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August 28, 2019 release
Version: 16.30 (Build 190828)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
In some cases, when dragging a sheet to a new position, the triangle icon indicating the position of the sheet would not appear in the correct place.
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August 26, 2019 release
Version: 16.29 (Build 190813)
New or improved Features
Sheet tab colors now fill the entire tab, similar to Excel for Windows and Excel for the web.
See the notes from June 6th for important feature additions.
Bug fixes
Some function tool tips showed required parameters as optional.
In some cases, Excel would crash while changing the formatting of certain charts.
An incorrect icon was showing for adding a secondary axis title to charts.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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August 8, 2019 release
Version: 16.28 (Build 190710)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
'Grant Access' alerts were appearing too frequently when trying to open or save files, and sometimes Excel would hang when this happened.
Sometimes a cell in a different row would be selected when you clicked on a cell.
When changing the border on cells, the border would be removed, and you would need to try adding the new border again.
Fonts with long names could not be applied to a cell.
When using VoiceOver, no announcements would be made when moving from cell to cell by using arrow keys.
Some text in the preferences dialog was being truncated in some languages.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
Known issues
'Grant Access' dialog showing up unexpectedly - If you have this issue, please see the following article for assistance as we work to find a permanent solution to the issue - Excel prompts you to grant access to files.
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July 9, 2019 release
Version: 16.27 (Build 190619)
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See the notes from June 6th for important feature additions.
Bug fixes
Some buttons on the Home tab were appearing disabled after opening files with external data connections.
In the chart axis format options, some text was shown in English even if the rest of Excel was using a different language.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
Known issues
'Grant Access' dialog showing up unexpectedly - If you have this issue, please see the following article for assistance as we work to find a permanent solution to the issue - Excel prompts you to grant access to files.
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Jun 17, 2019 release
Version: 16.27 (Build 190606)
New or improved Features
Refresh PowerQuery queries for text files, Excel files. Read more about this exciting new capability here - A Journey to Power Query in Excel for Mac Starts Now. |
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Bug fixes
When saving as PDF to the desktop, a prompt was appearing to Grant Access.
Some help content had images that were not clearly visible in dark mode.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
Known issues
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June 3, 2019 release
Version: 16.26 (Build 190522)
New or improved Features
See the notes from April 25th, and April 4th for some recent feature additions.
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Bug fixes
Linked pictures were not showing the linked area properly upon opening a workbook.
Sometimes ink/drawing would not be deleted when you pressed the 'Delete all ink' button.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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May 20, 2019 release
Version: 16.26 (Build 190506)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Excel would lose focus after saving a CSV file.
Arial 7pt would display as a different font at some zoom levels.
Scanning a document from your iPhone was not working.
Wrong cell references were being announced by VoiceOver for cells containing numbers.
An error would occur if you tried to update the range referred to in a Named range.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
The wrong icon appeared when adding a secondary vertical axis title to a chart.
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April 25, 2019 release
Version: 16.25 (Build 190424)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
In some cases, the worksheet would continuously shift back and forth by a few pixels.
After clicking a button in a Slicer, the status bar would not update after the filter was applied.
Charts were not updating when data was modified by a macro until the macro finished.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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April 17, 2019 release
Version: 16.25 (Build 190417)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Queries to SQL Server databases could not be edited if you opened the query properties by clicking on the Refresh dropdown.
The 'Go To Notes' button was not selecting cells with notes if the button was clicked in the quick-access toolbar.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
The formula builder pane would not display properly when switching from light to dark mode.
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April 15, 2019 release
Version: 16.25 (Build 190403)
New or improved Features
1. Use Relative References for Macro Recording!
2. Find & Select has been added to the Home tab of the ribbon. This makes it easier to select a variety of types of cells to help you work faster.
3. The Zoom to Selection, New Window, Arrange All, Switch Windows, Hide and Unhide buttons have been added to the View tab to make window management easier.
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Bug fixes
When using Freeze Panes, sometimes the rows would become misaligned as you zoomed in and out.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
The formula builder pane would not display properly when switching from light to dark mode.
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March 25, 2019 release
Version: 16.24 (Build 190325)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
In Page Layout View, the page borders were not visible.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
An error would occur if you tried to insert a threaded comment using VBA.
Some function names were showing up incorrectly for certain language and region settings on your computer.
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March 20, 2019 release
Version: 16.24 (Build 190310)
New or improved Features
Watch your spreadsheets come alive -- You can now insert 3D models with built-in animations in your Excel spreadsheets. These embedded 3D animations make it faster and easier for anyone to add movement and animation to worksheets. To give you even more creative flexibility, there are more than 30 new animated 3D models.
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March 7, 2019 release
Version: 16.24 (Build 190303)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed an issue where sometimes the threaded comments were not available, and Stocks and Geography data types were not available.
Using ActiveSheet.ExportAsFixedFormat in a VBA macro was not working.
The keyboard shortcut SHIFT+OPT+F10 can be used to open the field list for a cell containing a stock or geography data type.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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February 28, 2019 release
Version: 16.24 (Build 190224)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed the translation for the Take a Tour template in some languages.
Sometimes text was not being displayed in the cell while typing if the top row was only partially scrolled into view.
'Spinner' form controls would sometimes show with the buttons misaligned.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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February 20, 2019 release
Version: 16.23 (Build 190211)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
In Page Layout View, the page edges were not visible.
The formula bar buttons were not switching properly when enabling/disabling Dark Mode.
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February 6, 2019 release
Version: 16.23 (Build 190203)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
There was a delay from the time a value was entered until a chart using that value would be updated.
Text with accents was wrapping or showing extra space in unexpected places causing problems with alignment in some cells.
For some charts, the series name was appearing in the incorrect language.
Improved performance when switching between sheets with freeze panes with MacOS Mojave.
Slicer button text was being truncated too soon when the text was too long to show on the button.
Page headers could seem to be removed if setting small margins in the Page Setup dialog.
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January 30, 2019 release
Version: 16.22 (Build 190123)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
Text that contained Unicode characters could be misaligned or could wrap to the next line incorrectly.
Scatter charts with lines connecting the data points could take a long time to appear and could seem to hang Excel.
Page headers could seem to be removed if setting small margins in the Page Setup dialog.
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January 21, 2019 release
Version: 16.22 (Build 190112)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
You can now opt out of Dark Mode. To do so, go to Excel > Preferences > General, and enable the option 'Don't allow Appearance to change in Dark Mode' (only available if your computer has MacOS 10.14).
In Preferences, the options were not being highlighted when using the search feature.
Undo was not working for column width changes.
Trace precedent arrows were not being removed when saving the file.
Improved the responsiveness of typing when editing a formula.
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January 9, 2019 release
Version: 16.22 (Build 190107)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
When editing a header or footer, multiple cursor indicators would appear.
In some cases with East Asian languages, the phonetic fields were not displaying when expected.
Some form control buttons were appearing to be misaligned when clicked.
For slicers, the option to hide items with no data could not be enabled.
After selecting a cell in a PivotTable, the arrow keys would not move the selection.
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January 2, 2019 release
Version: 16.21 (Build 181219)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Sometimes the sheet would not scroll to the selected cell after using Find or using a shortcut key such as CMD+Down/Up to navigate around the sheet.
The Accounting Number formats option was not showing up in the 'tell me what you want to do' field if you search for 'accounting'.
Some files could open with their window positioned off screen and out of view, and these will now open in the center of the screen.
The 'close' button would not work if you were editing a sheet name.
The ribbon tab for shapes would appear if you copied a cell and then pasted as 'linked cells'.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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December 17, 2018 release
Version: 16.21 (Build 181212)
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Bug fixes
The dropdown for data validation was not working if freeze panes were set on the sheet.
The incorrect symbol for 'year' was shown in the custom number formats for some languages.
The 'keep text only' command was removed from list of commands in the Customize Keyboard dialog. It is recommended to use the 'Values & Number Formatting' command instead.
In the formula builder pane, pressing F4 was not properly toggling between absolute and relative references.
In some cases, text from one cell was overflowing to an adjacent cell and was displayed behind the value in the adjacent cell.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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December 10, 2018 release
Version: 16.21 (Build 181205)
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Bug fixes
Text was not being displayed properly while editing headers and footers.
PivotTable field names were not displayed in the correct color in Dark Mode. No
formatting text for mac.
Ribbon tabs were sometimes overlapping the title bar.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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December 3, 2018 release
Version: 16.21 (Build 181202)
New or improved Features
Note: Outlook for Mac must be installed and configured on your machine.
November 21, 2018 release
Version: 16.20 (Build 181120)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
The list of conditional formatting rules in the 'Manage Rules' dialog would not scroll properly.
AutoCorrect would continue to make corrections even if you backspace and repeat what you wanted to type (trying to override the correction).
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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November 19, 2018 release
Version: 16.20 (Build 181113)
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November 12, 2018 release
Version: 16.20 (Build 181107)
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Bug fixes
Fixed some issues with dark mode where some icons or screen elements were not clearly displayed.
Fixed an issue with Thai language shortcut keys for comments.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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November 1, 2018 release
Version: 16.20 (Build 181031)
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October 30, 2018 release
Version: 16.19 (Build 181029)
New or improved Features
Modern new icons - The ribbon has a new look. New icons have crisp, clean lines and improved contrast to make Office more inclusive and accessible.
Dark Mode - A new look that is easy on your eyes and helps you focus on your work (requires macOS Mojave).
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Bug fixes
Form controls with dropdown menus were not working in some cases.
An error would appear regarding your personal macro workbook when launching Excel.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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October 24, 2018 release
Version: 16.19 (Build 181020)
New or improved Features
We've just added some amazing new functions to help you work with lists easier:
FILTER - filters a list based on criteria you define
UNIQUE - get the unique values from a list or range
SORT - sorts a list of values
See more about these and other powerful new functions at Preview of Dynamic Arrays in Excel. This feature is only available to O365 subscribers.
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October 18, 2018 release
Version: 16.19 (Build 181018)
New or improved Features
'Ideas' in Excel - understand your data through high-level visual summaries, trends, and patterns. Simply click a cell in a data range, and then click the Ideas button on the Home tab. Ideas in Excel will analyze your data, and return interesting visuals about it in a task pane. Find out more at Ideas in Excel.
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Bug fixes
With scroll bars set to 'always on', clicking and dragging to select a range of cells would not scroll the sheet in some cases.
Pressing CMD+R while editing a cell was not aligning the text to the right.
Fixed a problem using VBA ActiveWindow.Left and ActiveWindow.Top to control the window position.
Extended characters (that appear if you hold down a key) were not being inserted correctly.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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October 15, 2018 release
Version: 16.19 (Build 181010)
New or improved Features
'Ideas' in Excel - understand your data through high-level visual summaries, trends, and patterns. Simply click a cell in a data range, and then click the Ideas button on the Home tab. Ideas in Excel will analyze your data, and return interesting visuals about it in a task pane. Find out more at Ideas in Excel.
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Bug fixes
The autocomplete list for functions was not appearing in some cases when editing a formula.
Sometimes Excel was slow to undo after pasting.
Some links for 'more help' were not finding the right help topic.
By default, conditional formatting using 'Custom Format' would apply a pink fill color. It no longer uses a fill color by default.
When using the Customize Keyboard feature, if you pasted into the search field, it would put the pasted text into the key combination field.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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October 9, 2018 release
Version: 16.19 (Build 181001)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Improved the responsiveness during recalculation of the workbook. Clicking a cell or typing will now cancel the recalculation.
Links to other workbooks could be broken if there were more than one link and the linked files were in different folders from each other.
Fixed an issue where the workbook could become corrupted and require repair upon reopening after entering certain characters from East Asian languages.
Made a clearer business bar message in case you open a file that is locked by another user.
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
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September 26, 2018 release
Version: 16.18 (Build 180926)
New or improved Features
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Sensitivity labeling
When composing an email or authoring a document, under the Home tab you'll now see a Sensitivity button if you are signed in with an Office 365 work account
If your administrator has configured sensitivity labels for you, you can use this button to apply a sensitivity label to your email
For more information, see the documentation here: https://aka.ms/officemipdocs
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September 24, 2018 release
Version: 16.18 (Build 180924)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
For Thai language, numbers would be shown as Western Arabic numerals upon reopening a file.
The mouse pointer when using Ink would not always change to the correct type of pointer when hovering over ribbon buttons.
Comments were not appearing when hovering over the cell containing the comment.
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September 19, 2018 release
Version: 16.18 (Build 180910)
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September 6, 2018 release
Version: 16.18 (Build 180903)
New or improved Features
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Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
Dotted lines around copied cells are now removed when you make subsequent edits.
The Customize Keyboard dialog is now resizable.
The PivotChart field options could not be opened in some cases.
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August 29, 2018 release
Version: 16.17 (Build 180822)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
Function tooltips were not appearing when they should in some cases.
Formulas were not being recalculated when you switched to Automatic mode for calculations. You had to make another change for the calculations to happen.
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August 16, 2018 release
Version: 16.17 (Build 180816)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
Text would sometimes not be displayed in cells with angled text and a fill color.
Sometimes you could not save a file as a new file type on the first attempt.
The dropdown button for cells with data validation would not be clickable if it was for the last visible column.
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August 13, 2018 release
Version: 16.16 (Build 180726)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed some crashes and minor bugs.
The warning message when opening files containing macros was always shown in English, regardless of the language setting.
Entering a negative number into a cell formatted as a Percentage would multiply the number by 100. For example, if you entered -1, it would show up as -100% rather than -1%.
For charts the 'Change Color' gallery was very large on high resolution screens.
Charts would not be displayed after moving the Excel window to or from an external display.
The Visual Basic editor window would jump to the front of the Excel window unexpectedly.
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July 25, 2018 release
Version: 16.16 (Build 180718)
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July 16, 2018 release
Version: 16.16 (Build 180713)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
After copying and pasting to another application as an image, the 'press Enter to paste' option would not be available in Excel.
Fixed several crashes.
Sparklines created by one user were not showing up for other users who were editing the document at the same time (coauthoring).
Temporary files were not always being removed from the autorecovery folder.
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July 13, 2018 release
Version: 16.16 (Build 180709)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Comments were not appearing when you hover your mouse over the cell containing the comment.
Fixed several crashes.
'Saved to my Mac' would appear in the title bar at some times even if the file was not saved.
Fixed an intermittent problem printing to PDF with cells that have wrapped text.
The floating button to apply formats within PivotTables was not working.
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July 5, 2018 release
Version: 16.16 (Build 180626)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed a problem with printing or saving to PDF where Excel would hang or crash.
Fixed several crashes.
Undo was not working when the Formula Builder pane was visible.
Replace all was not working, if you select a range of data where some rows were filtered out.
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June 21, 2018 release
Version: 16.15 (Build 180620)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
The dropdown arrow for a cell with data validation would appear on another sheet if you switch sheets.
The Timeline button was missing from the PivotTable tab of the ribbon.
The version history button would appear to be pressed even after you close the version history pane.
An incorrect tooltip was showing for the Undo button in the quick-access toolbar.
The contextual menu that shows when you right-click an image was missing the 'hyperlink' option.
Pressing ESC was not escaping from formula editing after error checking occurred.
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There is a problem where Excel may hang or crash when trying to print. This issue should be fixed in the next update following the June 21, 2018 release.
If you select a range of data where some rows are filtered out, the Replace All feature may not replace values but may report that some values have been replaced.
June 19, 2018 release
Version: 16.15 (Build 180612)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
Autocomplete would not show when using the Japanese IME to enter cell values.
Some incorrect icons were used for buttons in the quick access toolbar (QAT).
When launching Excel, if you closed the dialog which asked whether to send full diagnostic data without making a choice, Excel would show a blank area where the worksheet should appear.
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June 6, 2018 release
Version: 16.15 (Build 180605)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Excel would show 'saved to my Mac' for files that had unsaved changes.
Pressing Fn+CMD+Up/Down was not switching to the previous/next sheet.
When copying a large number of rows and pasting to as text, some unexpected characters could be appended to copied text.
XLAM add-ins could become read-only when trying to edit the VBA code of the add-in.
Pressing CMD+SHIFT+' or CMD+' would not copy the value or formula from above.
Fixed several crashes.
Ribbon buttons were updating slowly. For example, when you select a cell with bold font, the 'Bold' button would take too long to indicate that the cell is bold.
When opening a previous version of a password protected file, only part of the file name would show in the password prompt.
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When launching Excel, if you closed the dialog which asked whether to send full diagnostic data without making a choice, Excel would show a blank area where the worksheet should appear. You would need to restart Excel and make a choice before displaying your worksheet.
June 4, 2018 release
Version: 16.15 (Build 180602)
May 29, 2018 release
Version: 16.15 (Build 180528)
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May 24, 2018 release
Version: 16.14 (Build 180524)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed a few crashes.
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May 21, 2018 release
Version: 16.14 (Build 180520)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
There was no tooltip for how to quickly navigate sheets if you hover the mouse over the buttons that go to next/previous sheet.
Fixed several crashes.
The formula bar could get out of sync with the Formula Builder pane.
The selection indicator around copied cells could include other cells if there are more than 2000 rows in the selected range.
Referenced ranges were not being highlighted in color when using the Formula Builder pane.
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May 17, 2018 release
Version: 16.14 (Build 180513)
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May 9, 2018 release
Version: 16.14 (Build 180509)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Pressing CMD+A was not selecting the text in the 'Search Sheet' field.
Fixed several crashes.
When you opened a workbook, it would sometimes show behind other workbooks that you already have open.
You could not open the Format pane for several types of charts.
Known issues
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May 7, 2018 release
Version: 16.14 (Build 180507)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
The VBA command Range().CopyPicture was not working, so you could not copy a range as a picture programmatically.
Fixed several crashes.
Excel charts inserted into PowerPoint were sometimes cropped unexpectedly.
In the 'Search Sheet' field above the ribbon, you could not select text by pressing CMD+A.
In some cases, the column headers were slightly misaligned with the column borders of the worksheet.
Known issues
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May 2, 2018 release
Version: 16.14 (Build 180502)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Pressing CMD+A if there are objects like charts, pictures or text boxes would select all the objects and there was no way to select all cells in the current region or sheet.
Fixed several crashes.
When using a macro to export to PDF, image and shapes were not included in the PDF.
Underlining for vertical text was appearing incorrectly.
The 'Other..' chart category was not showing any chart types. The Stock, Surface, and Radar chart types that have previously shown under 'Other' are now shown under the Waterfall chart button.
Known issues
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April 30, 2018 release
Version: 16.14 (Build 180429)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
The font size would change in the formula bar when you began editing the cell.
The selection highlighting was misaligned for chart elements for some chart types. The lines indicating the selected item were away from the item.
Some icons in the Add Chart Element menu were missing.
Fixed several crashes.
Known issues
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April 25, 2018 release
Version: 16.13 (Build 180424)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Comments were not appearing when hovering over the commented cell.
Fixed several crashes, including a crash when double-clicking on a filter button.
Text boxes and shapes were not included when saving a chart as an image.
In some cases, text would turn white when editing a cell, so it would seem that the text disappeared.
The PivotTable field list dialog was made wider so that it's easier to read long field names.
When copying/pasting many rows, some extraneous characters were added to the end of the text that was pasted.
Some text would be invisible after zooming in and applying Wrap Text.
Known issues
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April 23, 2018 release
Version: 16.13 (Build 180416)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed numerous crashes.
There was a problem where some content could be lost if you created a new file and saved it with the same name an existing file (replacing the existing file).
Sometimes the active cell would not scroll into view after pressing a shortcut key such as CMD+DOWN to select a cell at the end of a range.
An error message included language related to Microsoft Windows when opening certain single-file web documents (.MHT).
In some cases, Excel would crash if you closed the Formula Builder pane and then clicked on a cell.
The buttons indicating whether a sheet is configured to be in portrait or landscape orientation were not being highlighted appropriately.
Known issues
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Typing = and then starting a function name may not show a list of functions to use. You can resolve this issue by going to Excel > Preferences > Autocomplete, and enable 'Show autocomplete options for functions and named ranges.'
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
April 12, 2018 release
Version: 16.13 (Build 180401)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
Fixed a problem that prevented AutoRecovery during a crash.
The window size was too small when opening files in some cases.
Excel would crash if you tried to adjust the data source for a chart on a chart sheet.
Known issues
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Typing = and then starting a function name may not show a list of functions to use. You can resolve this issue by going to Excel > Preferences > Autocomplete, and enable 'Show autocomplete options for functions and named ranges.'
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
March 27, 2018 release
Version: 16.13 (Build 180327)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
Fixed a problem with the display of cells with currency format after changing the zoom level.
Custom icons were not being saved in conditional formatting rules.
Improved the performance of copy/paste within a workbook.
PivotCharts were not kept in sync with the PivotTable after clearing all fields from the PivotTable.
March 21, 2018 release
Version: 16.12 (Build 180320)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
Fixed a problem with temporary folders being created on network shares when editing files.
Excel will now automatically convert dates when copied and pasted from a workbook using the 1900 date system to a workbook using the 1904 date system (or vice-versa).
Adjusting Timeline date ranges using the keyboard was not causing the related PivotTable to be filtered appropriately.
March 15, 2018 release
Version: 16.12 (Build 180314)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Image quality is maintained when exporting to PDF format.
Fixed several crashes.
Improved the scrolling performance within sheets.
Fixed some issues related to Comments that are inserted by running a macro.
Dropdown lists would not continue to scroll when you hold the mouse pointer over the 'scroll' indicator at the top or bottom of the list.
Known issues
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Typing = and then starting a function name may not show a list of functions to use. You can resolve this issue by going to Excel > Preferences > Autocomplete, and enable 'Show autocomplete options for functions and named ranges.'
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
March 8, 2018 release
Version: 16.12 (Build 180308)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue with certain chart types (Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel) where Excel may have crashed when trying to use the Select Data dialog.
Known issues
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Typing = and then starting a function name may not show a list of functions to use. You can resolve this issue by going to Excel > Preferences > Autocomplete, and enable 'Show autocomplete options for functions and named ranges.'
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
March 7, 2018 release
Version: 16.12 (Build 180306)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
March 5, 2018 release
Version: 16.12 (Build 180305)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Pressing CMD+F would open the Find dialog rather than putting your cursor into the Find field in the ribbon.
XLS files saved with a large window size were opening in a very small window. This was due to a limitation in the window size that could be saved in the XLS file format. These files will open in a larger window, but maybe not the exact size of the window when they were saved.
Dates being copied and pasted from a workbook using the 1900 date system to a workbook using the 1904 date system (or vice-versa) were not be converted. For more information, read about differences between the 1900 and 1904 date systems.
Fixed several crashes.
Known issues
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Copying a cell that contains text and pasting to an application outside of Excel may not paste the last 2 characters of the text that was copied.
Typing = and then starting a function name may not show a list of functions to use. You can resolve this issue by going to Excel > Preferences > Autocomplete, and enable 'Show autocomplete options for functions and named ranges.'
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
February 26, 2018 release
Version: 16.12 (Build 180226)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
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Typing = and then starting a function name would not show a list of functions to use. You can resolve this issue by going to Excel > Preferences > Autocomplete, and enable 'Show autocomplete options for functions and named ranges.'
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
February 21, 2018 release
Version: 16.11 (Build 180220)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
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Typing = and then starting a function name would not show a list of functions to use. You can resolve this issue by going to Excel > Preferences > Autocomplete, and enable 'Show autocomplete options for functions and named ranges.'
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
February 14, 2018 release
Version: 16.11 (Build 180214)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed a crash that would occur when picking a color to apply to a cell, font, border, or other item.
Sometimes clicking a hyperlink would not go to the link.
Negative numbers formatted as percent were showing the incorrect value.
The PivotChart ribbon tabs were not appearing when a PivotChart was selected.
Known issues
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For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
February 7, 2018 release
Version: 16.11 (Build 180206)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
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If you create a PivotChart, the ribbon tab to adjust the format of the chart will not appear. We will have this fixed soon.
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
February 5, 2018 release
Version: 16.11 (Build 180205)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
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If you create a PivotChart, the ribbon tab to adjust the format of the chart will not appear. We will have this fixed soon.
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
January 30, 2018 release
Version: 16.11 (Build 180130)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
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If you create a PivotChart, the ribbon tab to adjust the format of the chart will not appear. We will have this fixed soon.
For the new chart types, Sunburst, Treemap, Waterfall, Histogram, Map, and Funnel, the Format Pane can't be opened, so there are some chart options that can't be adjusted.
January 24, 2018 release
Version: 16.10 (Build 180124)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
Improved the performance when switching sheets and scrolling.
When 'edit directly in cell' is disabled, only the first character in a cell would appear while editing the cell.
When quitting Excel and multiple workbooks are open, the prompt to Save All was not happening.
Known issues
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January 22, 2018 release
Version: 16.10 (Build 180120)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
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January 16, 2018 release
Version: 16.10 (Build 180114)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue where Excel would crash if you close the last remaining open workbook.
Fixed several other crashing issues.
Fixed border formatting issue in ribbon menu.
Known issues
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January 10, 2018 release
Version: 16.10 (Build 180109)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
If you have one workbook open, and you close the workbook, Excel will crash.
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
January 3, 2018 release
Version: 16.10 (Build 180102)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several issues that could lead to a crash.
AutoSave would not turn on even when the document is saved in OneDrive or OneDrive for Business.
Fixed an issue where some labels in dialogs and on buttons were incorrect in some languages.
Known issues
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December 27, 2017 release
Version: 16.9 (Build 171226)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
December 20, 2017 release
Version: 16.9 (Build 171219)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
In some languages, the labels in the Preferences dialog are showing incorrect text.
December 18, 2017 release
Version: 16.9 (Build 171217)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
Typing and navigating could become slow if the VBA project contained user-defined functions and the formula builder pane was displayed.
Excel would crash when loading some VBA add-ins.
In some languages, setting a date format using VBA with a format containing 'yyyy' would enter 'yyyy' into the cell rather than the year.
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
In some languages, the labels in the Preferences dialog are showing incorrect text.
December 11, 2017 release
Version: 16.9 (Build 171210)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed several crashes.
Fixed an issue which prevented you from setting a value as total for Waterfall charts.
Some file properties were being removed from files, including the MacOS color tags.
Trace errors was not working.
Some help links would take the user to an unrelated Microsoft website.
If you had a macro which set ScreenUpdating = False, then Excel would not update the screen after the macro was finished.
Some date formats were showing parts of the format code in the cell rather than the date.
Known issues
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December 07, 2017 release
Version: 16.9 (Build 171206)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Numerous fixes to avoid some crashes.
Filters for ranges containing dates were not showing all the date values in the filter range dropdown.
Sorting by using a macro with Range().Sort was not working.
Inserting a function from the Formulas ribbon tab buttons would insert the function twice.
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
Some date formats cause the date value to show parts of the date format code rather than the date.
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
December 04, 2017 release
Version: 16.9 (Build 171204)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed numerous crashes.
Fixed a problem that prevented being able to paste in the formula bar or in a cell once you've started editing.
Improved the appearance of the tooltip and cell highlighting when the mouse hovers over cells while building a formula
Fixed a problem with the select all / unselect all checkbox in filter lists.
Known issues
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November 30, 2017 release
Version: 16.9 (Build 171129)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
November 27, 2017 release
Version: 16.8 (Build 171126)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed numerous crashes.
Fixed an issue where some cells would appear blank even when they are not blank.
Fixed a problem with using keyboard shortcuts to enter date or time with some languages (CMD+; or CTRL+;).
Fixed a problem with installing XLAM add-ins from a network location.
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
If you have certain Excel Add-ins enabled, then Multi-threaded calculation will not be enabled for new workbooks.
November 22, 2017 release
Version: 16.8 (Build 171121)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed numerous crashes.
Fixed some issues related to text entry with the IME (Input Method Editor) for some languages.
Resolved a problem with data connections where extra characters were being displayed in text fields.
Fixed a problem with precedent and dependent arrows not appearing when expected in page layout view.
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
If you have certain Excel Add-ins enabled, then Multi-threaded calculation will not be enabled for new workbooks.
Sometimes the contents of cells will appear blank after you use the trackpad to scroll.
November 16, 2017 release
Version: 16.8 (Build 171114)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
Multi-threaded calculation may not be enabled for new workbooks.
Sometimes the contents of cells will appear blank even though they contain a value. This issue is being investigated, but you can still send feedback with a screen shot if you notice this issue.
November 13, 2017 release
Version: 16.8 (Build 171111)
New or improved Features
Multi-threaded recalculation - workbooks can now be recalculated faster in many cases with the introduction of multi-threaded recalculation.
If you haven't already, be sure to review the major feature updates mentioned in the Oct. 2 update notes.
Bug fixes
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
If you notice an improvement in calculation speed for a workbook in version 16.8, then open it and save it using version 15.x, the workbook will no longer take advantage of multi-threaded recalculation when you open it again in version 16.8.
Sometimes the contents of cells will appear blank even though they contain a value. This issue is being investigated, but you can still send feedback with a screen shot if you notice this issue.
November 9, 2017 release
Version: 16.8 (Build 171107)
New or improved Features
(be sure to review the major feature updates mentioned in the Oct. 2 update notes)
Bug fixes
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
Inserting a form control will cause Excel to crash.
The font size in the formula bar is smaller than expected.
In the VB Editor, if you click the object dropdown in the code window (for example the ThisWorkbook object), an error occurs.
November 3, 2017 release
Version: 16.8 (Build 171101)
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue which would cause some text to be shown in English even when the Mac OS language was not English.
This update includes some fixes to avoid crashing in certain scenarios. Please refer to the Nov. 1 notes for additional fixes that are included.
November 1, 2017 release
Version: 16.7 (Build 171029)
New or improved Features
(be sure to review the major feature updates mentioned in the Oct. 2 update notes)
Bug fixes (highlights)
New workbooks now open in a smaller window rather than taking up most of the screen.
Fixed a problem with the link for 'help on this function' when working in the formula builder pane.
You can now add a new line of text while editing a cell by pressing OPT+RETURN.
Clicking the Excel button in the Visual Basic Editor now shows the Excel window.
Fixed a problem where the Visual Basic Editor would appear when you switched to a different sheet in Excel.
Fixed a problem with switching to a custom view.
Fixed an issue where VoiceOver was not able to announce the number of items found when searching and was not announcing the location when the user navigated to an item that was found by search.
Fixed numerous crashes, including when you attempt to use a user-defined function in the formula builder pane.
Explanatory notes in the Number Format dialog showed at the wrong time.
Fixed a problem with the remove duplicates dialog where some of the buttons and labels were overlapping.
With a 'right-to-left' oriented worksheet, the horizontal scroll bar would scroll in the opposite direction.
Some issues with editing comments have been fixed.
Fixed a problem that prevented some VBA macros and add-ins from running
Fixed an issue that caused new workbook templates and sign-in pages to show the wrong language after using the VB Editor.
Some paper sizes were listed incorrectly in the paper size gallery.
Solver would not stop if it reached a configured time limit.
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
The font size in the formula bar is smaller than expected.
In some cases, the number separators for decimal and thousands specified in the Mac OS preferences are not being used by Excel.
Pressing CMD+SHIFT+T does not insert an AutoSum formula.
Some number formats are causing number values to show as all hashes (#) even when the column is wide enough.
If you drag a window between a Retina screen and a non-Retina screen, the sheet contents may not scale correctly. To workaround the issue, you can zoom in and out again.
Comment arrows may not always appear to connect the comment to the cell.
October 23, 2017 release
Version: 16.7 (Build 171020)
Your feedback helps us improve. If you notice an issue, please click the 'smiley-face' button in the top corner of the application to tell us what we can do better or what you like.
New or improved Features
(be sure to review the major feature updates mentioned in the Oct. 2 update notes)
Bug fixes
Fixed several problems when using a non-US keyboard.
The formula =INFO('system') now gives the correct result 'mac'.
The Text Import Wizard was missing some file types in the Import Format selection dropdown.
There were a number of fixes to avoid crashing and/or hanging in certain situations.
Numerous other bug fixes.
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
When you close a document and the language is non-English, the button that should say 'Don't Save' says 'Save All'.
The font size in the formula bar is smaller than expected.
In some cases, the number separators for decimal and thousands specified in the Mac OS preferences are not being used by Excel.
Pressing CMD+SHIFT+T does not insert an AutoSum formula.
Some number formats are causing number values to show as all hashes (#) even when the column is wide enough.
If you drag a window between a Retina screen and a non-Retina screen, the sheet contents may not scale correctly. To workaround the issue, you can zoom in and out again.
Comment arrows may not always appear to connect the comment to the cell.
When building a formula with the formula pane, the link for help does not work.
October 19, 2017 release
Version: 16.7 (Build 171017)
Your feedback helps us improve. If you notice an issue, please click the 'smiley-face' button in the top corner of the application to tell us what we can do better or what you like.
New or improved Features
(be sure to review the major feature updates mentioned in the Oct. 2 update notes)
Bug fixes
Fixed numerous problems with copy/paste.
Fixed an issue which with sheet tabs so the entire sheet name is visible.
There were a number of fixes to avoid crashing and/or hanging in certain situations.
Fixed some problems with shortcut keys, including CMD+Arrow to move to the end of the range, CMD+E to center align text, and others.
Fixed several issues with setting and saving preferences
Fixed an issue with opening all windows for documents with multiple windows.
When resizing a row or column by dragging with the mouse, tooltips now appear as expected.
Fixed an issue that prevented selecting multiple buttons in a slicer.
In the Text Import Wizard, you can now scroll to the right to see all the columns.
Fixed an issue with freeze panes displaying incorrectly after zooming.
Fixed several issues with VBA, including Application.OperatingSystem now returns the correct value.
Numerous other bug fixes.
Known issues
This is still considered a preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
The font size in the formula bar is smaller than expected.
In some cases, the number separators for decimal and thousands specified in the Mac OS preferences are not being used by Excel.
Pressing CMD+SHIFT+T does not insert an AutoSum formula.
The formula =INFO('system') gives the wrong result 'pcdos'.
Some number formats are causing number values to show as all hashes (#) even when the column is wide enough.
The Text Import Wizard is missing some file types in the Import Format selection dropdown.
New workbooks will be given a default name which is different than in the past. Previously, the default name was 'Workbook1', but now it will be 'Book1'. This could have an impact if you are using scripts or VBA macros that refer to the default file name.
If you drag a window between a Retina screen and a non-Retina screen, the sheet contents may not scale correctly. To workaround the issue, you can zoom in and out again.
The application may take longer to start than expected.
Comment arrows may not always appear to connect the comment to the cell.
When building a formula with the formula pane, the link for help does not work.
October 10, 2017 release
Version: 16.7 (Build 171008)
New or improved Features
(be sure to review the major features mentioned in the Oct. 2 update notes)
Bug fixes
There were a number of fixes to avoid crashing and/or hanging in certain situations.
Fixed some problems with shortcut keys, including CMD+A while editing a cell now selects the text in the cell rather than selecting a range.
Fixed an issue in which you select a range, type a value, and press CMD+RETURN. It now commits the value to all cells in the selected range.
Numerous minor bug fixes.
Known issues
Here are a few things we're already aware of:
New workbooks will be given a default name which is different than in the past. Previously, the default name was 'Workbook1', but now it will be 'Book1'. This could have an impact if you are using scripts or VBA macros that refer to the default file name.
If you drag a window between a Retina screen and a non-Retina screen, the sheet contents may not scale correctly. To workaround the issue, you can zoom in and out again.
A number of keyboard shortcuts are not working as expected.
The application may take longer to start than expected.
Comment arrows may not always appear to connect the comment to the cell.
When building a formula with the formula pane, the link for help does not work, and you are not able to close the workbook until you close the formula builder pane.
October 2, 2017 release (major version update)
Version: 16.6 (Build 171001)
New or improved Features
Collaborate - For Office 365 subscribers, you can edit at the same time with others for workbooks stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.
New functions - For O365 subscribers, use the new IFS and SWITCH functions to simplify and shorten your formulas.
Better support for charts with a PivotTable as the data source - charts will update if you update the PivotTable.
Table Slicers - Add a Slicer to filter your tables quickly.
New and modern chart types - for O365 subscribers, visualize your data with new chart types, including Box & Whisker, funnel, histogram, Pareto, sunburst, treemap, and waterfall.
Updated Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) - Some additional methods, properties, and objects available to Windows Office users will now work on Mac as well. There are still differences between the Mac and Windows Object Model, so you will still see “not supported on this platform” for some elements. More details on the Object Model changes will be available soon.
Bug fixes
Known issues
This is the first preview of the next major version, so we expect to see some issues. Please provide feedback about any issues you find by clicking the smiley-face button near the top corner of the application window. Here are a few things we're already aware of:
New workbooks will be given a default name which is different than in the past. Previously, the default name was 'Workbook1', but now it will be 'Book1'. This could have an impact if you are using scripts or VBA macros that refer to the default file name.
A number of keyboard shortcuts are not working as expected.
The application may take longer to start than expected.
Comment arrows may not always appear to connect the comment to the cell.
When building a formula with the formula pane, the link for help does not work.
With a range selected, if you type and then press CMD+RETURN, it only commits the value into the active cell.
September 27, 2017 release
Version: 15.40 (Build170926)
New or improved features
Nothing new this week.
Bug fixes
Known issues
September 13, 2017 release
Version: 15.39.0 (Build 170913)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
In some cases, the row numbers may have a mirrored appearance and may be in reverse order for a portion of the rows. Also, some gridlines may appear in an unexpected location. This issue has only been seen with Excel installed on MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra).
September 7, 2017 release
Version: 15.39.0 (Build 170905)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
August 30, 2017 release
Version: 15.39.0 (Build 170829)
New or improved Features
Nothing new this week.
Bug fixes
Minor bug fixes
Known issues
Nothing new this week.
August 23, 2017 release
Version: 15.38.0 (Build 170822)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
August 16, 2017 release
Version: 15.38.0 (Build 170815)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
August 9, 2017 release
Version: 15.38.0 (Build 170809)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
August 2, 2017 release
Version: 15.38.0 (Build 170801)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Known issues
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Notes & News
To report issues or send feedback directly to our team, click the smiley face in the upper-right corner of the app, and then click Tell Us What You Like or Tell Us What Can Be Better.
Connect with us and other Insiders through the Office Insider community or by reaching out through Twitter.
To get on the Fast level, click Help > Check for Updates > Join the Office Insider program to get early access to new releases > Office Insider Fast.
July 26, 2017 release
Version: 15.37.0 (Build 170725)
New or improved Features
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue where after using FN+Up/Down to page up or down, then deleting a value from a cell, the cell would still appear to contain the value, even though it was actually deleted.
Minor bug fixes.
Known issues
July 10, 2017 release
Version: 15.37.0 (Build 170704)
New and improved Features
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Known issues
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Additional information:
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To report issues or send feedback directly to our team, click the smiley face in the upper-right corner of the app, and then click Tell Us What You Like or Tell Us What Can Be Better.
If you need to go back to a previous working version, you can go to your Applications folder and move 'Microsoft Excel.app' to the trash, and then go to your account page on Office.com to re-install the current non-Insiders version. You must move the newer version to the trash before installing the older version.
Connect with us and other Insiders through the Office Insider community or by reaching out through Twitter.
To get on the Fast level, click Help > Check for Updates > Join the Office Insider program to get early access to new releases > Office Insider Fast.
