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Microsoft releases new Office Insider Build 14204.20006 for Windows users Microsoft has released a new Office Insider Preview Build 14204.20006(Beta Channel) for Windows users. The new Office Insider Preview build adds no new features, instead, you get a ton of fixes for issues found in Word, Excel, OneNote. You can read the full official changelog below. Changelog Word Notable fixes We fixed an issue in which squares appeared when using the Microsoft Word Manuscript Paper Add-in. We fixed an issue in which some pages in print preview were blank. Excel Notable Fixes We fixed an issue where extra entries appeared in the Excel Add-in list for some users. We fixed an issue where a saved workbook would appear at the top of the Recent list when saving to an SPO document library. OneNote Notable fixes We fixed an issue where copying a link to a paragraph did not always redirect to the correct page. To update to the latest Microsoft Office Insider Preview Build, open any Office program and go to File> Account> Update Options> Update Now. Microsoft releases new Office Insider Build 14204.20006 for Windows users

New macOS Office Build comes with a ton of new features Microsoft has released a new Office Insider Preview Build 16.50.21060600 for Insiders in the Current Channel. The new Office build comes with a bunch of new features for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Talking about what’s new, the new Office Insider Preview Build adds a new look for the Office start screen which is based on the Fluent Design capabilities, an updated Thesaurus across Office, the ability to add a high-quality video to your presentation, dark mode in document canvas, colorful themes, and many more. You can read about all the features in detail below. Changelog Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote Get a new look for your Office start screen When you open Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote on your Mac, you are greeted with a new start screen that takes advantage of the latest Fluent Design capabilities. Though this update does not include any changes to the core functionality of the Start screen, it provides a clearer and?more intuitive start experience that is Big Sur macOS-optimized and unmistakably Microsoft 365. Learn more > Updated Thesaurus The built-in Thesaurus feature allows you to select just the right word to get your message across. We’ve updated the Thesaurus across Office to improve its accuracy and eliminate inappropriate and incorrect synonyms. To use the Thesaurus, highlight (double-click) a word, select Synonyms from the dialogue box, and choose the best option. (You can also open the Thesaurus pane from the Review ribbon to view contextual vocabulary suggestions.) PowerPoint Add high-quality video to your presentation Nothing adds life to a presentation like video. You can now elevate your documents with premium content by accessing a library of curated, royalty-free video footage. To add a video to your presentation, select the Insert tab, then select Video > Stock Videos and browse the available content. Select the video you want to use and click Insert to place it on the slide you want it to play from. Outlook Transition to the new Outlook If you are upgrading to the latest version of Outlook, you’ll notice we’ve implemented some features that will help you make a smooth and seamless transition. These include a First Run Experience that explains the major changes when you open the app for the first time, in-app notifications that “nudge” you to try out new features, and a What’s New checklist that helps you navigate the new experience and see what aspects of the program you haven’t explored or customized yet. New Colorful Themes Now you can enhance your Outlook for Mac experience with exciting new themes—choose one of six preset theme colors. These themes enable you to increase your screen visibility, address any personal accessibility needs, or simply beautify the user interface to suit your mood or interests. To enable a theme, select Outlook > Preferences > General. Under Personalize, select Light Mode, Dark Mode, or System (the latter will allow Outlook to reflect the system default setting). Then in the Theme section, click the color you want. To enable or disable window transparency, check or clear the Transparency checkbox. Change defaults for meeting times across an organization While back-to-back meetings have become a hallmark of the pandemic era, research shows that even small breaks between meetings can have a positive impact on stress levels and the ability to focus and engage. Now network administrators have the ability to create default settings in Outlook across an organization to end all meetings or events a few minutes early or start them a few minutes late, giving everyone at the company more breaks. These settings can be enabled through PowerShell; admins should refer to this Tech Community post for more details and instructions. Move and copy messages between accounts Many of you have asked for the ability to move or copy an email sent to one of multiple accounts to a folder in a different account. Now you can! This is also very helpful for those who are using a shared mailbox account. Learn more > Pin messages to the top of your Inbox You asked for it! Sometimes there’s an important email that you just can’t let get buried. You can keep that message highly visible by easily pinning it to the top of your Inbox. Learn more > Use contextual add-ins in the reading pane Now you can access contextual add-ins right from the reading pane in Outlook. This makes it easy to add a phone number to your contacts, look up a location on a map, or suggest a meeting without leaving the reading pane. To try these out, simply click on the contextual items that are highlighted for you by Outlook. Word New Dark Mode We heard you! We’ve made improvements to the popular Dark Mode. Previously, the Black Office theme offered a dark ribbon and toolbars, but your document canvas stayed bright white. We’ve extended Dark Mode so that your document is also dark, which is important for reducing eye strain and accommodating light sensitivity from long hours at a computer screen. To turn on Dark Mode, you need to enable it for your Mac in Settings > General > Appearance > Dark. Then, you can switch to this mode in Word at any time by selecting View > Switch Modes from the ribbon. Learn more > Editor Enhances Communication The Editor feature is here! Editor is an intelligent writing assistant that helps you put your best foot forward and communicate your message more effectively. It checks your document for grammar and spelling errors and offers suggestions to improve clarity, conciseness, inclusiveness, vocabulary, and more. To access the feature, click on the Editor icon on the Home ribbon, and review the suggestions in the Editor pane. Word, Excel, PowerPoint Accessibility Checker runs in background Now it’s even easier to create accessible content, by having the Accessibility Checker running in the background as you create and update your document. This feature displays real-time scan results in the status bar, showing when accessibility recommendations are available to investigate. Clicking the status bar item will launch the Accessibility Checker pane, which offers a list of accessibility issues that you can act on as desired. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote Use the ribbon with just your keyboard You asked for it! You can now carry out common ribbon tasks from anywhere in Office by using your keyboard; we’ve made this easier by implementing KeyTips. When you press the Option key (? Opt), KeyTips now appear on the ribbon to allow you to activate tabs and commands. To update to Office Insider Preview Build, open any Office program and go to File > Account > Update options > Update now. New macOS Office Build comes with a ton of new features

Microsoft’s latest iOS Office Insider Preview build brings new features Microsoft has released a new update for Office for iOS Insiders. This version 2.50(21060200) adds a couple of new features for Word, Excel, PowerPoint. With the latest version installed, you’ll be able to use animated to 3D models in Office to create highly immersive documents. The new Office update will also let iOS users play GIFs in documents, worksheets, or presentations. You can read the full official changelog below. Changelog Word, Excel, PowerPoint Bring documents to life with 3D animations Animated 3D models can help you get creative, elevate your storytelling, and create highly immersive documents. Previously, 3D animations were static on iOS; now they’ve been brought to life with buttery-smooth animation playback. To try them out, open a file with an animated 3D model on your iPhone or iPad. Use the onscreen controls to play and pause the model and rotate it in 3D with animation. Play GIFs You asked for it! Up until now, even when your documents, worksheets, or presentations contained animated GIFs, they would only appear as static images. Now you can use the onscreen controls to play and pause your animated GIFs, enlivening any document or presentation. If you are an Insider, you can download the latest Office app updates on your iOS device and try out these new improvements. Microsoft’s latest iOS Office Insider Preview build brings new features

Latest iOS Office Insider Preview Build adds a ton of useful new features Microsoft yesterday released a new update for Office for iOS Insiders, adding a ton of new features for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Office Mobile. This new Office version 2.52 (21072700) adds a status indicator to AutoSave-enabled files so that users can be confident that their changes are securely saved in the cloud. The new Office build also allows you to download PDFs in Office mobile app so that you can access them offline. The ability to extract text or table content using the Lens camera is another useful feature in this Office Insider build. The latest Office update includes one of the most requested features, which is the ability to reorder scanned documents at the time of capture. With the latest Office update installed, Office users on iPad will also be able to copy all the formatting from one object (cell or range) and apply it to another in a single click. You can learn more about the new features from the official changelog below. Changelog Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Office Mobile AutoSave status indicator added No one wants to worry about losing their work! That’s why we’ve added a status indicator to any AutoSave-enabled files on iOS. Now the save status is clearly shown beside the file name in the app, so you can be confident that your changes are securely saved in the cloud. Office Mobile Access your PDFs offline You can’t always count on having an online connection to access your information. Now you can download your PDFs in Office Mobile, allowing you to access them when you’re offline. To download the online PDF file to your device, just tap the Cloud icon (to the left of the triple-dot menu indicator). Contextual actions: image to text and table Now you can easily extract text or table content from an image using the Lens camera. To use the feature, launch the Lens camera and tap the new Actions mode. Select the text section of the image, then tap Continue. You can then export the text to Word, copy it, or share it. Handwriting support with Image to Text With this feature, you can now digitize your handwritten notes and take them anywhere on your device. To try the feature out, just tap Actions > Image to Text. (This feature is currently available only in English-language versions of Office Mobile.) Reorder scanned documents One of the top user requests for the scan function in Office Mobile is the ability to reorder scanned documents at the time of capture. Now you can! To try this out, capture some images using the Lens scan, and then tap More > Reorder to place the documents in any order you like. Excel Quickly copy all formatting with Format Painter You asked, we delivered! The Format Painter feature is now available on Excel for the iPad, with the same capabilities as on the desktop. Format Painter enables you to copy all the formatting from one object (cell or range) and apply it to another in a single click. To try it out, select a cell you want to copy all formatting from. Then tap on the Format Painter icon (on the Home tab) and select the cells you want to copy the formatting to. Tap on the icon again to turn the feature off. If you are an Insider, you can download the latest Office app updates on your iOS device and try out these new improvements. Latest iOS Office Insider Preview Build adds a ton of useful new features

New Windows Office Insider Build 14228.20044(Current Channel) lets you add Flipgrid videos to your presentations and more Microsoft has released Office Insider Preview Build 14228.20044 for Insiders on Windows in the Current Channel. The new Office build adds multiple new features, including the ability to proof selected portions of documents in Word, a Navigation pen to get insight into your workbook, the ability to add Flipgrid videos or shorts to your presentations, and more. You can read the full official changelog below. Changelog Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel See what’s new in stock media We’re constantly adding more rich media content to the Office Premium Creative Content collection, a curated library of stock images, icons, and more that helps you express yourself. Now it’s easy to discover the newest additions to this collection, as the latest content will carry a “New” badge. To view the content library, click the Insert tab and select Icons; or Pictures > Stock Images; or Video > Stock Videos. To see all new content for the month, click the New category button. Word Proof selected sections of large documents We heard you! Based on user feedback, we’ve added the ability to proof selected portions of documents in Word with the Editor pane. This is a handy feature when you are drilling down on one section of a document or getting ready to share just that portion with others. To access this feature, simply select the content you want to proof, right click on it, and select Review selection in Editor. Learn more > Excel Gain insight into your workbook with Navigation pane The Navigation pane is an easy way to understand a workbook’s layout, see what elements exist within the workbook, and navigate directly to those elements. Whether you’re a new user getting familiar with Excel or an experienced user trying to navigate a large workbook, the Navigation pane can help. To access the pane, choose the View tab and select Navigation. Configure data type detection with Power Query Excel now allows you to customize the data type detection behavior when using Power Query to import data from unstructured sources. This enables you to configure which types of data the query will detect and import when you run your query. To configure the data type detection logic for Power Query in Excel, go to the Data tab and click Get Data > Query Options, then select the Data Load tab and choose the desired configuration via the Type Detection settings. PowerPoint Add Flipgrid videos to presentations Are you a fan of the popular online learning tool Flipgrid? You can now insert your favorite Flipgrid videos or shorts into your presentations. To give it a try, simply select Insert > Video > Online Video, paste the URL of your Flipgrid video or short, and then click Insert. To update to the latest Office Insider Preview Build, open any Office program and go to File> Account> Update Options> Update Now. New Windows Office Insider Build 14228.20044(Current Channel) lets you add Flipgrid videos to your presentations and more

New Windows Office Insider Preview Build adds Org Explorer app to Outlook Microsoft has released a new Office Insider Preview Build 14122.20004(Beta Channel) for Windows users. The new Office build adds Org Explorer to Outlook, making it easier for users to contextualize, visualize, and explore the people and teams around them. The new Office build also includes notable fixes for issues found in Word, Project, Outlook. You can read the full official changelog below. Changelog Outlook Org Explorer Outlook now features Org Explorer, a new app that enables you to contextualize, visualize, and explore the people and teams around you.? To give it a try, select the Org Explorer icon from the Home ribbon. You’ll see a pleasing visual display showing the people from your team or organization; select a person’s card or icon to view more details about them. Notable Fixes We fixed an issue where users were unable to move items across folders in “non-business” licensed Outlook versions. Word Notable fixes We fixed an issue where some comments were not saved when exporting a document to PDF. We fixed an issue that prevented the editing of a new comment in an unprotected area of a document when Restricted Editing is applied. We fixed an issue related to unneeded scrolling animation. We fixed an issue causing intermittent crashes in the comments pane. We fixed an issue that was causing a mismatch between the Editor pane theme and the system theme. We fixed a performance issue related to working with large documents. Project Notable fixes We fixed an issue where assignments on manually scheduled tasks could be moved to an incorrect date. We fixed an issue where the resource pool was unresponsive and couldn’t be opened. We fixed an issue where an error was generated if you created a custom field formula that used the ProjectDate*/ProjectDur* functions with specific date or time parameters. To update to the latest Microsoft Office Insider Preview Build, open any Office program and go to File> Account> Update Options> Update Now. New Windows Office Insider Preview Build adds Org Explorer app to Outlook