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Version 2412: January 14

Version 2412 (Build 18324.20190)

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Resolved issues

Word

• Resolved an issue in Word where the layout of tables may be changed unexpectedly.

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Version 2412 (Build 18324.20194): January 16

Office Suite

• We fixed an issue where apps would exit unexpectedly when running on Windows Server 2016.

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Version 2501 (Build 18429.20132): January 30

Feature updates

Word

• Removed option to display Track Changes balloons in left margin: The advanced Track Changes option to set the margin for balloons to left has been removed.

Resolved issues

Outlook

• We fixed an issue that caused users to see some links launching in a different browser than other links.
• We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to interact with reminders that appear while the Copilot first run experience is visible.

PowerPoint

• We disabled DirectShow support when Export Address Filtering (EAF) is enabled for the powerpnt.exe process.
• The Title field in File > Info will no longer be filled in automatically when saving a file.
• We fixed an issue with ActiveX controls using an excessive amount of GDI handles.

Word

• Resolved an issue where table row markers were missing from the ruler.
• Resolved an issue in Word where the layout of tables may be changed unexpectedly after updating to version 2409.
• Resolved an issue where users would receive the "Your margins are pretty small" dialog repeatedly for every page in their document.
• Resolved an issue where a user didn’t receive an error message when the save operation was unsuccessful on a Distributed File System.

Office Suite

• We fixed an issue that prevented the insertion of images from SharePoint.
• Fixed a problem where PowerPoint would sometimes close unexpectedly when reading the slide content with a screen reader, particularly when navigating by heading in Slide Show on a slide with hyperlinks.
• Fixed a problem where the legend of a map chart is missing in print, print preview and export-as-PDF.

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Version 2501 (Build 18429.20158): February 11

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Resolved issues

Word

• Resolved an issue where Narrator may not read Context IQ suggestions when using Copilot.

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Version 2502 (Build 18526.20144): March 05

Resolved issues

Access

• We resolved an issue in Access where the MouseWheel event on forms was not functioning correctly. When used in an Access form, the event didn’t indicate the number of lines to scroll through the Count argument.

Outlook

• We fixed an issue that caused an incorrect progress dialog to appear for some unrecoverable add-in errors.

PowerPoint

• We fixed an issue where opening and closing multiple embedded Excel objects from a PowerPoint file throws an OLEFormat.DoVerb: invalid request exception.
• We fixed an issue where PowerPoint automatically closes when the system goes into hibernate or sleep mode.
• We have decreased the opacity for watermark content markings inserted into presentations as a result of sensitivity labeling to match the opacity of watermark content markings in Word.

Project

• We fixed an issue where resource leveling on a minute-by-minute basis might unexpectedly show over allocated resources.
• We fixed a data loss issue where Gantt chart drawings such as text boxes, lines, ovals and so forth were lost when .mpp files were reopened after saving.

Word

• Resolved an issue where certain Wingding characters may unexpectedly change to an emoji.
• Resolved an issue where the font color may not be consistent across words when using Immersive Reader with the Syllables option toggled on.
• Resolved an issue where the default font size may not be 12 pt as expected.
• Resolved an issue when using Track Changes where comments may not be visible in contextual view until changes are accepted or rejected.
• Resolved an issue in Word where accepting the security prompt for legacy text forms may clear it to the default text.
• Resolved an issue where the Shape.AlternativeText property may return the alternative text for the group shape instead of the individual shapes.

Office Suite

• We fixed an issue where the application would not render the grid properly on loading some files with Right to Left and freeze panes.
• We fixed an issue in OneNote where ink does not appear until user lifts the input device such as stylus or mouse.
• We fixed an issue where certain PowerPoint files with embedded fonts were not functioning properly when the same font was also installed locally and configured as an organizational font. Opening these files would trigger an error message indicating that the installation of the embedded font had failed.

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Version 2502 (Build 18526.20168): March 11

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Resolved issues

Outlook

• We fixed an issue that caused Word and Excel users to see unexpected empty pop-up dialogs.

Word

• Resolved an issue where opening specific files that contained many tracked changes and comments resulted in poor performance.
• Resolved an issue in Word where the "Draft with Copilot" pane may be shifted to the left of the document canvas.
• Resolved an issue in Word where the table of contents formatting was broken when specific heading and hyperlink styles were applied.

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Version 2503 (Build 18623.20156): April 02

Feature updates​

Excel​

• Reduce eye strain with Dark Mode: Go to View and select Switch Modes to try Dark Mode, which darkens your entire sheet, including cells.

Resolved issues​

Access​

• We fixed an issue where a user attempting to import a txt/csv file into Access was facing type conversion errors when importing the data into an existing Access table if the field in the table was using the double data type.

Excel​

• We fixed an issue where GETPIVOTDATA showed #REF! when refreshing a PivotTable containing Stocks data types.
• We fixed a performance issue for Excel, when loading worksheets that contain hundreds of thousands of geometric shapes. Load of a worksheet with this many shapes used to take about 30 minutes and now takes about 45 seconds.

Outlook​

• We fixed an issue that caused messages to be sent unencrypted when the user didn't expect them to be and caused received encrypted and labeled items to have the encryption removed when replying.
• We fixed an issue that caused users to see two independent sets of labels when using the Azure Information Protection add in.
• We fixed an issue that caused Copilot drafted emails to render with empty lines omitted in new Outlook.

PowerPoint​

• We resolved an issue where PowerPoint was not displaying the icon for an inserted PDF object.
• We have resolved an issue where the focus would shift from the "Find and Replace" pane to the comment pane while performing a text search.

Project​

• We fixed an issue where saving projects from the Project Online desktop application to Project Online didn't work and the queue error had detail such as "Numeric arithmetic causes truncation" or "Value was either too large or too small for a Decimal."
• We resolved an issue where Project showed an incorrect error about resources not being added to the Gantt sheet of existing project tasks when using the Append or Merge to the active project option to import the resource sheet from Excel.

Word​

• Resolved an issue where opening specific files that contain many tracked changes and comments may result in poor performance.
• Resolved an issue when using Track Changes where comments may not be visible in contextual view until changes are accepted or rejected.

Office Suite​

• Fixed an issue where 3D model files with missing external texture resources couldn't be inserted.
• Fixed an issue that was preventing successful export as PDF for some PowerPoint decks.
• We fixed an issue where certain PowerPoint files with embedded fonts were not functioning properly when the same font was also installed locally and configured as an organizational font. Opening these files would trigger an error message indicating that the installation of the embedded font had stopped working.

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Version 2503 (Build 18623.20178): April 08

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Resolved issues

Word

• Resolved an issue in Word where users may encounter an issue with saving, seeing the message "saving..." in the title bar.

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Version 2503 (Build 18623.20208): April 17

Resolved issues

Excel

• We fixed an issue that may cause Excel to stop responding.

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Version 2504 (Build 18730.20122): April 29

Resolved issues

OneNote

• Fixed an issue where OneNote wasn't persisting some settings like keeping the notebooks list or page list on the left.

Outlook

• We fixed an issue that caused Copilot commands to be visible on items that aren't eligible for usage.
• We fixed an issue that prevented Copilot menu commands from accurately reflecting changes in user eligibility.
• Corrected an issue where Outlook was unable to extract the label data from an attachment, impacting the reliability of DLP assessments and also Label inheritance functionality.

PowerPoint

• We resolved an issue where the "Find Next" function didn't highlight the searched text within tables.
• We addressed an issue where accepting changes for text marked for grammar correction would inadvertently modify other non-highlighted text.
• Fixed an issue where PowerPoint was unable to open a file from a network mapped drive from File Explorer.
• We resolved an issue where files stored on a network drive might disappear after being embedded as objects into a PowerPoint presentation.
• Adjusted behavior of the PowerPoint JavaScript API so each context.sync() creates a new entry on the undo stack.
• Corrected behaviors of ShapeFill.foregroundColor and ShapeFill.setSolidColor APIs when acting on Icons.

Word

• Fixed an issue with SVG text rendering.
• Resolved an issue where image transparency wasn't preserved for picture bullets.
• Resolved an issue in Word after saving a document in Teams or Word Web, a Content Control Group may appear in the document which marks the document 'read-only'.
• Resolved an issue in Word when Auto Rewrite is performed on formatted text, formatting of the original text may be lost.
• Resolved an issue in Word where the table of contents formatting may be broken when specific heading and hyperlink styles were applied.
• Resolved an issue where Word may close unexpectedly when opening .doc files.
• Resolved an issue in Word where mandatory labelling wasn't triggered when attempting to save unlabeled Word documents received as Outlook attachments locally.
• Resolved an issue in Word causing files to prompt Save As despite being previously saved.

Office Suite

• Fixed an issue where large 3D files sometimes didn’t insert and prompted an error.
• Resolved an issue that was preventing the insertion of 3D models.
• We fixed an issue where large 3D files couldn’t be inserted.
• We fixed an issue where opening a file with many images would take much longer in Excel.
• We addressed an issue where upon submitting a timesheet, the user sees this error message: "An error occurred while communicating with the server. check connectivity with your administrator to determine whether further action is necessary." Additionally, in the error in the Universal Logging Service (ULS) has this detail: \Error is: StatusingInvalidPIDForProjCntr. Details: Invalid property ID in change list. Standard Information: PSI Entry Point: Project User: <ID> Correlation Id: <Correlation> PWA Site URL: <URL> SA Name: ProjectServerServiceApplication PSError: StatusingInvalidPIDForProjCntr (3105)
• We improved on a performance issue where timesheet operations such as save and submit stopped working because of underlying SQL blocking and deadlocking problems. These problems were prevalent while the server was processing complicated jobs such as project publish and timesheet submissions.

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