Office Insider 2003 for Windows

Office Insider 2003 for Windows release notes.

Build 12624.20086 (March 6, 2020)

Outlook 

Notable fixes 

• We fixed an issue that was preventing users from attaching a file to their mail messages when that file was open in another application.
• We fixed an issue where creating a rule with Outlook Web Access did not persist to the Exchange server and resulted in a conflict.
• We fixed an issue with Outlook that wouldn’t show the drop-down list in the “From” field when using dark mode.

Word 

Notable fixes:

• We fixed an issue that made the User Principal Name (UPN) people case-sensitive, e.g., User.Name@microsoft.com would fail to match user.name@microsoft.com, and prevented users from accessing the SharePoint Sites service.
• We fixed an issue that prevented the Compare feature from working when the document was protected for editing.

PowerPoint 

Notable fixes:

• We fixed an issue that made the User Principal Name (UPN) people case-sensitive, e.g., User.Name@microsoft.com would fail to match user.name@microsoft.com, and prevented users from accessing the SharePoint Sites service.
• We fixed an issue where the recommended thumbnails flashed when hovering your mouse over the thumbnails. In some cases, this could cause PowerPoint to crash.

Excel 

Notable fixes:

• We fixed an issue that made the User Principal Name (UPN) people case-sensitive, e.g., User.Name@microsoft.com would fail to match user.name@microsoft.com, and prevented users from accessing the SharePoint Sites service.

Build 12619.20002 (February 28, 2020)

Outlook

New feature:

Incident notifications for IT Admins

Microsoft 365 tenant global administrators and Office Apps Administrators will be notified about Outlook and O365 Exchange incidents affecting their users with a new right-side panel notification. The pane will be automatically displayed if incidents have been identified, but you can also open it by clicking Help > Admin Notifications.

Bug fixes:

• We fixed an issue that caused the “Last Modified” date on a file to be updated when adding an attachment to a mail or saving an attachment from a mail by dragging and dropping it (as opposed to via a menu).

PowerPoint

New feature:

Improved ink to shape diagramming experience

Have you ever struggled to keep objects connected in your diagrams? Well, we have some good news for you! We made it easier to both add and manage connectors so that you can focus on your content.

Bug fixes:

• We fixed an issue that occurred when multiple presentations are opened in PowerPoint from the same SharePoint library, only the first presentation opened is scanned for Policy compliance.

Word

Bug fixes:

• We fixed an issue that caused the focus on the comment edit box to not be visible when tabbing through a comment card.
• We fixed an issue where inserting a control (such as a Text Content control) in an equation, and then saving and opening the file would result in an un-readable content error.
• We fixed an issue where saving a previously password-protected file to a cloud storage would not work.
• We fixed an issue that occurred when multiple documents are opened in Word from the same SharePoint library, only the first document opened is scanned for Policy compliance.

Excel

Bug fixes:

• We fixed an issue where text in a slicer isn’t scaled properly in Print Preview.
• We fixed an issue that occurred when multiple workbooks are opened in Excel from the same SharePoint library, only the first workbook opened is scanned for Policy compliance.

Build 12615.20000 ( February 21, 2020 )

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Project, Publisher, and Visio

New feature:

Pick the perfect color

Based on your feedback, we’ve added a new input field in the Colors dialog for Hex color values! Never again will you spend time converting Hex color values into RGB values.

How to access:

1. Open a file in one of the supported applications.
2. For any property where you can define a color, click the appropriate button in the ribbon (such as the Font Color button) and click More Colors.
3. In the Colors dialog box, click the Custom tab.
4. Enter the Hex color value in the Hex box, for example, #0F4C81 or 444.

Learn more

Excel

Notable fixes:

• We fixed an issue that users may have experienced when renaming pivot table measures.
• We fixed an issue where CSV files were loaded incorrectly when the first word in the file was TABLE.
• We fixed an issue that prevented documents using Multichoice/Lookup/Managed-metadata properties from being saved to a SharePoint Document Library if these properties exceeded 255 characters. The character limit is now 2,408 characters.
• We fixed a performance issue that users may have experienced when using a VBA macro to clear the contents of a range.
• We fixed an issue that caused the UI to flash when users executed a macro that interacted with the ribbon.
• We fixed an issue where users may have experienced crashes when switching between two workbooks that had different zoom levels.

Outlook

Notable fixes:

• We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to unexpectedly generate logging output in some scenarios, even when logging was turned off.
• We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to open public folder messages when Outlook was left running overnight.
• We fixed an issue where the Allow and Deny buttons on the permissions page are disabled during the authentication workflow of adding a Gmail account.

PowerPoint

Notable fixes:

• We fixed an issue that prevented documents using Multichoice/Lookup/Managed-metadata properties from being saved to a SharePoint Document Library if these properties exceeded 255 characters. The character limit is now 2,408 characters.

Word

Notable fixes:

• We fixed an issue where comment cards don’t always get highlighted when a mouse pointer hovers over the comment card.
• We fixed an issue that prevented documents using Multichoice/Lookup/Managed-metadata properties from being saved to a SharePoint Document Library if these properties exceeded 255 characters. The character limit is now 2,408 characters.

Build 12607.20000 ( February 14, 2020 )

Word

New feature:

Find Ink Editor in your drawing toolbox

We’ve brought all your tools together in a toolbox, including the intelligent pen, allowing you to make edit your text with ink gestures. Additionally, your highlighter now snaps to text directly.

How to access:

1. If your device is touch-enabled, the Draw tab is turned on automatically. Otherwise, turn it on by selecting File > Options > Customize Ribbon > Draw.
2. Choose Draw and select the Ink Editor pen.

(If you don’t have a digital pen enabled device and have a touch device instead, choose Draw with Touch > Ink Editor pen.)

Things to try:

• Use a gesture to delete words, selected words, or insert words into a sentence
• Add a line
• Join two words or split a word
• Highlight words

Bug fixes:

• We fixed an issue where pictures in document would loose transparency when exported to PDF.

Outlook

New feature:

New experience for captive wifi networks

Have you ever joined a wifi network that required a web page to sign in with? Outlook now detects this and helps you get connected.

How to access:

• Join a wifi network that requires a web page interaction to gain full network access (Starbucks, Gogo inflight, etc.)

Bug fixes:

• We fixed an issue that caused users to lose access to the “Free Busy Options” calendar permission dialog.
• We fixed an issue that caused users to see a “Sorry, we’re having trouble opening this item” error when trying to open instances in some recurring meetings that were sent from a different timezone.
• We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to reopen a .msg file after dragging and dropping an attachment from that message.
• We fixed an issue that caused users to see file attachment names change after uploading from Outlook to OneDrive when the attachment’s name contains parentheses.

PowerPoint

Bug fixes:

• We fixed an issue that could result in a failure to save a file in PowerPoint or Word containing an Excel chart.