resolved issues:
  • Excel:
  • We fixed an issue in Excel Mac wherein AutoFilter does not show "Blanks" options when there are >10,000 unique values and a "Blank" cell is present in the first 10000 unique values.
  • Outlook:
  • Mail: Fixed an issue where users were not able to add accounts that were assigned E1 or A1 license.
  • Mail: Fixed an issue where a space in the display name of a mailto: link would result in an invalid email address.
  • SMIME: Fixed an issue where removing sensitivity label does not trigger justification prompt.
  • Performance: Fixed a scenario that may cause high CPU after Outlook is launched.

New in Microsoft Office 16.82 Build 24021116 (Feb 21, 2024)

  • Resolved issues:
  • This update includes quality and performance improvements.

New in Microsoft Office 16.81 Build 24011420 (Jan 25, 2024)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Office has a new default theme: We've updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.
  • Outlook:
  • Office has a new default theme: We've updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Office has a new default theme: We've updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.
  • Word:
  • Office has a new default theme: We've updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.
  • Security updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2024-20677

New in Microsoft Office 16.80 Build 23121017 (Dec 14, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Calendar: Added event filtering support in the calendar view.
  • Resolved issues:
  • Outlook:
  • SMIME: Fixed a formatting issue when viewing a S/MIME protected email in plain text.
  • On My Computer: Fixed an issue where users were unable to delete meetings that were imported from Legacy Outlook.
  • Print: Fixed an issue where email content would appear enlarged when printed.
  • Search: Fixed an issue where no results were returned while searching for contacts in a delegated mailbox.
  • Teams Meeting: Fixed an issue where Teams meeting details were not appearing on events created from a Group Calendar.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2023-36009
  • Outlook:
  • CVE-2023-35619

New in Microsoft Office 16.79 Build 23111019 (Nov 15, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Data Validation dropdown list autocomplete: Excel now supports autocomplete for Data Validation dropdown list. As you type in the cell you will see the list shrink down to items containing the characters you typed. And the list excludes duplicates and blanks as well.
  • Manage Objects with the Selection Pane: You can now use the Selection Pane to manage objects in your document: re-order them, show or hide them, and lock them.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Manage Objects with the Selection Pane: You can now use the Selection Pane to manage objects in your document: re-order them, show or hide them, and lock them.
  • Word:
  • Manage Objects with the Selection Pane: You can now use the Selection Pane to manage objects in your document: re-order them, show or hide them, and lock them.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2023-36037
  • CVE-2023-36041
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-36045

New in Microsoft Office 16.78 Build 23100802 (Oct 11, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Control your data conversions: You’ve been asking for more control over how Excel automatically converts your data to specific formats. We delivered! You now have the ability to disable specific types of automatic data conversions; this way, you won’t need to worry about Excel converting your data to a format that you didn’t want and weren’t expecting.
  • Security updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-36565

New in Microsoft Office 16.77.1 Build 23091703 (Oct 11, 2023)

  • Resolved issues:
  • Excel:
  • Fixed an issue where the ‘On my Mac’ button might not be visible in the Open tab of the Home window.
  • Outlook:
  • Improved calendar event readability when system theme is applied.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Fixed an issue where the ‘On my Mac’ button might not be visible in the Open tab of the Home window.
  • Word:
  • Fixed an issue where the ‘On my Mac’ button might not be visible in the Open tab of the Home window.

New in Microsoft Office 16.77 Build 23091003 (Sep 13, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Updated encryption for Microsoft Purview Information Protection: AES256-CBC is now the default Microsoft Purview Information Protection encryption mechanism for Microsoft 365 Apps documents and emails. Learn more.
  • Outlook:
  • Updated encryption for Microsoft Purview Information Protection: AES256-CBC is now the default Microsoft Purview Information Protection encryption mechanism for Microsoft 365 Apps documents and emails. Learn more.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Updated encryption for Microsoft Purview Information Protection: AES256-CBC is now the default Microsoft Purview Information Protection encryption mechanism for Microsoft 365 Apps documents and emails. Learn more.
  • Visio:
  • Updated encryption for Microsoft Purview Information Protection: AES256-CBC is now the default Microsoft Purview Information Protection encryption mechanism for Microsoft 365 Apps documents and emails. Learn more.
  • Word:
  • Updated encryption for Microsoft Purview Information Protection: AES256-CBC is now the default Microsoft Purview Information Protection encryption mechanism for Microsoft 365 Apps documents and emails. Learn more.
  • Resolved issues:
  • Outlook:
  • Auth: Improved authentication flows to provide better support for vanity domains.
  • Mail: Fixed an issue where SMIME certificates fail to validate and prevent users from sending or saving digitally signed emails.
  • Calendar: Fixed an issue that was causing some all-day events created in GMT to appear a day behind in calendar preview.
  • Calendar: Fixed an issue where all-day events in .ICS files couldn't be imported successfully.
  • Print: Fixed an issue where users were not able to print multiple emails.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2023-36766
  • Word:
  • CVE-2023-36762
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-36767
  • CVE-2023-36768

New in Microsoft Office 16.76 Build 23081101 (Aug 16, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Deprecation of PostScript Type 1 fonts: Support for PostScript Type 1 fonts is ending on the Microsoft 365 apps for macOS.
  • Reducing slowness and freezes when multiple workbooks are open: This feature reduces slowness and freezes experienced when working in a workbook due to calculations occurring in other unrelated workbooks also open at the same time and in the same Excel.exe instance. It achieves this by optimizing global automatic recalculation to the workbook being worked in, and its interdependent workbooks also open at the same time.
  • PivotTable overlap improvements: We have improved the experience when PivotTables overlap other content in your workbook.
  • One-click image cropping: Auto Crop allows you to quickly edit images to bring focus to the key elements.
  • OneNote:
  • Deprecation of PostScript Type 1 fonts: Support for PostScript Type 1 fonts is ending on the Microsoft 365 apps for macOS.
  • Outlook:
  • Deprecation of PostScript Type 1 fonts: Support for PostScript Type 1 fonts is ending on the Microsoft 365 apps for macOS.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Deprecation of PostScript Type 1 fonts: Support for PostScript Type 1 fonts is ending on the Microsoft 365 apps for macOS.
  • VoiceOver Narration of Lists: VoiceOver can now read out the presence of bulleted lists to distinguish this from plain text for a more accessible experience.
  • Recording Studio: Easily record your narration, animations, transitions and inking in PowerPoint.
  • One-click image cropping: Auto Crop allows you to quickly edit images to bring focus to the key elements.
  • Word:
  • Deprecation of PostScript Type 1 fonts: Support for PostScript Type 1 fonts is ending on the Microsoft 365 apps for macOS.
  • One-click image cropping: Auto Crop allows you to quickly edit images to bring focus to the key elements.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2023-35371
  • CVE-2023-36896
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-36895

New in Microsoft Office 16.75 Build 23070901 (Jul 13, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • PowerPoint:
  • PowerPoint Accessibility Ribbon: All of the tools to help you make your presentation accessible in one place.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2023-33161
  • CVE-2023-33158
  • CVE-2023-33162
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-33149

New in Microsoft Office 16.74 Build 23061100 (Jun 18, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Better support for accessible PDF export on Mac: Create more accessible PDFs from Excel for Mac.
  • Outlook:
  • Send as Alias: Send emails from users' email aliases
  • Celebrate Pride in Mac Outlook: Celebrate Pride in Mac Outlook
  • On My Computer folders: Support is now available in new Outlook
  • Calendar Peek: Your day is now one click away
  • PowerPoint:
  • Record your cameo in PowerPoint on Mac: Insert cameo and record it in Recording Studio in PowerPoint on Mac.
  • Resolved issues:
  • Outlook:
  • Fixed a scenario where sometimes messages in the reading pane disappear after few seconds.
  • Fixed an issue where the undo button within the undo toast is not clickable.
  • Fixed an issue where calendars become unchecked in some cases after restarting Outlook.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2023-33133
  • CVE-2023-32029
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-33146

New in Microsoft Office 16.73 Build 23051401 (May 24, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Introducing Outlook Profiles: For a much-improved multi-account experience within Outlook.
  • Support for Aliases: Your Outlook account's additional email addresses can now be used to send emails.
  • Folder Item Count: The total number of items in a folder can now be seen by right-clicking the folder name.
  • Resolved issues:
  • Outlook:
  • Fixed a crash that occurs when setting calendar sharing permissions.
  • Fixed an issue with applying default sensitivity label to mail and calendar items.
  • Fixed an issue where events more than one year in the future don't appear on the calendar.
  • Fixed a calendar issue where two event compose windows are shown when opening room finder from the event compose popover.
  • Fixed an authentication issue with IMAP and iCloud Accounts.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2023-24953
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-29344

New in Microsoft Office 16.72 Build 23040900 (Apr 12, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Formula evaluation tooltips: Select a part of your formula and you'll see a tooltip showing the current value of just the part you've selected.
  • Outlook:
  • 1.9 Add-in APIs: 1.9 Add-in APIs are now supported on New Outlook for Mac.
  • Introducing Profiles – for a much-improved multi-account experience within Outlook. We are enabling this feature gradually, so it may not be available to you right away.
  • Time zone updates for an upcoming DST transition in Mexico.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Closed Captions for Audio in PowerPoint: Add closed captions to audio objects in PowerPoint to make your presentations more accessible.
  • Resolved issues:
  • Outlook:
  • Fixed a crash that was caused when opening an event invite.
  • Fixed a search issue for Gmail accounts when ‘All Mailboxes’ search scope is selected.
  • Fixed an authentication issue with IMAP and iCloud Accounts.

New in Microsoft Office 16.71 Build 23031200 (Mar 15, 2023)

  • 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 will no longer show labels that only apply to Word/Excel/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 will no longer show labels that only apply to Word/Excel/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 will no longer show labels that only apply to Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2023-23399
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-24910

New in Microsoft Office 16.70 Build 23021201 (Feb 15, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Access a Wider Range of Data With the Power Query Editor: Author queries from your local files, SharePoint, SQL, tables, and ranges with the Power Query Editor.
  • PivotTable overlap improvements: We have improved the experience when PivotTables overlap other content in your workbook.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2023-21716

New in Microsoft Office 16.69 Build 23010700 (Jan 11, 2023)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Contacts vCard Support: Contacts vCard Support
  • Security updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2023-21734
  • CVE-2023-21735

New in Microsoft Office 16.68 Build 22121100 (Dec 14, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • 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
  • PowerPoint:
  • 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.
  • Security updates:
  • Outlook:
  • CVE-2022-44713
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2022-44692

New in Microsoft Office 16.67 Build 22111300 (Nov 15, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Dynamic Array Integration with Charts: You can now create charts from a dynamic array selection.
  • Show Changes: Excel can now show you the changes made to the cells in your workbook including the previous value of the cells.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2022-41061
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2022-41107

New in Microsoft Office 16.66.1 Build 22101101 (Nov 2, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • This update includes quality and performance improvements.

New in Microsoft Office 16.66 Build 22100900 (Oct 12, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Get a Better View of Your Conditional Formatting Rules: It's now easier to manage conditional formatting rules, with the resizable window.
  • Outlook:
  • Favorite a folder from a shared account: Add a shared mailbox or one that is delegated to you. Hover over any folder on the shared mailbox to add it to your favorites.
  • Word:
  • Focus your spelling and grammar check: No need to check the whole document when you have questions about just one part. Select the word or phrase you want to check, and see suggestions in the Editor pane.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2022-41031
  • CVE-2022-38048
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2022-41043

New in Microsoft Office 16.65 Build 22091101 (Sep 14, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • 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.
  • Security updates:
  • PowerPoint:
  • CVE-2022-37962

New in Microsoft Office 16.64 Build 22081401 (Aug 22, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • Review Selection in Editor: Review spelling and grammar within your selection using the Editor Pane
  • Outlook:
  • The Office dictation toolbar has a new, more responsive interface: The smaller toolbar lets you dictate your documents and emails without getting in your way. You'll never have to guess if it's listening, and you can move it out of the way when you need to.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Add Closed Captions to Embedded Videos in Your Presentation: Make your presentation more accessible to people watching embedded videos in their non-native language, people learning to read, and people who are deaf or hard of hearing by adding closed captions. To try it out, select the video, choose Playback, and select Insert Captions. Learn more
  • Create a More Engaging Presentation: Impress your audience by inserting a live camera feed directly into your slides so your audience can see your video as you present.
  • Word:
  • Typing with Your Voice Just Got Easier: See what you're typing with the new low-profile Dictation toolbar located at the side of your screen. Plus, new animations help you make sure that every word is getting captured.

New in Microsoft Office 16.63 Build 22070801 (Jul 13, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Improved support for auto-complete lists with screen readers: When you're entering a function name, Excel suggests functions that match what you've typed. We've added support so that screen readers like VoiceOver can read the function names as you navigate up or down the list with arrow keys.
  • Speeding up Formula entry: Excel has 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 as well as for larger cell ranges.
  • Outlook:
  • SMIME as a MIP Label: This new capability allows organizations that have already deployed a functional S/MIME infrastructure to provide a more consistent end-user experience by using a standard Microsoft Information Protection label for all their classification and protection needs.
  • Security updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2022-26934

New in Microsoft Office 16.62 Build 22061100 (Jun 16, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Undo Send: Undo Send in new Mac Outlook.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Unhide Slides in PowerPoint: We’ve updated the command name so that it reads Unhide Slide when the selected slide is currently hidden.
  • See details in blog post
  • Word:
  • Editor: New Editor Pane for Outlook.

New in Microsoft Office 16.60 Build 22041000 (Apr 13, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Enjoy an improved search experience: Get a more extensive set of results for your searches in the updated Find tool.
  • See details in blog post
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2022-26901
  • CVE-2022-24473

New in Microsoft Office 16.59 Build 22031300 (Mar 16, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • Mac Outspace Search: Display universal search results in Mac outspace search.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2022-24511

New in Microsoft Office 16.58 Build 22021501 (Feb 18, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Name Manager has a Better View: Enjoy an improved experience as you add, edit, and delete items in the Name Manager. Learn more
  • See details in blog post
  • Lambda: Custom Functions Without Code: The lambda function allows you to take any existing formula or expression and turn it into a custom function with a name. Easily reuse and update logic in your spreadsheet with the lambda function.
  • See details in blog post
  • Paste recovery options on Mac are now the same as on Windows.: After you paste in Excel, a pop-up menu called the Paste Recovery menu appears so you can change the way you did the paste. The options on Excel for Mac were a bit different than on Windows, but now they're the same.
  • Lambda Helper Functions: 7 new functions which make use of lambdas and provide help when authoring lambda solutions!
  • See details in blog post
  • Outlook:
  • Best Match in Mac Outlook
  • File Suggestion Entities in Search QF
  • Calendar Entities in Search QF
  • Mail Suggestion entities in Search QF
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2022-22716
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2022-22003

New in Microsoft Office 16.57 Build 22011101 (Jan 14, 2022)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Import data from local files with Power Query: You can now import data from local Excel workbooks, text and CSV files with Power Query Learn more
  • See details in blog post
  • Screen capture protection: Office now prevents screen capture and screen sharing of sensitive documents protected with Microsoft Information Protection policies.
  • Excel is fully supported on devices with Apple Silicon CPUs: Power Query in Excel for Mac is now natively supported on Apple Silicon processors. If you previously used Rosetta emulator to run Excel, you may now disable it and run Excel natively on your devices.
  • Outlook:
  • File Answers in Mac Outlook: File Answers in Mac Outlook
  • PowerPoint:
  • Protect sensitive information: Office now prevents screen capture and screen sharing of sensitive documents protected with Microsoft Information Protection policies.
  • Word:
  • Protect sensitive information: Office now prevents screen capture and screen sharing of sensitive documents protected with Microsoft Information Protection policies.
  • Get back to work faster when collaborating: When you get disconnected while collaborating with others, Word will automatically refresh your document with the latest changes.
  • Security updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2022-21841
  • CVE-2022-21840

New in Microsoft Office 16.56 Build 21121100 (Dec 15, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Filter by Category: Filter by Category now available in New Mac Outlook
  • Online Archive now available in New Mac Outlook: Online Archive now available in New Mac Outlook
  • See details in blog post
  • Document and email mentions in Activity feed: Document and email mentions in Activity feed
  • Security updates:
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2021-43875

New in Microsoft Office 16.55 Build 21111400 (Nov 18, 2021)

  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-40442
  • CVE-2021-42292

New in Microsoft Office 16.54 Build 21101001 (Oct 13, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Use your voice to send email and @mention : New voice commands let you send mail and @mention others while dictating
  • Word:
  • Better collaboration with modern comments: Choose when to send comments to your co-authors; easily set @mention notifications; and be more productive with a consistent commenting experience between Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Learn more
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-40474
  • CVE-2021-40485
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2021-40454

New in Microsoft Office 16.53 Build 21091200 (Sep 15, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • A new way to reach the Accessibility tools: The Accessibility ribbon puts all the tools you need to create accessible content in one place.
  • Word:
  • Bring out your best writing with Editor: Editor reviews your writing and offer suggestions for spelling, grammar, and stylistic issues, like making sentences more concise, choosing simpler words, or writing more formally.
  • Office Suite:
  • Use your voice to send email and @mention : New voice commands let you send mail and @mention others while dictating
  • Use your voice to change subject: New voice commands let you change subject while dictating
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-38655
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2021-38650

New in Microsoft Office 16.52 Build 21080801 (Aug 11, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Get in control with new data source settings on Excel for Mac: Use the new Data Source Settings dialog box to manage Power Query data sources, clear login credentials, and change the file location. Learn more
  • Outlook:
  • Theming: Customizable themes, colors and accents.
  • See details in blog post
  • Onboarding Flow: Onboarding Flow to enable users to seamlessly migrate into the new Outlook for Mac.
  • See details in blog post
  • PowerPoint:
  • Flipgrid videos now available in PowerPoint for Mac: Add Flipgrid videos to enhance your next presentation. Learn more
  • See details in blog post
  • Update section names inline: Double click on section names to quickly update.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2021-36941

New in Microsoft Office 16.51 Build 21071101 (Jul 14, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Outlook:
  • Set organization-wide scheduling defaults that shorten meetings.: Our commercial customers can set organization-wide scheduling defaults that shorten meetings and create space for breaks for everyone at a company.
  • Word:
  • See your Documents in Different Light: Try out a dramatic new look that's easy on your eyes and helps you focus on your work.
  • See details in blog post
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-34501

New in Microsoft Office 16.50 Build 21061301 (Jun 15, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • AutoSave and coauthoring on sensitive encrypted documents: Don't trade off productivity for security. With Microsoft Information Protection, documents that are encrypte`d with sensitivity labels can now be AutoSaved and co-authored with others in real time just like unencrypted documents can. Requires tenant opt-in (more info: https://aka.ms/mipcoauth).
  • Outlook:
  • See working hours for other users!: You can now see your attendees working hours in the New Outlook for Mac!
  • Pinning now available in New Mac Outlook: Pinning now available in New Mac Outlook
  • See details in blog post
  • WkWebview support for Contextual Addins: Contextual add-ins are now supported in the new WkWebview reading pane
  • PowerPoint:
  • AutoSave and coauthoring on sensitive encrypted documents: Don't trade off productivity for security. With Microsoft Information Protection, documents that are encrypte`d with sensitivity labels can now be AutoSaved and co-authored with others in real time just like unencrypted documents can. Requires tenant opt-in (more info: https://aka.ms/mipcoauth).
  • Video Library: Elevate your documents with a library of curated, royalty-free video footage available in-app
  • Word:
  • AutoSave and coauthoring on sensitive encrypted documents: Don't trade off productivity for security. With Microsoft Information Protection, documents that are encrypte`d with sensitivity labels can now be AutoSaved and co-authored with others in real time just like unencrypted documents can. Requires tenant opt-in (more info: https://aka.ms/mipcoauth).

New in Microsoft Office 16.49 Build 21050901 (May 12, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Apex Shared:
  • Get a Refreshed Look for your Office Start Screen on Mac: A new refreshed look that uses our Fluent toolkit to align with Apple's new design language in Big Sur.
  • Excel:
  • Linked data types: Real data for real life: New linked data types bring you facts and data on hundreds of subjects to help you accomplish your goals right in Excel. Learn more
  • Outlook:
  • Open Shared Mailboxes and set up Delegation: You can now set up delegation scenarios, and open shared mailboxes, in the New Outlook for Mac
  • Editor Offers Writing Suggestions in a Single Click: Get spelling, grammar and other intelligent writing suggestions in a single right-click (Alt +Down). Use the left-click to view the new card design and discover other options lie Add to dictionary, Show context, Synonyms and more. Learn more
  • Dictate your Messages with Voice Commands: The new dictation toolbar, voice commands, and auto-punctuation make composing messages with your voice fast and easy.
  • Teams:
  • AI-based noise suppression for MAC users: When your mic is turned on in a Teams meeting or call, background noise around you—shuffling papers, slamming doors, barking dogs, and so on—can distract others. Teams offers four levels of noise suppression (auto, low, high, and off) to help keep meeting participants focused.This feature is now available for all MAC users except for those with new MACs that have the M1 ARM processor.
  • Speaker Attribution for Live Captions and Live Transcript in Teams Meetings in GCC: Teams Meetings in GCC clouds will now have live captions utterances attributed to the speaker of the utterance.
  • Reply in Chat: Ability to reply to a specific message in chat.
  • Customize apps in Microsoft Teams: The app customization feature allows developers to specify certain properties of their Teams apps to be customizable and allows IT admins to re-brand any of those properties in Teams admin center. As an example, IT admins can customize the name, description and icons of Now Virtual Agent app from ServiceNow to meet their organization's unique needs.
  • M365 Profile card in Teams: When you select someone’s name or picture in Teams, the profile card will open and show information related to that person, such as their title, contact info and manager.The profile card is also sometimes referred to as a contact card or people card.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-31177

New in Microsoft Office 16.48 Build 21041102 (Apr 14, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Unhide Many Sheets at the Same Time: No need to unhide one sheet at a time anymore—unhide multiple hidden sheets at once. Learn more
  • PowerPoint:
  • Rehearse your Presentations with Presenter Coach: Presenter Coach helps you rehearse your presentations so you can more effectively engage your audience. It gives feedback on your pacing, pitch, use of filler words and more. Learn more
  • See details in blog post
  • Word:
  • Editor Offers Writing Suggestions in a Single Click: Get spelling, grammar and other intelligent writing suggestions in a single right-click (Alt +Down). Use the left-click to view the new card design and discover other options lie Add to dictionary, Show context, synonyms and more.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-28451
  • CVE-2021-28456
  • Word:
  • CVE-2021-28453

New in Microsoft Office 16.47 Build 21031401 (Mar 17, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Unhide Many Sheets at the Same Time: No need to unhide one sheet at a time anymore—unhide multiple hidden sheets at once.
  • Get Organization Data from Power BI using Excel Data Types: You can insert data from your Organization using Excel Data Types. Convert a cell in your workbook and get additional information and refresh the data anytime you need!
  • PowerPoint Mac:
  • Record your presentations with the new and improved Record Slide Show: Record Slide Show now supports presenter video recording, ink recording and laser pointer recording.
  • Word:
  • Dictate your Documents with Voice Commands: The new dictation toolbar, voice commands, and auto-punctuation make creating content with your voice fast and easy.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-27054
  • CVE-2021-27057

New in Microsoft Office 16.46 Build 21021202 (Feb 17, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Government customers: Apply sensitivity labels to your documents and emails.: Sensitivity labeling features are now available for customers in the GCC and GCC-H environments.
  • Sensitivity label audit logging: When users apply, change, or remove sensitivity labels on their documents and emails, that information is now made available to administrators in the Microsoft 365 audit logs.
  • Outlook:
  • Government customers: Apply sensitivity labels to your documents and emails.: Sensitivity labeling features are now available for customers in the GCC and GCC-H environments.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Export animated GIF in a range: Select a range of slides when exporting to animated GIF
  • Create GIFs with Transparent Backgrounds: When exporting to an Animated GIF, a new option will allow you to make the background transparent.
  • Auto-apply or recommend sensitivity labels: Office can recommend or automatically apply a sensitivity label based on the sensitive content detected.
  • Government customers: Apply sensitivity labels to your documents and emails.: Sensitivity labeling features are now available for customers in the GCC and GCC-H environments.
  • Sensitivity label audit logging: When users apply, change, or remove sensitivity labels on their documents and emails, that information is now made available to administrators in the Microsoft 365 audit logs.
  • Word:
  • Auto-apply or recommend sensitivity labels: Office can recommend or automatically apply a sensitivity label based on the sensitive content detected.
  • Government customers: Apply sensitivity labels to your documents and emails.: Sensitivity labeling features are now available for customers in the GCC and GCC-H environments.
  • Sensitivity label audit logging: When users apply, change, or remove sensitivity labels on their documents and emails, that information is now made available to administrators in the Microsoft 365 audit logs.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-1714
  • CVE-2021-1713
  • Word:
  • CVE-2021-1716
  • CVE-2021-1715

New in Microsoft Office 16.45 Build 21011103 (Jan 14, 2021)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Auto-apply or recommend sensitivity labels: Office can recommend or automatically apply a sensitivity label based on the sensitive content detected. Learn more
  • Outlook:
  • Auto-apply or recommend sensitivity labels: Office can recommend or automatically apply a sensitivity label based on the sensitive content detected. Learn more
  • PowerPoint:
  • Auto-apply or recommend sensitivity labels: Office can recommend or automatically apply a sensitivity label based on the sensitive content detected. Learn more
  • Word:
  • Auto-apply or recommend sensitivity labels: Office can recommend or automatically apply a sensitivity label based on the sensitive content detected. Learn more
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2021-1714
  • CVE-2021-1713
  • Word:
  • CVE-2021-1716
  • CVE-2021-1715

New in Microsoft Office 16.44 Build 20121301 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Watch Your Formulas: Watch cells across multiple sheets and books in a single pane or window.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Present your slide show in a windowed experience: Reading View lets you multi-task and have several windowed slide shows.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-17123
  • CVE-2020-17126
  • CVE-2020-17128
  • Outlook:
  • CVE-2020-17119
  • PowerPoint:
  • CVE-2020-17124

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.43 Build 20110804 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • PowerPoint Mac:
  • Searching is faster and simple: Quickly search through your file using the search box
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-17067

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.42 Build 20101102 (Oct 14, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Refresh data from Microsoft SQL Server: Refresh your Power Query queries on Mac from Microsoft SQL Server
  • Create Variables to Use in Formulas: Improve performance, readability, and composability with the LET function. This function allows you to create named variables in new or pre-existing formulas. Learn more
  • See details in blog post
  • Make Polished Visio Diagrams in Excel: Create data-driven diagrams like flowcharts or organizational charts from data in a worksheet. Learn more
  • Jazz up Your Workbooks: Give your spreadsheet more flair with free, high-quality stock images, icons, and stickers. Go to Insert > Pictures > Stock Images to get started. Learn more
  • Outlook:
  • Discover the new Outlook: Check out the new experience across Mail, Calendar, People, and Search. It’s got improved performance, simplicity, and long-awaited new features. Learn more
  • PowerPoint:
  • Jazz up Your Slides: Give your presentations more flair with free, high-quality stock images, icons, and stickers. Go to Insert > Pictures > Stock Images to get started. Learn more
  • PowerPoint Mac:
  • Improved record audio experience: Simpler experience to add your own recorded audio
  • Word:
  • Jazz up Your Documents: Give your documents more flair with free, high-quality stock images, icons, and stickers. Go to Insert > Pictures > Stock Images to get started. Learn more
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-16929
  • Word:
  • CVE-2020-16933
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2020-16918

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.41 Build 20091302 (Sep 16, 2020)

  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-1224
  • Word:
  • CVE-2020-1218
  • CVE-2020-1338
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2020-1193
  • CVE-2020-16855

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.40 Build 20081000 (Aug 12, 2020)

  • Excel:
  • Filter and Sort Without Disrupting Others: Create your own views while collaborating with others in Excel, so you can filter and sort without disrupting what others see. Learn more
  • Outlook:
  • Improved security for Outlook.com accounts: Security improvements mean you no longer need to set an app password when two-step verification is enabled for your Outlook.com account.
  • PowerPoint Mac:
  • Say it with ink: Use your digital pen to illustrate your points while recording a presentation and your ink strokes will be recorded as well. Learn more
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-1495
  • CVE-2020-1498
  • Word:
  • CVE-2020-1503
  • CVE-2020-1583

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.39 Build 20071300 (Jul 17, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Add chart labels from cell values: Use values from cells as the labels on your chart data. Learn more
  • Tell your stories with animated GIFs: Animated GIFs are now supported in the Office editor - your documents just got snazzier
  • Outlook:
  • Quick Action at Your Fingertips: Actionable Messages allow you take quick actions like approving, filling a survey, right within your email.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Tell your stories with animated GIFs: Animated GIFs are now supported in the Office editor - your documents just got snazzier
  • Word:
  • Tell your stories with animated GIFs: Animated GIFs are now supported in the Office editor - your documents just got snazzier
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2020-1342
  • CVE-2020-1445
  • CVE-2020-1446
  • CVE-2020-1447
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2020-1409

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.38 Build 20061401 (Jun 17, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Pull Data From a Photo: Add table data from pictures, from the Insert tab or directly from your iPhone.
  • Outlook:
  • Outlook Hands-free: Got a microphone? Click Dictate and watch Outlook type while you talk.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Synchronize changes while you are presenting: Synchronize changes whenever they are made even when the presentation is in slide show mode.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-1225
  • CVE-2020-1226
  • Outlook:
  • CVE-2020-1229
  • Office Suite:
  • CVE-2020-1321

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.37 Build 20051002 (May 13, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Tell it like you mean it: Got a question about your data? In Excel Ideas, enter a question and we'll get you the answer.
  • Find What You're Looking for: Use the search box to find text, commands, help, and more.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Users can start reading large cloud files faster since large content is downloaded in the background: Instead of downloading all the large images and videos in a cloud presentation before you can even read, now PowerPoint will delay the download of that content, allowing you to start reading a document sooner
  • Link to Slide: Ask a colleague to contribute to your slide deck, and start them directly on the slide you need help with.
  • Find What You're Looking for: Use the search box to find text, commands, help, and more.
  • Word:
  • Type Hands-free: Got a microphone? Click Dictate and watch Word type while you talk. Learn more
  • Find What You're Looking for: Use the search box to find text, commands, help, and more. Learn more
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-0901

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.36 Build 20041300 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Automatically use new data types: When you type a data value that resembles a possible stock or geographic location, Excel offers to convert it to the appropriate connected data type - Stocks or Geography.
  • Print worksheets with different orientations: When you print an entire workbook at once, Excel for Mac can print each sheet in landscape or portrait according to the Page Layout options.
  • Get Stats on Your Workbook: Workbook Statistics provides an overview of the content of a workbook, to help you more easily discover its contents.
  • Outlook:
  • Search Calendar offline on Outlook Mac: You can now search for your events and appointments in your Outlook Calendar on Mac, when you are offline.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2020-0980

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.35 Build 20030802 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • PowerPoint:
  • Ability to collapse the current slide window in Presenter View: By dragging the line divider to the left side of the screen, you can collapse the current slide view so that you only see the "next slide" in view for the duration of your presentation.
  • Security updates:
  • Word:
  • CVE-2020-0850
  • CVE-2020-0851
  • CVE-2020-0855
  • CVE-2020-0892

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.34 Build 20020900 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Read and Reply on the Fly: Respond to comments and mentions right from email without opening the workbook.
  • Look left, look right… XLOOKUP is here!: Row by row, find anything you need in a table or range with XLOOKUP. Learn more
  • Refresh data from local tables and ranges: Refresh your Power Query queries on Mac from local tables and ranges.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-0759

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.33 Build 20011301 (Jan 15, 2020)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Type a Formula that Returns Multiple Values: Quickly type a formula that returns multiple values and they'll automatically spill into the neighboring cells. Learn more
  • Create and manage queries with VBA on Mac: Create and manage Power Query queries for supported sources on Mac with VBA.
  • PowerPoint:
  • GIFs in a Jiffy: One slide, one frame. Easily create looping GIFs in PowerPoint. Learn more
  • Word:
  • Accessibility built right in: High Sierra Support: We've added support for High Sierra, including language, links and tables in the rotor, and improved find support.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2020-0650
  • CVE-2020-0651

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.32 Build 19120802 (Dec 11, 2019)

  • Feature updates:
  • Excel:
  • Get to Files in Fewer Clicks: Your recently opened documents are front and center. Open Account settings or Options right from the start page.
  • Type a Formula that Returns Multiple Values: Quickly type a formula that returns multiple values and they'll automatically spill into the neighboring cells.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Get to Files in Fewer Clicks: Your recently opened documents are front and center. Open Account settings or Options right from the start page.
  • Ink Your Ideas: Convert your ink to professional looking shapes, text, or math.
  • Word:
  • Get to Files in Fewer Clicks: Your recently opened documents are front and center. Open Account settings or Options right from the start page.
  • CoAuthoring: Tired of being locked out of your document with macros? Now your docm files on OneDrive for Business allow simultaneous editing by multiple authors.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2019-1464
  • PowerPoint:
  • CVE-2019-1462

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.31 Build 19111002 (Nov 14, 2019)

  • Word: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Excel: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Excel: Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1446: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1448: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1457: Microsoft Office Excel Security Feature Bypass
  • PowerPoint: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Outlook: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.30 Build 19101301 (Oct 16, 2019)

  • Word: Feature updates:
  • Edit your PDF in Word: Open your PDF, convert it to a Word document, and start editing.
  • Excel: Feature updates:
  • Visio Data Visualizer Excel Add-in: Quickly and easily visualize your data into polished Visio diagrams within Excel. Learn more
  • Excel: Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1327: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1331: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • PowerPoint: Feature updates:
  • Ink-stant Replay: Animate an ink drawing so that it replays forward or backward during your slide show. Learn more
  • Outlook: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.29 Build 19090802 (Sep 11, 2019)

  • Word: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Excel: Feature updates:
  • Full color sheet tabs: When you choose a tab color for your worksheet, it now fills the entire tab so it's easier to see.
  • Refresh data from local files on Mac: Refresh your Power Query queries on Mac from Text, CSV, XLSX, XML and JSON files.
  • Excel: Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1263: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1297: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • PowerPoint: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Outlook: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.28 Build 19081202 (Aug 14, 2019)

  • Word: Feature updates:
  • Sketch It Out: Give a casual, hand-drawn look to Office shapes in your presentation. Learn more
  • Erase with Precision: Choose from two eraser sizes to fix small inking imperfections. Learn more
  • Improved map charts: We've made map charts better by integrating them with Excel's Geographic Data Types, which can reveal rich information about your mapped locations. Learn more
  • Word: Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1201: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1205: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • Excel: Feature updates:
  • Sketch It Out: Give a casual, hand-drawn look to Office shapes in your presentation. Learn more
  • Focus on What's Left to Do: Select Resolve to collapse comments and make open items stand out.
  • Improved map charts: We've made map charts better by integrating them with Excel's Geographic Data Types, which can reveal rich information about your mapped locations. Learn more
  • PowerPoint: Feature updates:
  • Sketch It Out: Give a casual, hand-drawn look to Office shapes in your presentation. Learn more
  • Persistent Inking During Slide Show: Draw on your slides during a presentation and your pen stays active until the end. Save the annotations, too. Learn more
  • Improved map charts: We've made map charts better by integrating them with Excel's Geographic Data Types, which can reveal rich information about your mapped locations. Learn more
  • Outlook: Feature updates:
  • Share Attachments From Your Cloud Files: Easily attach cloud files to your email messages for enhanced collaboration. Learn more
  • Office Suite: Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1148: Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1149: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1151: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1153: Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.27 Build 19071500 (Jul 17, 2019)

  • Word: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Excel: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Excel: Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1110: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1111: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • PowerPoint: Feature updates:
  • Fixed various performance issues.
  • Outlook: Feature updates:
  • Share Attachments From Your Cloud Files: Easily attach cloud files to your email messages for enhanced collaboration.
  • Outlook: Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1084: Microsoft Exchange Information Disclosure Vulnerability

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.26 Build 19060901 (Jun 18, 2019)

  • Word:
  • Get Their Attention with @Mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let others know when you need their input.
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-1034: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2019-1035: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • Excel:
  • Get Their Attention with @Mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let others know when you need their input.
  • Powerpoint:
  • Get Their Attention with @Mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let others know when you need their input.
  • Online Videos Have a New Home: Save a video to Microsoft Stream so that anyone in your organization can see it. Insert the video link and enjoy a multimedia presentation at a fraction of the file size.
  • Live Captions and Subtitles: Your words are automatically shown as captions or translated into another language as subtitles while you present. For best results, use a headset microphone.
  • Outlook:
  • From Outlook to OneNote in Just One Click: With the click of a button you can save your Outlook messages and meeting notes to a OneNote notebook. Use it as an archive or as a convenient place to stash your stuff.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.25 Build 19051201 (May 16, 2019)

  • Word:
  • Update:
  • See your email attachments: Your email attachments are now available in the Shared tab.
  • Security update:
  • CVE-2019-0953: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • Excel:
  • See your email attachments: Your email attachments are now available in the Shared tab.
  • PowerPoint:
  • See your email attachments: Your email attachments are now available in the Shared tab.
  • Work Faster with New Shortcuts: We've got keyboard shortcuts for things like crop, send forward/send backward, and list-item promotion/demotion.
  • Outlook:
  • Outlook for Mac now supports showing presence for Teams: Outlook for Mac now supports showing presence information for users that are on teams.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.24.1 Build 19041401 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Word:
  • Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office.
  • Get recommendations based on your activity and what others are working on around you.
  • Excel:
  • Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office.
  • When recording a macro, you can now use relative references, meaning that actions in the macro will apply relative to the active cell, rather than to a specific cell or range.
  • Common tasks are easier to find in the ribbon, including Find & Select on the Home tab, and Zoom to Selection, New Window and Arrange All on the View tab.
  • Get recommendations based on your activity and what others are working on around you.
  • Powerpoint:
  • Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office.
  • Get recommendations based on your activity and what others are working on around you.
  • Save audio and videos with just a Control + click.
  • Outlook:
  • Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office.
  • Support for Advanced Thread Protection (ATP) Safe Links.
  • OneNote:
  • Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office.
  • Easier Access to Your Notes: Newly updated navigation panes put you in control by making it easier to get to your notebooks, sections, and pages.
  • Phrase Search: You can now use quotes around a phrase to search for that exact phrase instead of individual words.
  • Security updates:
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2019-0828: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.23.1 Build 19032603 (Mar 29, 2019)

  • Outlook:
  • Fixes an issue with removal of shared or delegated calendars.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.23.0 Build 19030902 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Excel:
  • Six Powerful Functions: We’ve added six new functions to supercharge your spreadsheets: FILTER, SORT, SORTBY, UNIQUE, SEQUENCE and RANDARRAY.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Better Shapeshifting: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen. Learn More

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.22.0 Build 19021100 (Feb 13, 2019)

  • Word:
  • Feature updates:
  • Sketch with Your Trackpad: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen.
  • Excel:
  • Feature updates:
  • Sketch with Your Trackpad: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen.
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2019-0669
  • PowerPoint:
  • Feature updates:
  • Sketch with Your Trackpad: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.20.0 Build 18120801 (Dec 12, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Feature updates:
  • Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave.
  • Preserve the Look of Your Text: Embed fonts to ensure that your document's text looks the same on every computer. No more surprises!
  • Excel:
  • Feature updates:
  • Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave.
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2018-8597: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2018-8627: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • Powerpoint:
  • Feature updates:
  • Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave.
  • From iPhone to PowerPoint in a Snap: Use the Apple Continuity Camera to insert a photo from your iPhone into your slide. Requires macOS Mojave.
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2018-8628: Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • Outlook:
  • Feature updates:
  • Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave.
  • Share your calendar: Share your calendar with family, friends, and colleagues. Open calendars shared with you in Mac, PC, or cloud versions of Outlook.
  • Turn Off Forwarding for a Meeting: Prevent attendees from forwarding your meetings to others.
  • Use Teams to Connect to your Meetings: Work with remote teams? Use Teams in Outlook to schedule and join online meetings.
  • See who's coming to the meeting: Click any meeting or event in your calendar to see who plans to be there.
  • View three time zones: Need to schedule a meeting across time zones? Add multiple time zones to your calendar to easily see everyone's availability and pick a time that works for all.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.19.0 Build 18110915 (Nov 15, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Feature updates:
  • Get the Picture? Search the web for pictures from within your Office apps. Select Insert > Online Pictures to begin.
  • What's in a Filename? Handy Tools: Click the filename to quickly move, rename, or browse the version history for your cloud documents.
  • Excel:
  • Feature updates:
  • Get the Picture? Search the web for pictures from within your Office apps. Select Insert > Online Pictures to begin.
  • What's in a Filename? Handy Tools: Click the filename to quickly move, rename, or browse the version history for your cloud documents.
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2018-8574: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2018-8577: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • PowerPoint:
  • Feature updates:
  • Get the Picture? Search the web for pictures from within your Office apps. Select Insert > Online Pictures to begin.
  • What's in a Filename? Handy Tools: Click the filename to quickly move, rename, or browse the version history for your cloud documents.
  • Zoom - present your content in a non-linear way: Create an interactive table of contents with Summary Zoom, or jump to specific slides and sections with Slide Zoom and Section Zoom.
  • Export to Video with audio narrations: Audio narrations are now included in your exported video.
  • Outlook:
  • Feature updates:
  • Easier Email Encryption: The Encrypt button now has an Encrypt-Only option, which makes it easier to send encrypted email—inside and outside your organization.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.18.0 Build 18101400 (Oct 17, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Feature updates:
  • Get their attention with @mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let co-workers know you need their input.
  • Make Your Images Accessible: When you insert a picture, Office suggests captions that can be read by people with vision impairments.
  • Excel:
  • Feature updates:
  • Collaborate with Comments: Keep the conversation going right in your spreadsheet with the built-in reply box.
  • Discover More About Your Data: The new Ideas button looks for patterns in your data, and uses them to create intelligent, personalized, suggestions.
  • More "auto" in AutoComplete: When you type a formula, the helpful AutoComplete menu will appear, showing you argument options to choose from.
  • Now improved: VoiceOver navigation: Using VoiceOver in Excel? Move across sheets by pressing VO+U. You can enable the macOS Trackpad Commander to do this too.
  • Powerpoint:
  • Feature updates:
  • Get their attention with @mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let co-workers know you need their input.
  • Make Your Images Accessible: When you insert a picture, Office suggests captions that can be read by people with vision impairments.
  • Animation Triggers are here: You asked for it! Animation triggers aren't just for Windows anymore. Find them on the Animations tab.
  • Outlook:
  • Feature updates:
  • Improved Search: Select the Search box for quick suggestions based on your recent search history. No typing required. Learn more
  • Office Suite:
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2018-8432 Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.17.0 Build 18090901 (Sep 12, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Features updates:
  • Get their attention with @mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let co-workers know you need their input. Learn more
  • Draw with ink: Use your mouse or touch pad, and the pens on the Draw tab to write, draw, and highlight. Learn more
  • Insert 3D models to see all the angles: Easily insert a 3D model, and then rotate it through 360 degrees.
  • Excel:
  • Features updates:
  • Draw with ink: Use your mouse or touch pad, and the pens on the Draw tab to write, draw, and highlight. Learn more
  • Insert 3D models to see all the angles: Easily insert a 3D model, and then rotate it through 360 degrees. Learn more
  • Custom shortcuts are back: We heard you! At your request, we've brought back custom shortcut keys.
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2018-8429: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • CVE-2018-8331: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • PowerPoint:
  • Features updates:
  • Get their attention with @mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let co-workers know you need their input. Learn more
  • Draw with ink: Use your mouse or touch pad, and the pens on the Draw tab to write, draw, and highlight.Learn more
  • Insert 3D models to see all the angles: Easily insert a 3D model, and then rotate it through 360 degrees. Learn more
  • The font you choose is the font they see: Embed your custom fonts in your files so that wherever they go, your fonts go too.
  • Office Suite:
  • Security updates:
  • CVE-2018-8429: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.16.0 Build 18081201 (Aug 14, 2018)

  • Excel:
  • CVE-2018-8375: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2018-8382: Microsoft Excek Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • PowerPoint:
  • The font you choose is the font they see: Embed your custom fonts in your files so that wherever they go, your fonts go too.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.15.0 Build 18070902 (Jul 11, 2018)

  • Word:
  • One-click fixes for accessibility issues: The Accessibility Checker is better than ever with updated support for international standards and handy recommendations to make your documents more accessible.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Pep up your pitch with video: Add live action to your slide with a YouTube video, and then view it without having to leave the app. Learn more
  • Office suite:
  • CVE-2018-8281: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.14.1 Build 18061302 (Jun 15, 2018)

  • Fixes an issue with the updater packages for the individual applications.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.14.0 Build 18061000 (Jun 13, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Learning Tools improve readability: Give your eyes a rest. Adjust text spacing, column width, and page color. Or listen as Word reads your document aloud, highlighting text as it's read.
  • Excel:
  • Fill data in a flash: Give Flash Fill a few examples, and it will fill your data for you.
  • Break the language barrier: Translate words, phrases, or sentences in another language with Microsoft Translator.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Break the language barrier: Translate words, phrases, or sentences in another language with Microsoft Translator.
  • Hyperlinks in living colors: Hyperlinks aren't just blue anymore. Apply any font color you like.
  • Outlook:
  • Create a signature they'll remember: Express yourself with rich font styles, colors, images, links, and more.
  • Create and collaborate with Groups: Want to create an Office 365 Group in Outlook? No problem! Add and remove members, too. Collaboration on the Mac just got easier.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.13.1 Build 18052304 (May 25, 2018)

  • Fixes an issue with diagnostic data settings.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.13.1 Build 18052203 (May 24, 2018)

  • This release includes a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant end user notification.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.13.0 Build 18051301 (May 15, 2018)

  • Pivoting data through time:
  • Want to take a look your PivotTable data across years, quarters, months or even days? Easily filter a PivotTable with a timeline filter by sliding the date range.
  • Chat with co-authors while you edit:
  • Collaborate more effectively by chatting with your co-authors without ever leaving the app.
  • Swipe right or swipe left? You decide:
  • Set the swipe left and swipe right gestures to the actions you use most. Choose from Delete, Archive, Mark as Read, Flag, or None.
  • Support for Google Calendar and Contacts:
  • Manage your Google Calendar and Contacts without leaving Outlook.
  • Add pizzazz with icons:
  • Increase the visual impact of your documents, worksheets, and presentations by inserting and editing one of our 500 icons available to you!
  • Accessibility built right in:
  • Use your keyboard to access the ribbon quickly and to format the words or pictures you just inserted.
  • What week is it:
  • You asked for it! Display week numbers in Month View and in the Mini-calendar.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.12.0 Build 18041000 (Apr 12, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Better sharing and collaboration: Your locally synced OneDrive documents open directly from the cloud, allowing you to AutoSave, share, and collaborate easily.
  • Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your documents to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more
  • Excel:
  • Better sharing and collaboration: Your locally synced OneDrive workbooks open directly from the cloud, allowing you to AutoSave, share, and collaborate easily.
  • Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your workbooks to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more
  • CVE-2018-1029: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • PowerPoint:
  • Better sharing and collaboration: Your locally synced OneDrive presentations open directly from the cloud, allowing you to AutoSave, share, and collaborate easily.
  • Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your presentations to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more
  • Outlook:
  • Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your emails to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more
  • A more actionable calendar: Click any meeting or event in your calendar to see all of the associated details. Check out who is invited, edit your response, or join the meeting, all in one place.
  • Easier scanning of search results: Outlook highlights your search term in the item list or Preview pane.
  • Week numbers: Week numbers are now displayed in Calendar month view and mini-calendar in the sidebar. To enable, check "Show week numbers" in Outlook > Preferences > Calendar > Calendar options.
  • Scheduling Skype meetings: Delegates can now schedule Skype for Business Online meetings on behalf of principals using principals' email addresses. (Skype for Business Online only. This will be enabled for Skype for Business Server 2015 in a future server update.)
  • Improved error handling when editing and deleting server rules. Server rules containing errors are now highlighted when first displayed in the rules list.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.11.1 Build 18031900 (Mar 21, 2018)

  • This release fixes an issue where Word, Excel, and PowerPoint occasionally become indefinitely unresponsive on launch.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.11.0 Build 18031100 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Do more with Focus Mode: Focus Mode now opens at your set zoom level and shows the page number while you scroll.
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2018-0907: Microsoft Office Excel Security Feature Bypass
  • PowerPoint:
  • Embedded fonts: Embedded fonts ensure that your presentation looks the same on every computer and people experience your content as you intend.
  • Outlook:
  • Tables: Insert tables in your messages and calendar events, and bring structure to your content. No more copying and pasting from other Office apps. Learn more
  • View two time zones at once: Want to know what time it is in another part of the world? Now you can add a second time zone to Outlook.
  • Schedule across time zones: Traveling across time zones? Create an event with different start and end time zones, and Outlook will take care of the conversion.
  • Change text size: Increase or decrease the font size in your sidebar, message list, and reading pane.
  • Fix an issue, where if the default time zone for your computer observes daylight saving time (DST) and Week view is selected, you may see that all events are shifted by one hour on the calendar grid on the week when DST starts.
  • Office suite:
  • CVE-2018-0919: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0919

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.11.0 Build 18031100 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Do more with Focus Mode: Focus Mode now opens at your set zoom level and shows the page number while you scroll.
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2018-0907: Microsoft Office Excel Security Feature Bypass
  • PowerPoint:
  • Embedded fonts: Embedded fonts ensure that your presentation looks the same on every computer and people experience your content as you intend.
  • Outlook:
  • Tables: Insert tables in your messages and calendar events, and bring structure to your content. No more copying and pasting from other Office apps. Learn more
  • View two time zones at once: Want to know what time it is in another part of the world? Now you can add a second time zone to Outlook.
  • Schedule across time zones: Traveling across time zones? Create an event with different start and end time zones, and Outlook will take care of the conversion.
  • Change text size: Increase or decrease the font size in your sidebar, message list, and reading pane.
  • Fix an issue, where if the default time zone for your computer observes daylight saving time (DST) and Week view is selected, you may see that all events are shifted by one hour on the calendar grid on the week when DST starts.
  • Office suite:
  • CVE-2018-0919: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0919

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.10.0 Build 18021001 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Excel:
  • Precision selecting: Ever selected too many cells or the wrong ones? You can now deselect extraneous cells without having to start over.
  • Slice and dice your table data: You loved slicers for PivotTables. You can now use them in tables too to see exactly what filters you have applied.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Shine the light on what matters: Grab the new highlighter to flag important information.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.9.1 Build 18011602 (Jan 27, 2018)

  • This release addresses compatibility issues in Word and PowerPoint with some third-party fonts or in mixed-language environments.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 16.9.0 Build 18011602 (Jan 18, 2018)

  • Word:
  • Edit with others in real time: Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is working with you in a shared document. Flag icons show where others are working and you can view changes as they type.
  • We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others’ updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions.
  • Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu.
  • Excel:
  • Collaborative editing: Work with others at the same time in your workbook. Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is viewing or editing the file with you.
  • We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others’ updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions.
  • More charts: Use new charts, such as funnel, sunburst and histogram, to transform your data into professional visualizations, or use the new Map chart type to transform geographic data into a map with just a few steps.
  • More functions: Shorten the formulas you write using the new logical functions IFS and SWITCH.
  • Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu.
  • Better support for PivotTable charts: Change your filters in a PivotTable, and the chart you created will automatically adjust to show exactly what you want.
  • Multi-threaded calculation Formulas are updated faster when values are changed, because Excel uses multiple processing threads.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Edit with others in real time: Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is working with you in a shared document. Flag icons show where others are working and you can view changes as they type.
  • We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others’ updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions.
  • See what's changed: Slides that have been modified by others while you were away are highlighted.
  • A quick start to your research: Starting from scratch is hard. QuickStarter automatically creates an outline for your topic of choice with suggested talking points and designs that make your presentation pop.
  • Trim media: Remove unwanted content from the beginning or end of an audio or video clip.
  • Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu.
  • Laser pointer in Slide Show: Use your mouse as a laser pointer to draw attention to certain parts of your slide.
  • Outlook:
  • Archive or delete with just one swipe: Save time organizing your Inbox by swiping left with two fingers across the touchpad to archive an email or swiping right to delete it.
  • Support for Google Calendar and Contacts: No need to move between apps! Manage your Google Calendar and Contacts without leaving Outlook.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.41.0 Build 17120500 (Dec 13, 2017)

  • PowerPoint:
  • CVE-2017-11934: Microsoft PowerPoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.40.0 Build 17110800 (Nov 15, 2017)

  • Word:
  • Advisory 170020: Microsoft Office Defense in Depth Update. More details at https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV170020.
  • Excel:
  • CVE-2017-11877: Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. More details at https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11877.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.39.0 Build 17101000 (Oct 11, 2017)

  • Word:
  • Improved Visual Basic Editor: Create and edit macros in the Visual Basic Editor using IntelliSense, VBA menus and toolbars, debug tools, an object browser, and more.
  • Excel:
  • Improved Visual Basic Editor: Create and edit macros in the Visual Basic Editor using IntelliSense, VBA menus and toolbars, debug tools, an object browser, and more.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Improved Visual Basic Editor: Create and edit macros in the Visual Basic Editor using IntelliSense, VBA menus and toolbars, debug tools, an object browser, and more.
  • Outlook:
  • Improved readability and accessible, too: Your email message and meeting invitation headers are now easier on the eyes. Less clutter, better keyboard navigation, and improved VoiceOver.
  • Office suite:
  • CVE-2017-11825: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.38.0 Build 17090200 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • Fixed security issues:
  • Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability: CVE-2017-8631 (https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8631) and CVE-2017-8632 ( https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8632)

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.7 Build 170905 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2017-8631 (https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8631), CVE-2017-8632 (https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8632), and CVE-2017-8742 (https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-87420.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.37.0 Build 17081500 (Aug 16, 2017)

  • Researcher in Word helps you find topics and incorporate reliable sources and content for your research paper in just a few steps. Explore and research the material related to your content and add it with citations in the document without leaving Word.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.36.0 Build 17070200 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • Excel:
  • Pictures in headers and footers: Customize your printed workbooks by adding images to headers and footers.
  • Outlook:
  • Send email on your schedule: Delay the delivery of a message or choose when it will be sent.
  • All your favorite folders in one place: Create shortcuts to all the folders you use regularly. All shortcuts are listed in Favorites at the top of your Sidebar.
  • Office suite:
  • CVE-2017-8501: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501(

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.6 Build 170621 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.
  • To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2017-8501 at https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.35.0 Build 17061600 (Jun 17, 2017)

  • Fixes an issue where OneNote crashes when creating a new page with templates.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.35.0 Build 17061000 (Jun 14, 2017)

  • Word:
  • CVE-2017-8509: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  • Outlook:
  • Spend less time writing emails: Create an email template and reuse it later to save time.
  • Request Read Receipts and Delivery Notifications:Get notified when your important email messages have been delivered to and opened by recipients.
  • Easier account setup: Now, when you add an Exchange or Gmail account, settings are updated for you. Just provide your username and password, and you are good to go.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.5 Build 170531 (Jun 14, 2017)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2017-8509 and CVE-2017-8511.
  • A remote code execution vulnerability exist in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. The file could then, for example, take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.
  • In an email attack scenario an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.
  • The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office handles files in memory.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.34.0 Build 17051500 (May 17, 2017)

  • Word:
  • Modern backgrounds for Focus Mode: Choose from Twilight or Polar Night backgrounds, when you're in Focus Mode on the View tab.
  • Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. More information
  • Excel:
  • Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. More information
  • PowerPoint:
  • Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. More information
  • Outlook:
  • Groups: View your top 10 groups, and read or reply to group conversations directly from the Groups folder.
  • Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. More information
  • Office suite:
  • CVE-2017-0254: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.4 Build 170508 (May 16, 2017)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.33.0 Build 17040900 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Support for Suite Delta Updates, which will reduce the monthly update size by 50%.
  • Support for MAU self-updates, where MAU can update itself without requiring admin credentials.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.3 Build 170325 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.
  • To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2017-0207 at https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.32.0 Build 17030901 (Mar 15, 2017)

  • Outlook:
  • Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.)
  • Translator add-in: Translate email without leaving Outlook. Just turn on the Translator add-in to translate with a single tap. Choose from 60 languages. Learn more about the Translator for Outlook add-in.
  • Access more features right from your Inbox: Add-ins for Outlook let you create tasks with Wunderlist, track email responses with Boomerang, and more.
  • Office suite:
  • Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-014: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3217868), details at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS17-014.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.2 Build 170228 (Mar 15, 2017)

  • NONSECURITY-RELATED FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SECURITY UPDATE:
  • Improves memory consumption for Microsoft Word 2013.
  • Improves the translation for the VLOOKUP function and an incorrect caption when you delete a sheet in Microsoft Excel 2016.
  • Adds an option to disable automatic grouping of date and time columns in PivotTables in Microsoft Excel 2016.
  • Improves memory consumption for Word 2016.
  • Contains fixes for the following nonsecurity issues:
  • When you use the Allow Users to Edit Ranges function to add a user to a range of data in Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, or 2016, Excel may crash.
  • When you save a workbook that has future metadata in cells with Boolean or error values in Excel 2010, Excel may crash. Alternatively, the future metadata in cells with Boolean or error values may be corrupted.
  • When you copy and paste a range of data that includes external links cross workbooks in Excel 2010, Excel 2010 may crash.
  • When you save a file that has certain future content created in later versions of Excel in Excel 2013 or 2010, Excel may crash.
  • Running VBA macros that involve hidden workbooks may be slow in Excel 2013.
  • When you enable macros in Excel 2013 on a touch-enabled device, Excel may crash.
  • When you try to open a document that has a Lotus Notes link (such as notes://xxx) in Office Web Apps, you receive one of the following error messages depending on whether the document should be viewed or edited, and the document can't be opened.
  • You'll need a new app to open this blocked [sic]
  • The installation of Office Web Apps Server fails in Windows Server 2012 R2 with the .NET Framework 4.6.1 installed.
  • When you browse to the action links of a question or answer (such as the Edit or Reply link) in a discussions list, no context of that message appears in the action links. Therefore, screen readers can't detect the context of the message that you focus on. The update adds a simple text string to all action links that are part of the message body.
  • In an announcements list, the email attachment of an email item is lost if the attached .eml file title contains specific characters.
  • After you enter and format a text in a table of a content editor web part in a site in Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer scrolls the page unexpectedly.
  • If your permission isn't enabled on the Manage Permissions page, you don't receive email notification as expected even if you are granted permissions.
  • When you try to apply a filter to a list view, you receive the following error message if it's grouped by a calculated column.
  • SqlError: 'ORDER BY items must appear in the select list if SELECT DISTINCT is specified.
  • After you migrate from classic-mode to claims-based authentication in SharePoint 2013, you receive an exception when you try to access the SPFileVersion.CreatedBy property of a document.
  • When the subject line of a SharePoint alert email is longer than 75 characters and contains a mix of single-byte and double-byte characters, a carriage return line feed (CLRF) can occur between the two bytes of a double-bite character, causing the string to get corrupted.
  • Headings structure is incorrect in blogs basic view.
  • When you start a crawl for a web application that's migrated from SharePoint Server 2010, the crawl fails, and the content isn't searchable. This issue occurs because the connector retrieves the TenantId property two times.
  • When you open a document in Word Web App, you receive the following error message if there are special characters in the URL of the document.
  • Sorry, there was a problem and we can't open this document.
  • When you try to restore a site that's backed up in a site collection, you receive the following error message if the site collection lock is set to No Access.
  • Access to the web site has been blocked. The site isn't accessible and isn't displayed on Central Admin.
  • It's difficult for a screen reader to understand the structure between sections on a discussion board because there's only one heading. This update adds h2 and h3 labels to discussion boards for better screen reading.
  • In SharePoint Server 2013 on-premises, you can't be redirected to SharePoint Online to create sites.
  • When you print a document that is set as final in Word 2013, the date and time value disappears.
  • When you save a file that has certain future content created in later versions of Excel in Excel 2016, Excel 2016 may crash.
  • When you open a password-protected Excel Workbook through a hyperlink, a blank Excel window appears.
  • Adds new Get & Transform features in Excel 2016. See KB3141518 for more information.
  • Keyboard support for Office add-ins in the Backstage is broken.
  • If a document has certain OpenType fonts, the print preview and the printout of the document are different.
  • You can't perform mail merge with a header file by using Office Open XML documents.
  • Plain text content control does not preserve the font in VBA if the Windows language isn't English.
  • When you rest the pointer on a hyperlink, a bubble that contains the actual link is displayed. However, it disappears in a short time, so it's difficult to read the actual link.
  • It takes a long time when you repaginate a document that has a StyleRef field in Word 2016.
  • When you print a document that has markup in balloons in Word 2016, Word may crash.
  • When you delete inline shapes and add a comment in Word 2016, Word may crash.
  • When you open a document that contains text written from right to left (for example, Hebrew or Arabic text) and optional hyphens, Word 2016 may crash in some rare cases.
  • When you print a finalized document that has date and time fields inserted in Word 2016, the date and time is not displayed.
  • Character borders aren't displayed in Word 2016 for characters positioned to the left of the line's origination point (for example, in case of negative indent).
  • When you change the position of a picture font to Raised or Lowered in Word 2016, you experience unexpected scroll up and down.
  • Top and bottom paragraph borders for text inside a table may not be displayed at some zoom levels in Word 2016.
  • THIS UPDATE FIXES CRITICAL ISSUES AND ALSO HELPS TO IMPROVE SECURITY:
  • It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by:
  • Correcting how Office handles objects in memory
  • Changing the way certain functions handle objects in memory
  • Properly initializing the affected variable
  • Helping to ensure that SharePoint Server properly sanitizes web requests
  • Correcting how the Lync for Mac 2011 client validates certificates
  • Detailed information about the security fixes in this release is available at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-014.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.31.0 Build 17021600 (Feb 17, 2017)

  • Word:
  • Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.)
  • Excel:
  • Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.)
  • PowerPoint:
  • Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.)

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.30.0 Build 17010700 (Jan 12, 2017)

  • Word:
  • Additional focus mode choices, including Oak, Mahogany, and Graphite. For Office 365 subscribers only. More information about focus mode at https://support.office.com/article/51af2fb2-194f-424b-ab7e-b65de9ec9292.
  • Fix various performance issues, such as typing or scrolling lags and slow performance when editing a large document.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.29.1 Build 16121500 (Dec 16, 2016)

  • Accessibility Built Right In:
  • Improved support for using your keyboard, VoiceOver, and other assistive technology to read and edit documents, worksheets, and presentations.
  • Hyperlinks in PDF Files:
  • Retain your document fidelity, with working hyperlinks, when converting documents to PDF.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.1 Build 161129 (Dec 13, 2016)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
  • Nonsecurity-related fixes and improvements that are included in this security update
  • Translate some terms into Slovak to make sure that the meaning is accurate.
  • When you insert content into cells in Microsoft Excel, Excel intermittently freezes on virtual machines and low-end devices.
  • When macros and some add-ins are included in operations to update the status bar text frequently, they are significantly slower in Office 2013 and 2016 than in earlier versions.
  • When you enable the desktop composition feature in Windows, Office 2013 application windows turn white.
  • When you rename a ribbon button that has a short command name through the customize ribbon dialog box, the command naming dialog box strips two special layout characters from the control name that's used in East Asian languages to control word breaking.
  • If you have content that's protected by IRM based on an admin template and the admin template is then archived, you can't do certain operations on it.
  • Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) crashes during shutdown.
  • Translate some terms in multiple languages to make sure that the meaning is accurate.
  • When you run macro code to access the XML nodes in a custom XML part in a document in Microsoft Word 2016, you receive the following error message: Run-time error -2147467259 (80004005): Reference to undeclared namespace prefix.
  • The check in, check out, and versioning functions don't work on a closed internal network with no Internet access. For example, when you try to check out a document, you receive the following error message: Microsoft Office cannot complete the operation because the network is unavailable. Check your network connection and try again.
  • After you close a document that's open in protected view in Excel 2016, Excel crashes.
  • When you send email message that have images in a high-DPI environment, the images are displayed in a larger size in a normal-DPI environment.
  • If you have content that's protected by IRM based on an admin template and the admin template is then archived, you can't do certain operations on the content.
  • Improve performance of rendering the custom filter list of items when the list contains long strings.
  • When a workbook is loaded in Microsoft SharePoint that has a PivotTable connected to a BISM file and it points to another workbook in the same farm, Power Pivot can't use some Korean DBCS characters in the formula bar.
  • It takes a long time to paste filtered selection data from large tables.
  • When an add-in or macro code tries to access a property on a shape control that no longer exists, Excel 2013 crashes. This update returns an error status instead of crashing.
  • When you try to load HTML documents that contain tags in the protected view, you receive a corrupted file alert, and the documents can't be opened.
  • When you select cells by dragging on touch-enabled devices, Excel 2013 crashes because of interactions with accessibility (UIA) APIs that are on by default.
  • After you import a table that has multi-line columns and the Enhanced Rich Text function configured from SharePoint to Excel, the text in the multi-line columns is preceded by a blank line.
  • Improve performance of rendering the custom filter list of items when the list contains long strings.
  • When you use Excel 2016 with a printer that is added on the computer or with a printer that is accessible in a remote session, Excel 2016 crashes.
  • When you do a find-and-replace operation by using the clipboard marquee, you experience a slow performance.
  • When you switch single document interface (SDI) windows and select sheets in Excel 2016, Excel crashes.
  • Excel 2016 silently fails to complete loading a workbook. When this happens, the workbook may be functional, but you may be unable to save it.
  • When you try to load HTML documents that contain tags in the protected view, you receive a corrupted file alert, and the documents can't be opened.
  • It takes a long time to paste filtered selection data from large tables.
  • When an add-in or macro code tries to access a property on a shape control that no longer exists, Excel 2016 crashes. This update returns an error status instead of crashing.
  • The Solver Add-in fails to load.
  • This update makes handling of click events on embedded content more secure.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.28.0 Build 16111501 (Nov 16, 2016)

  • Make Your Messages Accessible (Outlook):
  • Find and fix accessibility issues while composing messages or invitations by using the Accessibility Checker.
  • Fixes:
  • Fix an issue where Word fails to save documents when Excel spreadsheets with certain border content is embedded into the document.
  • Fix a long-running issue where Excel fails to save changes on certain enterprise storage configurations such as NetApp FAS units. Excel now adopts the same file saving pattern as Word.
  • Fix an issue where images don't render and are replaced with an error referring to rID#. (PowerPoint)
  • Office suite:
  • Significant improvements for users with accessibility needs.
  • Microsoft Error Reporting can be configured to save the last crash log to disk (defaults write com.microsofterrorreporting IsStoreLastCrashEnabled -bool TRUE).
  • Better activation message for E1/K1 users. No longer suggests to users that an error occurred and welcomes them to the view-only experience.
  • Installer and updater file name format change. For example, Microsoft_Office_2016_15.28.16111300_Installer.pkg instead of Microsoft_Office_2016_15.28.0_161113_Installer.pkg.
  • Microsoft AutoUpdate:
  • Version number updated to 3.8.1.
  • Fix an issue where MAU can crash when older versions of Microsoft Silverlight are installed, specifically when Silverlight is registered with a null LCID.
  • Fix an issue where MAU can crash when using the ManifestServer preference.
  • Microsoft AU Daemon bundle display name changed to "Microsoft Update Assistant."
  • MAU XML feed for 2016 apps no longer include a Triggers dictionary and relies on "Update Version" for version detection.
  • MAU now shows the complete version string in the app update window. For example, 15.28.16110300 instead of just 15.28.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.0 Build 161029 (Nov 16, 2016)

  • IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES:
  • Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.8.1:
  • Microsoft AutoUpdate includes a new option to automatically detect, download, and install updates.
  • Fixes an issue where Microsoft AutoUpdate crashes when older versions of Microsoft Silverlight are installed.
  • SECURITY FIXES:
  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
  • The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting how:
  • Microsoft Office initializes variables.
  • Affected versions of Office and Office components handle objects in memory.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.27.0 Build 161010 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Excel:
  • Use CONCAT or TEXTJOIN to shorten your text formulas, or try the forecasting functions to help you predict future trends. For Office 365 subscribers only.
  • OneNote:
  • Find and fix accessibility issues in your notes by using the Accessibility Checker on the Tools menu.
  • Correct your typos by using suggestions from the spell checker.
  • You can find additional improvements to help you use notes by turning on "Preferences > General > Enable experimental features." Please try these and let us know what you think.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Trim unwanted content from the beginning or end of your audio or video files. You can also trigger an animation by using a bookmark in your media file. For Office 365 subscribers only.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.9 Build 160830 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • It resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Office where an Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
  • The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way Microsoft Office software handles RTF content.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.8 Build 160830 (Sep 13, 2016)

  • Fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.25.0 Build 160817 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • This update provides the following fixes and improvements:
  • Outlook:
  • 64-Bit Outlook: Enjoy improved reliability when you work in Outlook.
  • View simplified summary cards in your travel confirmation and package delivery emails, and in your calendar. For Office 365 subscribers only when using Office 365 and new or upgraded Outlook.com accounts.
  • Add the at sign (@) followed by a person's name to the body of an email or calendar item. That person will automatically be added to the To line of the message. For Office 365 subscribers only.
  • Calendar view now shows the correct day and event.
  • Removed duplicate organizer in the schedule assistant view.
  • Fixed the default font preferences for plain text messages.
  • Excel:
  • 64-Bit Excel: Enjoy improved application performance and reliability when you work with very large files.
  • Find and fix accessibility issues in your spreadsheets by using the Accessibility Checker on the Review tab.
  • Word:
  • 64-Bit Word: Enjoy improved application performance and reliability when you work with very large files.
  • Find and fix accessibility issues in your documents using the Accessibility Checker on the Review tab.
  • PowerPoint:
  • 64-Bit PowerPoint: Enjoy improved application performance and reliability when you work with very large files.
  • Make your slides more dynamic by adding an animated background image. For Office 365 subscribers only.
  • Find and fix accessibility issues in your presentations by using the Accessibility Checker on the Review tab.
  • OneNote:
  • 64-Bit OneNote: Enjoy improved reliability when you work in OneNote.
  • Select what happens when your stylus is detected. Automatically switch to drawing, or keep using the stylus as a mouse.
  • AutoUpdate 3.6:
  • AutoUpdate no longer prompts for the local administrator password when it installs updates.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.7 Build 160722 (Aug 23, 2016)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-099 at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-099

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.6 Build 160626 (Jul 12, 2016)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-088 at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-088.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.5 Build 160527 (Jun 14, 2016)

  • The hang situation that occurs during an account sync operation in Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 is fixed. This problem is described in KB 3098396.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.22.0 Build 160506 (May 11, 2016)

  • IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES:
  • Outlook:
  • Outlook now fully supports Arabic and Hebrew, including right-to-left layout and editing.
  • Select from more fonts and colors, more styles for bulleted and numbered lists, and better hyperlinks. Use Autocorrect. Resize and format pictures while composing.
  • PowerPoint:
  • You can now save your PowerPoint deck as a PDF by using the Save As command.
  • If a slide contains a video that has closed captions or multiple audio tracks, you can now play these tracks in your slideshow.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.21.1 Build 160411 (Apr 19, 2016)

  • IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES:
  • Word:
  • The Add-ins Store, where you can browse for tools that can increase your productivity in Word and enhance your documents
  • Excel:
  • The Add-ins Store, where you can browse for tools that can increase your productivity in Excel and enhance your spreadsheets

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.3 Build 160329 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-042 at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-042.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.20.0 Build 160315 (Mar 30, 2016)

  • In addition to fixes and stability improvements, this release includes new features, including:
  • Right-to-left language support: In Office 2016 for Mac, we now fully support Arabic and Hebrew, including right-to-left layout and editing.
  • Archiving and de-cluttering: Use the new Archive button on the ribbon to instantly move items stored in your Inbox or any other folder to an archive folder. The archived items remain accessible and can easily be restored to their original location.
  • Better authoring and formatting: In Outlook, you now have many more options available when drafting messages. You can choose from more fonts and colors, and more list styles. You can also insert hyperlinks, resize and format pictures, and take advantage of AutoCorrect.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.2 Build 160219 (Mar 17, 2016)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-029 at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-029.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.2 Build 160122 (Mar 17, 2016)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-029 at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-029.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.19.1 Build 160212 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES
  • Outlook:
  • The keyboard shortcut for Forward message (Command+J) has been restored.
  • When you move a message to another folder, its status as "read" or "unread" is now maintained.
  • The Search tab on the ribbon appears only during searches but not when you are switching views.
  • The Cancel Meeting command on the ribbon now works correctly.
  • Message list filters on the View menu now work correctly.
  • The sender's email address is now displayed on the email header. For messages that are sent from the same Exchange domain, only the sender's name is displayed.
  • Word:
  • More commands (such as New, Print, and Save) are added to the Quick Access toolbar in the upper-left corner of the window.
  • When you print to PDF, the file name is now retained so that the name is not displayed as "Untitled.pdf."
  • Old format DOC files hosted on an NFS share will open read only.
  • PowerPoint:
  • You can apply the Morph transition to easily move several objects at once.
  • More commands (such as New, Print, and Save) are added to the Quick Access toolbar in the upper-left corner of the window.
  • Old format PPT files hosted on an NFS share will open read only.
  • Excel:
  • More commands (such as New, Print, and Save) are added to the Quick Access toolbar in the upper-left corner of the window.
  • Old format XLS files hosted on an NFS share will open read only.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.1 Build 160122 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • Security update:
  • Meeting invitations can now be accepted or declined when the sender's display name contains escape characters.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.18.0 Build 160109 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES:
  • Outlook:
  • Enter the Full Screen view. Maximize Outlook on your screen to view multiple messages or invitations side by side.
  • Find a meeting room. You can now more easily find available conference rooms at your desired meeting time.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Word:
  • You can now save .pdf files to flash drives.
  • Excel:
  • Selection pane. Keep track of all the objects in your worksheet, and rearrange their placement and order.
  • Bug fixes.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Selection pane. Keep track of all the objects on your slide, and rearrange their placement and order.
  • Bug fixes.
  • OneNote:
  • Add shapes to your notebook pages, and support the shapes gallery now.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.0 Build 151221 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Improvements and fixes:
  • The PowerPoint Broadcast Service option has been removed from the Broadcast service selection field in the Broadcast Slide Show dialog box. You can continue to use other added Broadcast Services in PowerPoint 2011.
  • Printing multiple emails to PDF now works correctly in Outlook 2011.
  • Office 365 subscribers are now prompted to upgrade to Office 2016 for Mac.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.16.0 Build 151105 (Nov 10, 2015)

  • Outlook:
  • Highlight flagged items: Flagged items now have a yellow background so that they easily stand out in your message list.
  • Software updates.
  • Word:
  • Updated citation styles for research papers: New support for common citation styles and updated existing citation styles to reflect recent version guidelines.
  • Software updates.
  • Excel:
  • Improved font smoothing: Improvements to the display of fonts on non-retina displays.
  • Improved scrolling: Behavior is improved to feel more natural.
  • Software updates that include the following: OS X scrollbar preferences: In OS X, Excel now correctly respects the scroll bar preferences that you specified.
  • PowerPoint:
  • Software updates that include the following: Text editing improvements in tables.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.8 Build 151023 (Nov 10, 2015)

  • This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Office, more information about this security update is available at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3104540.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.15 Build 151008 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.
  • Also includes the following fixes and improvements:
  • OUTLOOK:
  • New Chinese and Japanese default fonts. Existing Japanese and Simplified Chinese fonts in Outlook for Mac have been updated to have a unified modern appearance and behavior.
  • Visual Basic Editor improvements. You can now add modules and references and use debug shortcuts in the Visual Basic Editor.
  • Software updates that include the following:
  • Improved VoiceOver support for weather in the Calendar feature.
  • Email address is now included in the default message attribution when you reply and forward.
  • Message list is now displayed correctly when you switch folders by having the Reading Pane turned off.
  • Improved Reminders functionality to reduce CPU consumption.
  • Improved use of advanced search operators for non-English languages.
  • WORD:
  • Visual Basic Editor improvements. You can now add modules and references and use debug shortcuts in the Visual Basic Editor.
  • New Chinese and Japanese default fonts. Existing Japanese and Simplified Chinese fonts in Word for Mac have been updated to have a unified modern appearance and behavior.
  • Ribbon extensibility. Use ribbon customization XML to customize the ribbon the way that you want it.
  • Software updates that include the following:
  • Custom paper sizes in Page Setup are now supported.
  • Find/Replace is corrected to move to the next matched word when Track Changes is turned on.
  • Fixed crashes that occur when you use Mail Merge together with Outlook.
  • Headers/Footers: Page numbering: Number of Pages option is corrected to display numbers greater than two digits.
  • EXCEL:
  • New Chinese and Japanese default Fonts. Existing Japanese and Simplified Chinese fonts in Excel for Mac have been updated to have a unified modern appearance and behavior.
  • Visual Basic Editor improvements. You can now add modules and references and use debug shortcuts in the Visual Basic Editor.
  • Ribbon extensibility. Use ribbon customization XML to customize the ribbon the way that you want it.
  • Software updates that include the following:
  • Improved support for pasting from external applications.
  • Scroll bars now correctly respect OS X scroll bar settings.
  • POWERPOINT:
  • New Chinese and Japanese default fonts. Existing Japanese and Simplified Chinese fonts in PowerPoint for Mac have been updated to have a unified modern appearance and behavior.
  • Visual Basic Editor improvements. You can now add modules and references and use debug shortcuts in the Visual Basic Editor.
  • Ribbon extensibility. Use ribbon customization XML to customize the ribbon the way that you want it.
  • Software updates.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.7 Build 151005 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • This update improves security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.6 Build 150930 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • This update provides the following fixes to improve Mac OS X El Capitan compatibility:
  • The hang situation that occurs during an account sync operation in Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 is fixed. This problem is described in KB 3098396.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.14 Build 150911 (Sep 20, 2015)

  • Improvements and fixes:
  • Outlook:
  • This update adds support for exporting data to Outlook for Mac archive files (.olm file format). Data is exported to an .olm file, where it can be archived outside Outlook for Mac and reimported to Outlook for Mac by using the Import .olm functionality.
  • Software updates including:
  • Fixes issue that caused invitations to displayed as off by one hour in Coordinated Universal Time
  • Improves attachment support
  • Improves reminders support
  • Meeting invitations always open to the maximum width of the screen
  • Printing the calendar in month view now uses the full page for better page use
  • Word:
  • Software updates including:
  • Live word count in status bar is correctly updated when you change the selection
  • Scrolling improvements
  • Zoom level is preserved when a document is saved
  • Customized keyboard that has the ability to override default keyboard shortcuts
  • Excel:
  • Software updates
  • PowerPoint:
  • "Resume reading" now enables you to quickly return to the position at which you last edited a presentation
  • Software updates

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.13.1 Build 150807 (Aug 12, 2015)

  • Fixes:
  • When you try to save a large document that has hyperlinks in Word 2010, the Save As dialog box appears, and you cannot save the file. In addition, you keep looping back to the Save As dialog box until you cancel the save operation. This issue occurs after a word is auto-corrected by the AutoCorrect feature.
  • When you use an IME to type characters in a document in Word 2010 that has Overtype mode enabled, undetermined characters are not displayed.
  • When you press the F9 key repeatedly to update a nested field (an IF field that has a condition for a Caps switch) in Word 2010, the result of the field calculation is displayed to toggle between the condition in which all letters are capitalized and the condition in which the first letter is a capital.
  • When you search for a word that is in the header or footer, and the main document together with the navigation pane are in page view, potential flashing occurs in the navigation pane when you scroll around the main document.
  • Assume that you specify recorded narrations and timings for a video in a presentation slide in PowerPoint 2010. Then, you export the presentation as a video. When you play the exported video, the video on the slide will play immediately, and the narrations and timings are ignored.
  • Buttons such as the Mark Areas to Keep, Mark Areas to Remove, and Delete Mark are not displayed on the BACKGROUND REMOVAL ribbon in Touch mode.
  • When you apply paragraph numbering to a paragraph that is written in Hebrew characters, the paragraph number may be displayed in an incorrect font.
  • When you use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or object model (OM) solutions, or you use the legacy print dialog to print the current page in Word 2013, the first page is printed.
  • If a bindingDataChanged event is registered on a binding, when you add or change the content of the binding's content control and then switch the focus to task pane, the event is not triggered as expected.
  • When you search for a word in the header or footer in the thumbnail view of a document in Word 2013, potential flashing occurs in the navigation pane.
  • When you copy and paste some cells that contain a rotated shape in a worksheet in Excel 2013, the rotated shape cannot be copied and pasted.
  • When you run the Create PDF/XPS Document function for a workbook in Excel 2010, Greek or Cyrillic characters are changed from the MS Gothic font to the Arial font.
  • After you save a workbook that contains a hyperlink that includes a hash symbol ("#") as a PDF file in Excel 2013, the hyperlink is truncated and does not work as expected.
  • When you start Excel 2013 with files in the XLStart folder that are created by Excel 2010, the ribbon is not displayed.
  • When you hide and unhide lots of rows or columns, you experience slow performance, and it takes a long time to complete the operation.
  • When you open a workbook that has an embedded worksheet with a chart in Excel 2013 and then close Excel 2013, Excel 2013 crashes intermittently.
  • When you try to add or update subscriptions by using the User-defined Cells section for a drawing in Visio 2013, you receive an error message that resembles the following: An error (326) occurred during the action Set Formula or Name. Failed to update subscriptions. This issue occurs if all pages in the drawing are not loaded.
  • After you record a presentation as a video file in PowerPoint 2013 on either a computer in which the screen resolution exceeds 1920 horizontally or 1080 vertically, you cannot play back the recorded videos.
  • When you record a slide show for a presentation in PowerPoint 2013, record settings do not persist for the next screen recording in the same session.
  • A document does not display all pages if there is a comment that contains the date and time in Word 2013.
  • When you press the F9 key repeatedly to update a nested field (an IF field that has a condition for a Caps switch) in Word 2013, the result of the field calculation is displayed to toggle between the condition in which all letters are capitalized and the condition in which the first letter is a capital.
  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file
  • Details on other security vulnerabilities fixed in this release are available at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080790.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.4 Build 150722 (Aug 12, 2015)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.12.3 Build 150724 (Aug 7, 2015)

  • This update provides the following fixes and improvements:
  • Outlook:
  • Support for Clutter
  • Bug fixes
  • Word:
  • Bug fixes
  • Excel:
  • Bug fixes
  • PowerPoint:
  • Ability to modernize legacy movie formats
  • Bug fixes
  • OneNote:
  • Bullets and numbering galleries
  • Support for the Mac share extension in OneNote
  • Bug fixes

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.3 Build 150624 (Jul 15, 2015)

  • This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-070 at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-070.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.11.2 Build 150701 (Jul 10, 2015)

  • Mac users will appreciate the modernized Office experience and the integration of Mac capabilities like Full Screen view and Multi-Touch gestures. With full Retina display support, your Office documents look sharper and more vibrant than ever.
  • Office for Mac is cloud-connected, so you can quickly get to the documents you’ve recently used on other devices and pick up where you left off. New, built-in document sharing tools make it easy to invite teammates to work on a document together. When sharing documents, you won’t have to worry about losing content or formatting, as Office for Mac offers unparalleled compatibility with Office on PCs, tablets, phones and online.
  • Five modern, first-class applications:
  • Word for Mac - Word’s powerful writing and reviewing tools make it easy to create great-looking documents. The new Design tab lets you easily apply designer-quality layouts, colors and fonts throughout your document. You can work on the same document simultaneously with your teammates and use threaded comments to have a conversation right next to the corresponding text.
  • Excel for Mac - The new Excel for Mac helps you visualize your information by recommending charts best suited for your data with chart previews. Familiar keyboard shortcuts, autocomplete and an improved formula builder save you time when creating spreadsheets or entering data. For deeper analysis, new PivotTable Slicers help you filter large volumes of data and discover patterns.
  • PowerPoint for Mac - PowerPoint’s improved Presenter View gives you full control when you present by showing you the current slide, next slide, speaker notes and a timer on your Mac screen, while the audience only sees your presentation on the big screen. The new animation pane helps you design and fine-tune animations, and the latest set of slide transitions add polish to your presentations.
  • Outlook for Mac - Managing your email, calendar, contacts and tasks has never been easier. The new Outlook for Mac has push mail support so your inbox is always up-to-date. The improved conversation view automatically organizes your inbox around threaded conversations, so you won’t have to hunt for related messages. And the new message preview shows you the first sentence of an email just below the subject line so you can quickly decide if you want to read it now or come back later.
  • OneNote for Mac - OneNote is the newest addition to Office for Mac. You can capture your ideas in digital notebooks and access them on any device. Find things quickly with the OneNote search engine that tracks your tags, indexes your typed notes and recognizes text in images and handwritten notes. Bold, italicize, underline or highlight notes, insert files, pictures and tables and organize your notes however you want. You can also share notebooks with friends, family or colleagues so everyone can work together on travel plans, household tasks or work projects.
  • New - Jumpstart your work with one of the thousands of professionally designed Online templates.
  • NewDocument text and graphics look sharper than ever on the Retina display on your Mac, and presentations look absolutely stunning.
  • New - Navigate your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations intuitively with familiar Multi-Touch gestures.
  • Improved - The redesigned Ribbon menu intuitively organizes features so you can quickly find what you need.
  • Improved - Integration with OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint. Access your files on Mac and other devices by signing in with your Office identity.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.2 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • This update provides the latest fixes for Office for Mac 2011 that include the following:
  • Fixes an issue in which message attributions display incorrectly when you use the "LastName, FirstName" naming convention to display names in Outlook 2011.
  • Fixes an issue in which the "On behalf of" attribute cannot be displayed in message attributions when you reply to forwarded meeting invitations in Outlook 2011.
  • Includes new and updated time zones in Outlook 2011 that are based on the latest time zone definitions.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.1 (May 20, 2015)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • Office for Mac 2011 is now available as a subscription offering.
  • Fixes an issue that causes the main window not to open in Outlook for Mac 2011.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.10.0 Build 150508 Preview (May 15, 2015)

  • FIXED ISSUES:
  • Word 2016 for Mac:
  • Scrolling performance improvements
  • Added support for Pinch to zoom
  • Custom dictionary and user template upgrades from Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
  • Ribbon updates: Add-ins tab for legacy custom toolbars
  • Excel 2016 for Mac:
  • New "MSQuery" feature
  • OneNote 2016 for Mac:
  • New recording of audio notes
  • New math equations view
  • New deleted notes recovery
  • All applications:
  • New Themes for Microsoft Word for Mac, Microsoft Excel for Mac, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.5.0 (May 13, 2015)

  • Microsoft has released security bulletin MS15-046. This security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. To view the complete security bulletin, go to the following Microsoft website: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-046
  • Improvements and fixes:
  • wdVerticalPositionRelativeToPageand wdHorizontalPositionRelativeToPagereturn incorrect values for hyperlinks in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011.

New in Microsoft Office 2011 14.4.9 (Apr 15, 2015)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • Corrects a miscalculation of the vertical page position in certain scenarios:
  • This update fixes a bug where Selection.Information(wdVerticalPositionRelativeToPage) does not return the correct value.

New in Microsoft Office 2016 15.8.0 Build 150303 Preview (Mar 6, 2015)

  • The new apps offer full Retina display support with thousands of retina-optimized graphics, full screen view for native immersive experiences, and even little Mac affordances like scroll bounce. While there are too many new features to cover in a single blog post, here’s a quick overview of a few of the highlights.
  • Office 2016 for Mac—an exciting step forward:
  • The new Office 2016 for Mac includes updated versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook–and the moment you open any one of the apps, you’ll immediately feel the difference. We’ve modernized the user experience and made it easier to get things done. The redesigned ribbon intuitively organizes features so you can quickly find what you need quickly. A refreshed task pane interface makes positioning, resizing, or rotating graphics easy so you can create exactly the layout you want. And new themes and styles help you pull it all together to produce stunning, professional documents.
  • Word—create, polish and share beautiful documents:
  • Word’s state of the art editing, reviewing and sharing tools make authoring and polishing documents easy. The design tab allows you to manage layout, colors and fonts across a document, and the navigation pane helps you refine the document structure and efficiently navigate to points of interest. Threaded comments turn editing cycles into conversations, so you spend less time trying to connect the dots.
  • Excel—analyze and visualize your data in new and intuitive ways:
  • With the new features in Excel, you’ll be telling your data’s story in no time. Charts, graphs, keyboard shortcuts and data entry enhancements (like formula builder and autocomplete) immediately make you more productive. And support for Excel 2013 (for Windows) functions ensures that you can easily share files across platforms. The new Analysis ToolPak offers a wide range of statistical functions, including moving averages and exponential smoothing, and PivotTable Slicers help you cut through large volumes of data to find patterns that answer questions.
  • PowerPoint—create, collaborate and effectively present your ideas:
  • Walk into your next presentation with complete confidence. PowerPoint’s new Presenter View is like mission control for your presentation–displaying the current slide, the next slide, notes and a timer on your Mac, while projecting only the presentation to your audience on the big screen. A new animation pane helps you build your presentation faster, and new slide transitions ensures the finished product is polished and professional.
  • Outlook—enjoy a mail experience that works fast and looks great:
  • Managing your email has never been easier. The recently released Outlook for Mac is also a part of the preview suite and uses push mail support to deliver an always-up-to-date inbox. The improved conversation view automatically organizes your inbox around threaded conversations, so you’ll never hunt for related messages again. And the new message preview gives you the first sentence of an email just below the subject line so you can quickly decide if you want to read it now or come back later.
  • OneNote—harness your thoughts in your very own digital notebook:
  • Never forget again with OneNote. Capture, organize and share your ideas with digital notebooks that you can access on any device. Use tags like “To Do” or “Important” or “Question” to add structure to your notes, and find things quickly with a powerful search engine that tracks your tags, indexes your typed notes and uses OCR to recognize text in images and handwritten notes.

New in Microsoft Office 14.4.7 (Dec 9, 2014)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 14.4.6 (Nov 12, 2014)

  • Fixes critical issues.

New in Microsoft Office 14.4.5 (Oct 14, 2014)

  • Fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 14.4.4 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Provides the latest fixes for Office for Mac 2011. These include the following:
  • Improves functionality in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
  • This update improves keyboard language detection. It fixes an issue that causes the keyboard language to be updated incorrectly in Word.
  • Improves functionality in Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2011
  • This update fixes an issue that causes slides that contain complex objects such as 3D charts to periodically display random artifacts in PowerPoint. These slides are displayed in Presenter View mode on a monitor that has a large resolution, such as a 4k monitor.
  • Improves ability to configure accounts in Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011
  • This update offers descriptions for supported account types in Outlook. These descriptions include information on the choices you can make when you configure an Office 365 account.

New in Microsoft Office 14.4.3 (Jun 26, 2014)

  • Improves functionality in Outlook for Mac 2011 - This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac not to automatically detect and connect to the connection settings for the Exchange server. Instead Outlook for Mac prompts for manual settings when you use certain proxy auto-configurations.
  • Improves functionality in Outlook for Mac 2011 - This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac to delete shared folders that are added by using the Open Other User's Folder feature when certain errors occur on the server.
  • Improves functionality in Outlook for Mac 2011 - This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac to continuously try to connect to public folders that are disabled or removed from the Exchange server by the administrator.

New in Microsoft Office 14.4.2 (May 28, 2014)

  • Improves activation in Office for Mac 2011:
  • This update fixes an issue in which product activation is always required after you restart a computer that uses an Apple Fusion Drive. After you install this update, product activation may be requested one more time.
  • Improves functionality in Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2011:
  • This update fixes an issue that causes the Undo button to become unavailable when you save a PowerPoint presentation to a local drive.
  • Improves functionality in PowerPoint for Mac 2011:
  • This update fixes an issue that causes inserted link data for YouTube videos to be lost after you save the presentation.

New in Microsoft Office 14.4.1 (Apr 9, 2014)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code. Further details about these vulnerabilities are available at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-017.
  • Also includes the following improvements:
  • Improves synchronization of blocked senders for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and Microsoft Exchange Online accounts in Microsoft Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes the blocked sender list not to synchronize with the Exchange server when a message is moved immediately after you use the Block Sender action.
  • Improves the ability to recover from certain network errors when you connect by using POP in Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac to re-download the contents of the inbox for POP accounts for certain connection errors.
  • Improves the ability to recover from errors when you try to update the Offline Address Book in Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac not to download the Offline Address Book when certain errors are detected.
  • Improves synchronization of folder hierarchies added by using "Open Other User's Folder" in Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac to synchronize the folder hierarchies that were added by using Open Other User's Folder too frequently.
  • Increases the data validation control capabilities in Excel for Mac: This fix increases the data validation control capabilities from 1,024 entries to 2,048 entries.
  • Improves the ability to respond and recover from certain Exchange server errors in Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac to send too many Exchange server requests when Outlook for Mac receives certain errors from the server.
  • Improves the ability to manage responses for meetings that are sent to distribution lists in Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes meetings that are sent to distribution lists in which the Request Responses option is not selected to display response options when attendees view meetings in the Calendar view.
  • Improves the ability to create Microsoft Lync for Mac online meetings in Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac to stop responding when you try to schedule an online meeting by using Lync for Mac. This issue occurs when certain information, such as a toll-free number, is missing from the dial-in conference settings.
  • Improves Microsoft Word pointer display: This update fixes an issue that causes mouse pointers to disappear in sections of documents.
  • Improves the experience for sending encrypted messages in Outlook for Mac: This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac to check Active Directory Domain Services every time for certificates when the application sends encrypted messages in OS X Mavericks, instead of first checking locally cached certificates in the OS X Keychain.
  • In addition to the application improvements that are mentioned here, Office for Mac 2011 is now available as a subscription offering.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.9 (Nov 20, 2013)

  • Improves functionality in Outlook for Mac:
  • This update includes functionality that defaults newly configured Yahoo! Mail accounts to IMAP instead of to POP. This update also includes functionality that defaults newly configured Outlook.com accounts to IMAP instead of to POP.
  • Improves stability in Outlook for Mac:
  • This update fixes an issue that causes read receipts always to be sent after you read a message that a read receipt requested. This update includes functionality that lets you decide whether to send a read receipt and to remember your selections (Always Send or Never Send). This update applies to on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 3, and Microsoft Exchange Online in Microsoft Office 365.
  • Improves conversation threading in Outlook for Mac:
  • This update includes functionality that uses the In-Reply-To and Reference fields in mail headers to improve conversation threading for the display of conversation views.
  • Improves the ability of Outlook for Mac to connect to Exchange:
  • This update fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac not to connect to Exchange when Outlook uses certain proxy servers.
  • Improves functionality in Word for Mac:
  • This update fixes an issue that causes a crash when you start Polish Microsoft Word 2011 on OS X Mavericks.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.7 (Sep 11, 2013)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.6 (Jul 18, 2013)

  • Message sending in Microsoft Outlook for Mac:
  • This update fixes an issue in which Outlook repeatedly tried to send messages that exceeded certain server-side size limits from the Outbox. Now, messages that exceed these size limits are put in the local Drafts folder after three unsuccessful attempts to send the messages.
  • Syncing a folder from which lots of messages were deleted in Outlook for Mac:
  • This update fixes an issue in which syncing a folder from which many messages were deleted on another client frequently caused Microsoft Outlook for Mac to freeze.
  • Saving files to a Server Message Block (SMB) share in Microsoft Word for Mac:
  • This update fixes an issue that causes Word to be unable to save files to an SMB share.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.5 (Jun 13, 2013)

  • Mail flags are broken in 14.3.4 for IMAP in Microsoft Outlook for Mac - Fixes an issue that affects IMAP-based email accounts in which the flagged or starred state of a message was not set correctly.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.4 (May 8, 2013)

  • Coauthoring session with Microsoft PowerPoint Web App and Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which all updates during a coauthoring session with the PowerPoint Web App client come through as conflicts.
  • After token expires, does not prompt for credentials in Microsoft Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issue that causes Outlook for Mac not to prompt for credentials after the Kerberos token expires.
  • Calibri Light font not included in Office for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which Mac users experienced poor rendering of Office 2013 shared documents. The Calibri Light font resources are now included with the latest update.
  • SetupUI is shown to user on start after Office for Mac is already activated
  • Fixes an issue in which, upon startup, the user is prompted to reactivate the subscription when multiple Office for Mac applications start.
  • Saving files to SkyDrive and SharePoint in Microsoft Word for Mac
  • Fixes an issue that causes an incorrect name to be suggested when you save a Word for Mac document to SkyDrive or SharePoint.
  • Folder contains excess white space: Error 1025 in Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which folder names with leading white-space characters are not accepted for Gmail accounts.
  • XLIST command that is used by Gmail is deprecated in Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which the discontinued XLIST command for Gmail uses the IMAP List Extension for Special User Mailboxes to detect special-use folders.
  • Local group mail cannot be sent in Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issues in which messages that are addressed to local contact groups in Outlook for Mac cannot be sent.
  • Remote devices lose control while in Presentation Mode in Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which keyboards and remotes may lose control in a PowerPoint for Mac slide show.
  • File format extension support in PowerPoint for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 content may be lost when it is saved in PowerPoint for Mac 2011.
  • Searching continues after user cancels in Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which item searches in Outlook for Mac continue in the background after the user cancels the searches within the application.
  • Items go into Junk Mail in Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which messages that are sent from an account that is present in the Blocked Sender list in Outlook for Mac are displayed in Junk Mail instead of in Sent Items.
  • Blocked Senders List under Junk Email Protection in Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which the wrong senders are blocked for certain kinds of accounts and account formatting in the Blocked Senders list under Junk Email Protection.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.2 (Mar 13, 2013)

  • Fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security.
  • Includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.1 (Feb 12, 2013)

  • Stability is improved - This update fixes an issue that may cause Office 2011 applications to report a problem with Licensing even though the applications continue to run unaffected.

New in Microsoft Office 14.3.0 (Jan 30, 2013)

  • Meeting invitation times are displayed inaccurately in Outlook for Mac
  • Fixes an issue that causes meeting invitation times from non-Exchange calendar servers to be off by one hour during certain times of the year.
  • Slides in collapsed sections cover other slides in Slide Sorter view in PowerPoint for Mac
  • Fixes a display issue that involves collapsed sections in Slide Sorter view.
  • Hash tags (#) in hyperlinks aren't saved correctly in PowerPoint for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which hyperlinks that contain hash tags (#) aren't saved correctly.
  • Crash occurs when you use Paste Special with a partial table in PowerPoint for Mac
  • Fixes an issue that causes PowerPoint to crash when you use the Paste Special option to copy and paste part of a table.
  • RTF text that's saved in PowerPoint for Windows can't be pasted into PowerPoint for Mac
  • Fixes an issue in which RTF text that's saved in PowerPoint for Windows can't be copied and pasted into PowerPoint for Mac.

New in Microsoft Office 14.2.5 (Nov 14, 2012)

  • This update fixes extremely important issues and also helps improve security.
  • Improvements for Outlook for Mac 2011:
  • This update fixes an issue in which automatic configuration did not work correctly for Outlook.com accounts.
  • This update addresses an issue when importing data from a PST file. If an email message in the PST file contains inline images followed by attachments (in that order), the attachments will be missing from the message after it is imported in Outlook for Mac.
  • This update fixes an issue in which certain kinds of distribution lists were not being recognized correctly as distribution lists and could not be expanded.
  • This update addresses an issue when you use a Gmail account in Mac Outlook 2011 14.2 and later versions. When you move a message between folders, a duplicate of it was incorrectly created in the All Mails folder.
  • This update addresses an issue in which spaces sometimes disappear when pasting content from Word or replying to messages generated in windows Outlook (which uses WordMail as editor). The issue was caused by incorrect parsing of the copied content in Outlook for Mac.
  • This update adds a designated error to inform users when an expired password results in authentication failure. Previously, users were not provided this level of detail when an authentication failure occurred.

New in Microsoft Office 14.2.4 (Sep 19, 2012)

  • Office 2011 for Mac now supports retina rendering on Mac computers that are equipped with a retina display.
  • Improvements for Outlook for Mac 2011:
  • This update adds the ability for reminders of calendar events to be displayed for all calendars in Outlook. Previously, reminders were only displayed for calendar events in the default account's calendar. Reminders are now displayed for other calendars, and this includes local On My Computer calendars. This update adds the ability to select a default text encoding for composing new messages. The encoding that is selected in composing preferences will be applied to all new messages that are sent from Mac Outlook. To access composing preferences, select Outlook, select Preferences, and then select Composing. The new preference is Preferred encoding for new messages.
  • This update changes the HTML syntax of new signatures to be compatible with Mountain Lion and the latest version of WebKit. Email signatures in HTML-formatted email messages may not be displayed in the intended color when the messages are viewed in Mountain Lion or in previous OS versions that were upgraded to the latest version of WebKit. Existing signatures that exhibit this problem must be deleted and recreated to resolve the problem.
  • This update improves Mac Outlook's handling of partially downloaded messages. It is now possible to delete or move partially downloaded Exchange messages within the same account.
  • This update fixes an issue in which Mac Outlook would crash when it moved certain messages to On My Computer folders by using client-side rules.
  • This update fixes an issue in which the last entry from search results in the Select User dialog box was chosen even when another entry was selected. Distribution lists that are selected from search results in the Select User dialog box are chosen correctly. This issue was related to searching and selecting distribution lists only.
  • This update resolves an issue that prevented Mac Outlook from downloading mail, calendar, or contact items that contained certain nonprintable characters.
  • This update fixes an issue in Mac Outlook with delegated access to email. In certain cases, the email address of the primary user would be added incorrectly to the "Me" contact of the delegate.
  • This update resolves the issue in which, in some cases, searching in Mac Outlook by using a date filter returned the wrong results.
  • This update fixes an issue in Mac Outlook that affected certain messages that were originally imported from PST files. If such messages were copied into an Exchange account, certain messages would not be readable on Outlook Web Access or other Exchange mail clients.

New in Microsoft Office 14.2.2 (May 9, 2012)

  • This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

New in Microsoft Office 14.2.1 (Apr 26, 2012)

  • This update resolves several issues in Microsoft Office for Mac 2011:
  • Office database issues: 
  • When you first start Microsoft Outlook after you install Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you have to upgrade the Office database. If any corrupted files are detected during the database upgrade, the database utility runs. The database utility rebuilds the Office database. After the process is complete, the database upgrade restarts when you start Outlook. After the database upgrade is complete, Outlook starts.
  • File location changes:
  • AppleScripts are now copied to the new default script location.
  • Autocorrect lists are now copied to the new Auto correction list [?] folder location. 
  • Starting Outlook:
  • When you start Outlook, you are no longer prompted to select your Outlook identity.
  • Command-line installation:
  • You can now deploy Office 2011 SP2 updates by using a command-line installation or by using tools that call the command line, such as Casper or Munki, on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and on later versions of Mac OS X. 

New in Microsoft Office 14.2.0 (Apr 13, 2012)

  • Improvements for all Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 applications:

  • Document Connection support for SkyDrive documents is improved:

  • This update enables users to view and access documents that are located in the root level of a SkyDrive folder.
  • The drag-and-drop feature in Document Connection is added in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion):
  • 
This update adds a drag-and-drop feature for files in Document Connection in Mac OS X 10.7. 
  • Upload functionality for SharePoint sites is improved:

  • This update fixes an issue in which you receive the following error message when you upload a file to a SharePoint site:
Upload Failed You must sign in to save your changes to the server.


The Italian grammar checker is improved:
This update fixes an issue in which the Italian grammar checker does not check a complete document.
  • The German grammar checker is improved:

  • This update fixes an issue in which the German grammar checker does not check a complete document when the document contains certain German sentences.
  • Improvements for Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011:
  • The database and the rebuild utility are improved:
  • 
This update includes fixes that increase the robustness of the database and that improve the effectiveness of the rebuild utility. Outlook for Mac uses the Office database to store personal information, such as messages and contacts. This update fixes issues that cause database corruptions, instability, and crashes. This update also improves database transactions and the ability to recover from certain errors. If there is a problem within the database, Outlook for Mac starts the Database Utility, which tries to rebuild the database. After you install this update, the Database Utility recovers additional account information, such as shared resources and categories, and recovers from corruption scenarios. This update also adds the ability to cancel a database rebuild in Outlook for Mac.
  • IMAP account sync that includes support for synchronizing with Gmail is improved:
After you install this update, Outlook for Mac updates new messages in IMAP folders regularly. Additionally, Outlook for Mac users who use Gmail accounts can map folders, such as Drafts, Deleted Items, Sent Items, and Junk E-Mail, automatically.
  • Outlook for Mac performance in key scenarios is improved:
This update introduces several performance improvements in the following areas:
  • General responsiveness during syncing
  • Deleting multiple records
  • Displaying email message content
  • Sending email messages 
  •  Exchange email message sync is improved:

  • This update introduces a new sync model for Exchange. The new model enables Outlook for Mac to download an email message in parts. For example, Outlook for Mac first downloads and displays message text and then downloads large images and attachments. Downloading messages in parts reduces the load on the Exchange server and improves performance for the user.
  • Support for calendar scheduling resources is improved:
  • 
This update improves support for calendar scheduling resources and for free/busy
  • comparison functionality in the Scheduling Assistant.
  • Week numbers are added to the calendar display:

  • This update adds a preference to enable the calendar to display week numbers.
  • Distribution list expansion functionality is included:

  • This update enables you to expand distribution lists into individual members when you add a distribution list in the To field or rest the mouse pointer on a distribution list.  
  • Improvements for Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2011:
  • Functionality for pasting special hyperlinks is included:
This update introduces functionality that enables you to paste special hyperlinks in PowerPoint.
  • The list of co-authors is improved:
This update fixes an issue in which you cannot see the list of co-authors in a presentation.
  • Full Screen View in Lion is supported:
This update supports Full Screen View in PowerPoint. Additionally, when you close slide show mode in PowerPoint, edit mode opens.
  • Improvements for Microsoft Word for Mac 2011:

  • Printing PDF faxes is improved:

  • This update fixes an issue in which Word cannot send .pdf files as faxes.
  • The user information display in templates is improved:

  • This update fixes an issue in which a Word template does not display a user's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address when you view the template after the template is saved in .doc format.