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You will get them automatically as they are rolled out. You can also check for and install updates manually. This does not guarantee that you will receive the newest features right away.

When will new features arrive in my Office? We don't publish an exact day when the updates occur because that day can vary, and multiple updates could happen in a month. All Microsoft subscribers will eventually get the new features.

If you've joined the Office Insider program , you get preview builds for the latest features, security updates, and performance fixes that Microsoft releases before anyone else. These channels determine how often, and how early, you get Office Insider updates.

When new features and updates are distributed, the timeline usually goes like this:. This track is for Insiders who feel comfortable with using unsupported builds and will help identify issues and provide valuable feedback to Microsoft. These preview builds differ, in that they are fully supported by Microsoft. The remaining Microsoft users get updates a little later, typically one to three weeks after Office Insiders, or possibly longer.

When new features are available, they will download automatically if you have Office for Windows. If automatic update is not turned on, you can Install Office updates manually. If you have a Mac, be sure to configure Mac to update automatically.

Ready to sign up? Visit the Join page to become an Office Insider. You can also follow the OfficeInsider Twitter handle to find out about new features and updates that are released to Office Insiders. Here are some commonly asked questions regarding new features for Office.

If you have additional questions about this process, please let us know using the comment box below. Release notes for Office for Mac.

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Tip: The build numbers are formulated from a two-digit year and a two-digit month. Microsoft documents all build numbers and release notes here. Microsoft documents several ways to switch update channels for the Office apps. However, other methods, including modifying the registry, are better suited for a single device e. To use the registry method, click Start , type regedit.

In the registry editor, expand the following:. Note: You may need to create some of the keys if not present. Enter a value of InsiderFast and click Ok.

Close the registry editor and restart your device. Once the device has started back up, launch Microsoft Word. The update process will then download and install the latest beta build for Microsoft Office. You will be prompted to close any Office applications during this process. Follow any on-screen prompts. From Word, navigate to the Account tab, and you should see a current channel of Beta and the latest build information.

We fixed an issue where there was a potential for data loss without error when a user carried out a Save As action to a location using a server path in a CICO library synced by the OneDrive client. We fixed an issue where the app stopped responding after an update to Office version current channel. We fixed an issue where the user was unable to open files from the Shared with Me section on the app home page.

We fixed an issue where AutoSave could be temporarily disabled after applying a sensitivity label to protect the document. We fixed an issue where you would be unable to select a value from a data validation dropdown list in a cell if that list contained blank values. We fixed an issue where the search results would get lost in the pivot table field list taskpane. We fixed an issue where, in a multi-monitor setup, some data in dialog boxes was being hidden from the user when selecting cells.

We fixed an issue where, when you had a Microsoft Excel Worksheet object embedded inside another application such as a Word document , using the Convert feature to convert it to a Microsoft Excel Worksheet Office OpenXML object didn't complete the conversion until you opened the embedded object and made a change to it.

The object is completely converted when using the Convert feature now. We fixed an issue that was causing users to see garbled text in some fields when exporting contacts to a CSV. We fixed an issue where the sender of a mail was not being included when replying all, when the From address was different from the Reply To address.

We fixed an issue that caused the app to close unexpectedly when opening a message via a reminder, when the user's download preference was set to Download Headers.

We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to add a shared calendar from their contacts with "Shared Calendar Improvements" enabled. We fixed an issue where the app closed unexpectedly when the user clicked on or used shortcut keys to turn the Read Aloud feature on and off repeatedly.

We fixed an issue where Microsoft Information Protection sensitivity labeling audit data was no longer generated if the EnableAudit setting was turned off. We fixed an issue where the app stopped responding when Read Aloud was started and stopped in quick succession.

We fixed an issue where the application would close unexpectedly when loading a customized report. We fixed an issue where manually scheduled tasks were rescheduled to earlier dates when the user opened projects that had been Saved As with a different name.

We fixed an issue where the cursor disappears from a comment while scrolling in a multi-page document. We fixed an issue where the application sometimes stopped responding when refreshing the table of contents. We fixed an issue where the Undo command wasn't working after changing the color of bullets in a document. We fixed an issue where an Upload Blocked warning window appeared when a new file with an Encrypted Label was saved and re-opened in an environment where OneDrive Sync had been configured.

We fixed an issue where a reboot was triggered to complete the removal of existing installations. We fixed an issue where Read Aloud would close unexpectedly when it was started and stopped in rapid succession. We fixed an issue where opening xlsm file in SpreedsheetCompare tool can cause the tool to stop responding.

Refreshing the data for Pivot Tables can stop working when filtered values no longer exist in the data. A subsequent query statement generated without the invalid filtered values to retry the refresh request was temporarily disabled and is now reenabled.

We fixed this regression that was a result of Mica on Windows 11 being turned on when Wincomp is off. Record: Make your presentations more impactful by recording videos with narration.

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We fixed an issue so that the default control is the text field, and users can start typing as soon as the dialog opens. We fixed an issue where newly created PivotTables could lose custom settings if the data source range was changed. We fixed an issue with the LOGEST worksheet function, where a transient overflow error was not handled and cleared, and was incorrectly picked up for unrelated subsequent calculations.

We fixed an issue where, when tasks are rescheduled in Project, manually scheduled tasks may be scheduled earlier than they should be. We fixed an issue where the original icon of the app was not displaying correctly if the source file was from a OneDrive location and the file name contained HTML encoding characters when adding an Excel, Word, or PowerPoint embedded object into an Excel file. We fixed an issue where the text in an Excel cell cannot be seen in live preview under certain conditions.

We fixed an issue where saving Outlook messages to a SharePoint document library would generate an error, due to an Internet connectivity test. We fixed an issue where writing a comment that mixes language directions like English and Hebrew resulted in the word order appearing incorrectly.

We fixed an issue with large URLs where a link could not be opened if its length exceeded a specific character limit. We fixed an issue of a persisting zoom level when relaunching and opening documents saved at different zoom levels.

We fixed an issue related to page width when closing the comments pane with page width zoom selected. We fixed an issue where anchor highlights aren't removed from a modern comment when the cursor moves off of it. We fixed an issue where Word goes unresponsive when selecting and right-clicking a content control locked against deletion. We fixed an issue where importing a query, then selecting a range in the new worksheet and loading from that range, would cause the query editor to open with the wrong table name.

We fixed an issue where a printout would be cut off data loss when the user changed a document in portrait orientation from a bigger paper size to a smaller paper size. We fixed an issue so the app will no longer prompt for a password to modify it if the user explicitly opens the file in read-only mode. We fixed an issue where certain font styles were not being mapped appropriately when pasting text as "Keep text only. We fixed an issue so that Eyedropper functionality is enabled in documents opened with limited permissions.

We added an option to the Record Slide Show dialog to remove the prompt to Export to Video on closing. We fixed an issue where Like Button did not appear for Group emails if user opens an Inbox email and closes it before going to Groups. We fixed an issue where the word "Column" disappeared from the Cell Format ribbon dropdown menu on mouse over.

We fixed an issue where localized characters were rendering too small in a worksheet tab issue only present for users with the Fluent UI Coming Soon toggle enabled. We fixed an issue related to a workbook with many custom views with Freeze Panes that was causing Excel to stop responding immediately after launch.

We fixed an issue where the user was seeing the Music data type button but the artists were not converting. We fixed an issue where hitting the hot key "e" for Filter would conflict with Search on the context menu. We fixed an issue where an invite would go out to attendees but would not be saved to the Organizer's calendar.

We fixed an issue that caused the Appointment quick view to be cropped when previewing meeting invitations. We fixed an issue affecting the MSI Office catalyst detection logic, which was causing Visio and Project to be unintentionally removed. We fixed an issue where corrupted SVGs in Office documents fail to render, showing a red X, by substituting an uncorrupted bitmap version of the image.

We fixed an issue where the app would close unexpectedly when the user clicked on comment text while dictating a reply to that comment. We fixed an issue where the Read Aloud playback sometimes jumps to a random location in the document. We fixed an issue where the row and column header colors on partial selection were not discernible from the fishbowl color in Dark Gray theme issue only present for users with the Fluent UI Coming Soon toggle enabled.

We fixed an issue where users reported it was difficult to tell the selected tabs from the non-selected tabs in the Office light themes issue only present for users with the Fluent UI Coming soon toggle enabled. We fixed an issue in the Excel macro language in which the alert dialog box did not show in the proper type.

We fixed an issue with number formats used in Data Type property values for non-English regional system settings. We fixed an issue where, in some cases, the top rows could appear duplicated in worksheets with Freeze Panes enabled. We fixed an issue where the sensitivity tab was disabled in the frame-control window for some users. We fixed an issue where changes failed to sync and progress was lost in both the synced file and the locally backed up file.

We fixed an issue where a user can't open an. We fixed an issue where double-clicking to save an untrusted attachment would fail to save to network locations. We fixed a rendering issue in worksheets with Freeze Panes enabled for certain scrolling scenarios. We fixed an issue where Mail subject prepopulated with unexpected characters when created from mail link in contact card.

We fixed an issue that caused reminders to intermittently display late and show the wrong time in the dialog. We fixed an issue that caused deleted meeting invitations to intermittently re-surface for some users.

We fixed an issue where, during the uploading of a file, the application stopped responding and the document was not syncing. We fixed an issue where, under rare circumstances, Excel could stop responding while calculating a workbook. We fixed an issue with the Insert Cells dialog in which double-clicking on one of the options was not applying the selected option and dismissing the dialog.

We fixed an issue where scrolling using a mouse wheel or touch pad wasn't working if the last row or column in the sheet was hidden. We fixed a problem where the Analysis ToolPak add-in did not work with certain Automation Security settings. We fixed an issue with the comments where icons, stickers, and illustrations were not visible if they were pasted along with the text in a comment.

We fixed an issue where Word was failing to render the base encoded, embedded GIFs in the email body. We fixed an issue with non-default ribbon configurations that could lead to the Style Gallery not functioning. We fixed an issue related to the following scenario: when using Create Video to export a video from a presentation at the default OneDrive location, an error message would appear saying that the location is not available.

We improved behavior during file save to a location requiring user access approval. The Grant Access screen should now appear to allow user access approval. We fixed an issue where attempting to use the DAO API from non-Office applications would stop responding with "The operating system is not presently configured to run this application. We fixed an issue where, after an error is encountered when pasting records into a subform, data added to the subform is discarded when the form is closed.

Want your workbook to take you places? Learn more See details in blog post. Enjoy an improved scrolling experience: Scrolling through your sheet just got smoother when navigating large or very wide cells. We fixed an issue where scrolling with touch or a touchpad would revert back to the start of the spreadsheet. We fixed an issue that caused emails re-sent by a different user to appear to have been sent by the original sender, in organizations where SendFromAliasEnabled is set to True.

We fixed an issue where some notifications in Outlook desktop were not actionable when Office is installed on Windows Server We fixed an issue that caused delegates trying to view forwarded meeting requests in their sent items folder to see the manager's copy of the meeting rather than the delegate's sent item.

We made a change to allow administrators to disable Always On Logging on a per-process basis via group policy. We fixed an issue where, in certain situations, a user was unable to use Paste Special to paste chart content from Excel to PowerPoint.

We fixed an issue where, when you applied a view or table, not all of the columns that were supposed to show up actually showed up. We fixed an issue where you couldn't create a visual report if the project had cross-project links and fixed cost. We fixed an issue where Word becomes unresponsive on updating 'Table of content' field via VBA when track changes is on.

We fixed an issue where a different workbook was opened when a workbook had to be closed and re-opened because it was modified and checked in by a different user. We fixed an issue for protected files with no label metadata; the label is determined by the protection. Mandatory labeling now uses label metadata and label policy.

We fixed an issue where a PowerPoint-linked file became unavailable when the source. We fixed an issue where a file added to a SharePoint document library would inherit the setting "ShowDocument Information Panel" immediately after opening, and it would remain if the file was removed from SharePoint.