Office Insider 2108 for Windows release notes.
Build 14326.20004 (July 30, 2021)
Excel
See the big picture with Navigation pane
Gain a clearer view of complex workbooks with the new Navigation pane feature. The Navigation pane is a great way to better understand a workbook’s layout, view the different elements that make up the workbook, and navigate directly to those elements. To try out the feature, select the View tab and then choose the Navigation button to open the pane (or select the sequence Alt > W > K to open the pane from your keyboard).
Improved scrolling in sheets with large cells
When you are using a sheet with very large cells, sometimes the “snap to grid” functionality in Excel can make it harder to view the data you want. We’ve fixed this issue by making the scrolling much smoother—no more snapping to rows and columns. You’re now able to stop scrolling partially through a row or column, and Excel will not force the sheet to snap to the edges.
Notable fixes:
- We fixed an issue occurring when saving as XML data (.xml) from workbooks containing an XML map.
- We fixed an issue where scrolling with touch or a touchpad would revert back to the start of the spreadsheet.
Outlook
Answers: Improvements to Outlook Search
Outlook Search Answers is the latest development in search enhancement for Outlook, helping you find exactly what you’re looking for. Now it’s even easier to find the people, files, and calendar events you want, with Outlook surfacing the best answer as a card at the top of the results. To try it out, just search on one of those content types in the Search box at the top of the Outlook window (making sure that “Current Mailbox” is selected as the search scope).
Notable fixes:
- 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 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 that caused users to be able to download protected voice mail files.
- We fixed an issue where some notifications in Outlook desktop were not actionable when Office was installed on Win Server 2016.
Word
Notable fixes:
- We fixed an issue where the cursor may not be visible after a page break.
- We fixed an issue where Word became unresponsive when updating the Table of Contents field via VBA when Track Changes was on.
- We fixed an issue that caused inserting a GIF to show a security notice.
PowerPoint
Notable fixes:
- We fixed an issue to re-enable cropping for pictures inside SmartArt objects.
- We fixed an issue where, in certain situations, a user was unable to use Paste Special to paste chart content from Excel to PowerPoint.
Project
Notable fixes:
- 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.
Office Suite
Notable fixes:
- We fixed an issue where text was truncated in some languages due to increased text size.
- We fixed an issue with incorrect text wrapping in task panes for high-DPI displays.
- We fixed an issue where Fire coauthoring state changed when transitioning to None.
Build 14315.20008 (July 23, 2021)
Word
Notable fixes:
- We fixed an issue where the application unexpectedly closed when inserting a link in a comment.
Outlook
Notable fixes:
- We fixed an issue where a user was unable to open or preview emails.
PowerPoint
Notable fixes:
- We fixed an issue where an exception caused an unexpected close of the application.
Build 14312.20008 (July 16, 2021)
Outlook
Link to Create Outlook.com Account
When adding an account to Outlook, a link to create a new Outlook.com account now appears in the window.
Word
Notable Fixes:
- We fixed an issue where proofing settings didn’t persist.
- We fixed an issue where bullets could disappear from text during co-authoring.
- We fixed an issue related to saving files.
Excel
Notable Fixes:
- We fixed an issue where small data markers disappeared when the spreadsheet zoomed out.
- 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.
Build 14301.20004 (July 9, 2021)
Outlook
Turn off Suggested Replies
Outlook makes it easy to reply faster to emails by offering short suggested replies for messages that can be answered with just a few words. Some users may not want to see this option, so it’s now possible to turn the feature off. To do so, select File > Options > Mail, go to the Replies and Forwards section, and clear the Show suggested replies check box.
Office Suite
Notable Fixes:
- We fixed an issue where added DropShadow properties on the search box caused the TitleBar to be too tall, creating layout bugs.
Word
Notable Fixes:
- We fixed an issue related to print size being too small in Word Mobile.
- 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.
- We fixed an issue where a folder name not ending with “/” was being incorrectly interpreted by the URL parser.
Excel
Notable Fixes:
- We fixed an issue where localized function names will now be recognized when opening CSV files.
- We fixed an issue where a PowerPoint-linked file became unavailable when the source .xlsx file is already running in the background and both files are opened from the ODB local synced folder.
