Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscribers receive more frequent software updates than those who have a one-time purchase of Office, ensuring subscribers have access to the latest features, security patches, and bug fixes. However, it can be challenging to keep track of the changes in each update and know when they’re available. Thankfully, Microsoft is making it easier for users by providing summaries of the updates for Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows, with the latest releases shown first.
The Version 2305 (Build 16501.20196) released on June 1, 2023, introduced a faster filtering feature in Excel when cells contain unique or duplicate rules. The update also added a new accessibility ribbon tab in Outlook and PowerPoint for making emails and presentations more accessible. Additionally, Version 2305 fixed several bugs, including an issue in Excel in which Conditional Formatting rules were not being preserved after closing and reopening a workbook, and another issue in Outlook in which people were shown the error “We cannot render Actionable Messages right now” when reading some email messages.
Version 2304 (Build 16327.20248), released on May 9, 2023, fixed several bugs, including an issue in Outlook that caused users of the Event-Based feature to be unable to utilize some of the new APIs included in Mailbox Requirement Set 1.13. Additionally, Version 2304 fixed a number of security holes.
Version 2304 (Build 16327.20214), released on April 25, 2023, introduced closed captions to audio objects in PowerPoint and added web browser control for Edge in Access. The update also fixed a variety of bugs, including an issue in which an Excel file could not be previewed in File Explorer if the file’s extension included a capital letter such as XLSX or Xlsx, and another issue in which PowerPoint sometimes crashed when opening a file.
Version 2303 (Build 16227.20280), released on April 11, 2023, fixed two bugs, one that causes Access to close unexpectedly when exporting from an SAS application to a Microsoft Office format, and another in Outlook that causes some users to see the wrong Data Loss Prevention policy annotations in a multi-account profile. Version 2303 also fixed several security holes.
Version 2303 (Build 16227.20258), released on April 4, 2023, fixed two bugs in Outlook, one that caused the new labels to fail to appear for some users of the Label Inheritance feature, and another that caused the Suggested Replies feature to not be disabled when connected experiences are disabled.
Version 2303 (Build 16227.20212), released on March 28, 2023, introduced the ability to assign a sublabel as the default when a parent label is selected in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. The update also disabled the Azure Information Protection Add-in by default in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word and added a new Sensitivity toolbar in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for easier data leak prevention. Version 2303 also fixed several bugs and issues.
Version 2302 (Build 16130.20332), released on March 20, 2023, fixed two bugs, one in Outlook in which some settings did not roam between machines when switching to Focused Inbox and another in Project in which the task pane add-in API for Microsoft Project was not returning the proper value for the Summary, Milestone, and Active properties.
Version 2302 (Build 16130.20306), released on March 14, 2023, fixed several bugs, including an issue in Outlook that caused users to see an inaccurate count of the number of new notifications present when opening the notification pane. The update also fixed a number of security holes.
Version 2302 (Build 16130.20218), released on February 28, 2023, introduced several new features, including user-defined permissions support domain name restrictions in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. The update also fixed three bugs, including one in which the Excel app would close unexpectedly if the workbook was already open and in a hidden window when clicking on an email notification of an @mention in a comment.
Version 2301 (Build 16026.20200), released on February 14, 2023, fixed several bugs, including one in Excel in which the Excel app would close unexpectedly when clicking on an email notification of an @mention in a comment if the workbook was already open and in a hidden window. The update also fixed a number of security holes.
Version 2301 (Build 16026.20146), released on January 26, 2022, introduced several improvements in Excel’s pivot tables and fixed two bugs, one in Excel in which the application closed unexpectedly when inserting a People Graph add-in in RTL Excel and another in PowerPoint in which you could not add or copy/paste a new slide to the presentation.
Version 2212 (Build 15928.20216), released on January 10, 2023, offers various new features, including adding support for saving AutoRecover files to OneDrive and OneDrive for Business, and new data support for pivot tables connected to Power BI. The update also fixed several bugs and issues.
Overall, Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscribers are consistently receiving the latest updates and features to improve their work efficiency and productivity. With Microsoft providing regular summaries of these updates, it becomes easier for subscribers to keep track of the changes and take full advantage of the new features and bug fixes.
