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Office for Mac that comes with an Office 365 subscription is updated on a regular basis to provide new features, security updates, and non-security updates.
Updates are available from Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). To use Microsoft AutoUpdate, start an Office application, such as Word, and then choose Help > Check for Updates. If you're an admin and want to update the computers in your organization with your existing software deployment tools, you can download and deploy the update packages for each application.
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- For a list of all Office for Mac releases, Update packages and additional download links, see Update history for Office for Mac.
- If you're an Office Insider, see Release notes for Insider Fast builds.
- Starting with the 16.17 release in September 2018, these release notes also apply to Office 2019 for Mac, which is a version of Office for Mac that’s available as a one-time purchase from a retail store or through a volume licensing agreement. But, some features listed in the release notes are only available if you have an Office 365 subscription.
- The release notes for version 16.16 and earlier also apply to Office 2016 for Mac, which is also a version of Office for Mac that’s available as a one-time purchase. Older versions up to and including 16.16 can be activated with an Office 2016 for Mac volume license. You can’t activate version 16.17 or later with an Office 2016 for Mac volume license. For information about Office 2016 for Mac releases from September onward, see Release notes for Office 2016 for Mac.
- We often roll out features (and sometimes even fixes) to Monthly channel over a period of time. This allows us to ensure that things are working smoothly before releasing the feature to a wider audience. So, if you don’t see something described below, don't worry you'll get it eventually. Learn more
Note: Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) release information has moved to the MAU Release History page.
September 18, 2019 release
Version 16.29.1 (Build 19091700)
Word: Feature updates
- Addressed an issue with the list of recently opened documents when not signed into Office.
Excel: Feature updates
- Addressed an issue with the list of recently opened documents when not signed into Office.
PowerPoint: Feature updates
- Addressed an issue with the list of recently opened documents when not signed into Office.
September 10, 2019 release
Version 16.29 (Build 19090802)
Word: Feature updates
- Fixed various performance issues.
Excel: Feature updates
- Full color sheet tabs: When you choose a tab color for your worksheet, it now fills the entire tab so it's easier to see.
- Refresh data from local files on Mac: Refresh your Power Query queries on Mac from Text, CSV, XLSX, XML and JSON files.
Excel: Security updates
- CVE-2019-1263: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1297: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
PowerPoint: Feature updates
- Fixed various performance issues.
Outlook: Feature updates
- Fixed various performance issues.
August 13, 2019 release
Version 16.28 (Build 19081202)
Word: Feature updates
- Sketch It Out: Give a casual, hand-drawn look to Office shapes in your presentation. Learn more
- Erase with Precision: Choose from two eraser sizes to fix small inking imperfections. Learn more
- Improved map charts: We've made map charts better by integrating them with Excel's Geographic Data Types, which can reveal rich information about your mapped locations. Learn more
Word: Security updates
- CVE-2019-1201: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1205: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Excel: Feature updates
- Sketch It Out: Give a casual, hand-drawn look to Office shapes in your presentation. Learn more
- Focus on What's Left to Do: Select Resolve to collapse comments and make open items stand out.
- Improved map charts: We've made map charts better by integrating them with Excel's Geographic Data Types, which can reveal rich information about your mapped locations. Learn more
PowerPoint: Feature updates
- Sketch It Out: Give a casual, hand-drawn look to Office shapes in your presentation. Learn more
- Persistent Inking During Slide Show: Draw on your slides during a presentation and your pen stays active until the end. Save the annotations, too. Learn more
- Improved map charts: We've made map charts better by integrating them with Excel's Geographic Data Types, which can reveal rich information about your mapped locations. Learn more
Outlook: Feature updates
- Share Attachments From Your Cloud Files: Easily attach cloud files to your email messages for enhanced collaboration. Learn more
Office Suite: Feature updates
- Privacy controls: New, updated, and improved controls for diagnostic data and connected experiences. Learn more
Office Suite: Security updates
- CVE-2019-1148: Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1149: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1151: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1153: Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
July 16, 2019 release
Version 16.27 (Build 19071500)
Word: Feature updates
- Fixed various performance issues.
Excel: Feature updates
- Fixed various performance issues.
Excel: Security updates
- CVE-2019-1110: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1111: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
PowerPoint: Feature updates
- Fixed various performance issues.
Outlook: Feature updates
- Share Attachments From Your Cloud Files: Easily attach cloud files to your email messages for enhanced collaboration.
- Dark Mode support in Reading Pane: Emails you receive now have a dark background for easier viewing in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave.
Outlook: Security updates
- CVE-2019-1084: Microsoft Exchange Information Disclosure Vulnerability
June 11, 2019 release
Version 16.26 (Build 19060901)
Word: Feature updates
- Get Their Attention with @Mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let others know when you need their input.
- Coauthoring improvements: Improved Word performance when coauthoring in documents.
Word: Security updates
- CVE-2019-1034: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1035: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Excel: Feature updates
- Get Their Attention with @Mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let others know when you need their input.
- To Group or Not to Group: PivotTable dates don't have to be grouped. Turn off automatic grouping at: Excel > Preferences > Tables & Filters.
- Subscript and Superscript at a Glance: If subscript, superscript, and strikethrough are your go-to formats, add them to your ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar so they're within easy reach.
PowerPoint: Feature updates
- Get Their Attention with @Mentions: Use @mentions in comments to let others know when you need their input.
- Online Videos Have a New Home: Save a video to Microsoft Stream so that anyone in your organization can see it. Insert the video link and enjoy a multimedia presentation at a fraction of the file size.
- Live Captions and Subtitles: Your words are automatically shown as captions or translated into another language as subtitles while you present. For best results, use a headset microphone.
Outlook: Feature updates
- From Outlook to OneNote in Just One Click: With the click of a button you can save your Outlook messages and meeting notes to a OneNote notebook. Use it as an archive or as a convenient place to stash your stuff.
May 2019 release
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Version 16.25 (Build 19051201)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Update | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | See your email attachments: Your email attachments are now available in the Shared tab. | CVE-2019-0953: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Word update package |
Excel | See your email attachments: Your email attachments are now available in the Shared tab. Coauthoring merge improvements: Coauthoring has improved the merge success rate when working with conditional formatting, cell styles, range protection, view gridlines, and cross-sheet cut/paste. | Excel update package | |
Powerpoint | See your email attachments: Your email attachments are now available in the Shared tab. Work Faster with New Shortcuts: We've got keyboard shortcuts for things like crop, send forward/send backward, and list-item promotion/demotion. | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Know your contacts’ availability at a glance: See presence information for your contacts that are on Teams right within Outlook. See Key Details for Your Contacts: Select a contact's name in a message or calendar event to see their photo, phone number, email, org chart, and more. Learn More | Outlook update package |
April 2019 release
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Version 16.24.1 (Build 19042400)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Updates bundled fonts to include new Japanese Era glyph. | Word update package | |
Excel | Updates bundled fonts to include new Japanese Era glyph. | Excel update package | |
Powerpoint | Updates bundled fonts to include new Japanese Era glyph. | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Updates bundled fonts to include new Japanese Era glyph. | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | Updates bundled fonts to include new Japanese Era glyph. | OneNote update package |
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Version 16.24 (Build 19041401)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | New Office App Icons: Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office. Get a Faster Start: Get recommendations based on your activity and what others are working on around you. Watch Your Documents Come Alive: Insert animated 3D graphics to see hearts beat, planets orbit, and T-Rex rampage across the page. Learn More | Word update package | |
Excel | New Office App Icons: Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office. Calling All Macro Users: Record a macro using relative references. When you play it back, it works in relation the active cell, not the cells used for recording. Learn More Your Favorite Commands Within Easy Reach: Get quick, easy access to common actions like Find & Select, Zoom to Selection, Arrange All, and more. Find them on the ribbon. Learn More Get a Faster Start: Get recommendations based on your activity and what others are working on around you. Watch Your Worksheet Come Alive: Insert animated 3D graphics to see hearts beat, planets orbit, and T-Rex rampage through the workbook. Learn More | CVE-2019-0828: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Excel update package |
Powerpoint | New Office App Icons: Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office. Get a Faster Start: Get recommendations based on your activity and what others are working on around you. Easily Save Embedded Media: Save audio and videos with just a Control + click. Learn More Watch your Slides Come Alive: Insert animated 3D graphics to see hearts beat, planets orbit, and T-Rex rampage across the screen. Learn More | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | New Office App Icons: Redesigned app icons to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office. Safe Links: Support for Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Safe Links. | Outlook update package | |
Microsoft Auto Update 4.10 | Install On Clone Feature Enhancements: For SSD devices, rolling out updates on clone for apps in use, thereby reducing the app downtime due to updates. Installation Optimizations: The update process will use parallelized cloning, so app downtime due to updates will be reduced. | Microsoft AutoUpdate update package | |
Office Suite | CVE-2019-0822: Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
March 2019 release
Release Date: March 27, 2019
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Update | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Outlook | Fixes an issue with removal of shared or delegated calendars. Learn more | Outlook update package |
Release Date: March 14, 2019
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Microsoft Auto Update 4.9 | Bug fixes and update installation performance improvements. | Microsoft AutoUpdate update package |
Release Date: March 12, 2019
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | **Get Their Attention with @Mentions:** Use @mentions in comments to let co-workers know when you need their input. Learn More LaTex Equation Editing: Word now supports LaTeX math syntax to create math equations. Learn More | Word update package | |
Excel | **Get Their Attention With @Mentions:** Use @mentions in comments to let co-workers know when you need their input. Learn More Discover More About Your Data: The new Ideas button looks for patterns in your data, and uses them to create intelligent, personalized, suggestions. Learn More | Excel update package | |
Powerpoint | Better Shapeshifting: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen. Learn More | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package |
February 2019 release
Release Date: February 26, 2019
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Microsoft Auto Update 4.8 | Fixed an issue with MAU Opt Into Automatic Updates’ Prompt for MacOS 10.10 Updated to MAU ApplicationID from 'MSau03' to 'MSau04' Fixed an issue with MAU Privileged Helper for installation while another version is running | Microsoft AutoUpdate update package |
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Version 16.22.1 (Build 19022000)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Outlook | Fixed an issue with authentication for Google Accounts. Fixed an issue with calendar synchronization. | Outlook update package |
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Version 16.22.0 (Build 19021100)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Sketch with Your Trackpad: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen. Learn More Make Your Images Accessible: When you insert a picture, Office suggests captions that can be read by people with vision impairments. | Word update package | |
Excel | Sketch with Your Trackpad: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen. Learn More | CVE-2019-0669 | Excel update package |
Powerpoint | Sketch with Your Trackpad: Move your finger on the trackpad and watch ink flow across the screen. Learn More Hyperlinks in Living Color: Hyperlinks aren't just blue anymore. Apply any font color you like. Learn More | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | ||
Microsoft Auto Update 4.7 | Microsoft AutoUpdate update package | ||
Office Suite | Quickly change selected picture from the ribbon from different sources: Change Picture will allow users to change their selected picture/graphic to a picture from our Online Picture feature, Icons library, or the clipboard. |
January 2019 release
Release Date: January 24, 2019
Version 16.21.0 (Build 19011700)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Fixed an issue with Chinese localization. Break the Language Barrier: Translate words, phrases, or the whole document to another language with Microsoft Translator. Do this from the Review tab on the ribbon. | Word update package | |
Outlook | Fixed an issue with Chinese localization. Optimize sync based on power and network status: Outlook now optimizes sync for your Exchange accounts when on battery and limited network, such as airplane wi-fi. All the Meeting Details At a Glance: Click the event in your calendar to see all the meeting details. Check out who was invited, edit your response, or join the meeting, all in one place. Learn More | Outlook update package |
Release Date: January 23, 2019
Version 16.21.0 (Build 190102303)This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Excel | Fixed a regression in character spacing when mixing unicode and non-unicode. | Excel update package |
Release Date: January 16, 2019
Version 16.21.0 (Build 190101500)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | From iPhone to Word in a Snap: Use the Apple Continuity Camera to insert a photo from your iPhone into your document. Requires macOS Mojave. Learn More Apply sensitivity labels to your documents: Apply sensitivity labels to your documents to keep them compliant with your organization's information protection policies. Learn More Ability to insert SVG's with filters applied: Office users now have the ability to insert SVG's that have filters applied to them. Learn more | CVE-2019-0561: Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2019-0585: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Word update package |
Excel | Collaborate with Comments: Keep the conversation going right in your spreadsheet with the built-in reply box. Learn More Apply sensitivity labels to your worksheets: Apply sensitivity labels to your worksheets to keep them compliant with your organization's information protection policies. Learn More Ability to insert SVG's with filters applied: Office users now have the ability to insert SVG's that have filters applied to them. Learn more SVG Support: Insert and edit SVG's in your workbooks to add visual impact. Learn More More formatting options for Histogram, Waterfall, Treemap, Sunburst, Funnel and Map charts: You have more control of the formatting options for the new chart types by using the format pane. | Excel update package | |
Powerpoint | Print slide numbers in handouts: When you print a presentation into handouts, each slide will show an accompanying slide number. Apply sensitivity labels to your presentations: Apply sensitivity labels to your presentations to keep them compliant with your organization's information protection policies. Learn More Ability to insert SVG's with filters applied: Office users now have the ability to insert SVG's that have filters applied to them. Learn more Embed a subset of the fonts: Embed only the characters used in the presentation. Learn More | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Apply sensitivity labels to your messages: Apply sensitivity labels to your messages to keep them compliant with your organization's information protection policies. Learn More Ability to insert SVG's with filters applied: Office users now have the ability to insert SVG's that have filters applied to them. Learn more Find Mail Fast in Your Current Mailbox: Select the Search box for quick suggestions based on your recent search history. No typing required. Learn More Adding Gmail Accounts Just Got Easier: Security improvements mean you no longer need to allow access for 'less secure apps' or set an app password in order to add your Gmail account to Outlook. Outlook for Mac now highlights search terms: Ever tried searching for something and wished Outlook would highlight your search term in the item list and preview pane? Well, wonder no more as it's here! | Outlook update package | |
Microsoft Auto Update 4.7 | The AutoUpdate daemon is now launched as part of the installation process. This eliminates confusing security dialogs that were previously shown to users. Microsoft AutoUpdate’s security features have been enhanced to support SHA256 certificates. | Microsoft AutoUpdate update package |
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Starting with Version 16.21, Microsoft Teams will be installed by default for new installations. For more information, see Microsoft Teams installations on a Mac.
December 2018 release
Release Date: December 11, 2018
Version 16.20.0 (Build 18120801)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave. Preserve the Look of Your Text: Embed fonts to ensure that your document's text looks the same on every computer. No more surprises! Learn More View embedded fonts in documents: Allows fonts that have been embedded in a file to be rendered in Mac Word. Focus mode invokable status bar: In Focus mode, more easily see Word count and access zoom controls with invokable status bar. Get More with Focus Mode: We heard you! Now, Focus Mode opens at your set zoom level and also shows the page number while you scroll. | Word update package | |
Excel | Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave. | CVE-2018-8597: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8627: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability | Excel update package |
Powerpoint | Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave. From iPhone to PowerPoint in a Snap: Use the Apple Continuity Camera to insert a photo from your iPhone into your slide. Requires macOS Mojave. Learn More | CVE-2018-8628: Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | PowerPoint update package |
Outlook | Go Easy on Your Eyes with Dark Mode: A dark background is easier on the eyes in low-light environments. Requires macOS Mojave. Share your calendar: Share your calendar with family, friends, and colleagues. Open calendars shared with you in Mac, PC, or cloud versions of Outlook. Learn More Turn Off Forwarding for a Meeting: Prevent attendees from forwarding your meetings to others. Learn More Use Teams to Connect to your Meetings: Work with remote teams? Use Teams in Outlook to schedule and join online meetings. Learn More See who's coming to the meeting: Click any meeting or event in your calendar to see who plans to be there. View three time zones: Need to schedule a meeting across time zones? Add multiple time zones to your calendar to easily see everyone's availability and pick a time that works for all. Learn More | Outlook update package | |
Microsoft Auto Update 4.6 | Updated security catalogs to contain SHA-256 hashes instead of SHA-1 | Microsoft AutoUpdate update package | |
Office Suite | Your Ribbon Icons Have a New Look: Don't worry, everything works the same. Plus all of the icons look great on screens of all sizes. Learn More Updated Alt Text Pane: Make your content more accessible by adding helpful captions or even mark elements as decorative. |
November 2018 release
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Version 16.19.0 (Build 18110915)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Get the Picture? Search the web for pictures from within your Office apps. Select Insert > Online Pictures to begin.Learn More What's in a Filename? Handy Tools: Click the filename to quickly move, rename, or browse the version history for your cloud documents. Learn More | Word update package | |
Excel | Get the Picture? Search the web for pictures from within your Office apps. Select Insert > Online Pictures to begin.Learn More What's in a Filename? Handy Tools: Click the filename to quickly move, rename, or browse the version history for your cloud documents. Learn More | CVE-2018-8574: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8577: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Excel update package |
Powerpoint | Get the Picture? Search the web for pictures from within your Office apps. Select Insert > Online Pictures to begin.Learn More What's in a Filename? Handy Tools: Click the filename to quickly move, rename, or browse the version history for your cloud documents. Learn More Zoom - present your content in a non-linear way: Create an interactive table of contents with Summary Zoom, or jump to specific slides and sections with Slide Zoom and Section Zoom. Learn more Export to Video with audio narrations: Audio narrations are now included in your exported video. | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Easier Email Encryption: The Encrypt button now has an Encrypt-Only option, which makes it easier to send encrypted email—inside and outside your organization. Learn more | Outlook update package | |
Office Suite | |||
Microsoft Auto Update 4.5 | - Support for Dark Mode - Bug fixe for daemon crash (Updated to Aria SDK 8.5.2.0) | Microsoft AutoUpdate update package |
October 2018 release
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Version 16.18.0 (Build 18101400)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Word update package | ||
Excel | Collaborate with Comments: Keep the conversation going right in your spreadsheet with the built-in reply box. Learn more More 'auto' in AutoComplete: When you type a formula, the helpful AutoComplete menu will appear, showing you argument options to choose from. Now improved: VoiceOver navigation: Using VoiceOver in Excel? Move across sheets by pressing VO+U. You can enable the macOS Trackpad Commander to do this too. | Excel update package | |
Powerpoint | Make Your Images Accessible: When you insert a picture, Office suggests captions that can be read by people with vision impairments. Animation Triggers are here: You asked for it! Animation triggers aren't just for Windows anymore. Find them on the Animations tab. Learn more | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Improved Search: Select the Search box for quick suggestions based on your recent search history. No typing required. Learn more | Outlook update package | |
Office Suite | CVE-2018-8432 Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
September 2018 release
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Version 16.17.0 (Build 18090901)
This release provides the following updates:
Application | Feature updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Draw with ink: Use your mouse or touch pad, and the pens on the Draw tab to write, draw, and highlight. Learn more Insert 3D models to see all the angles: Easily insert a 3D model, and then rotate it through 360 degrees. Learn more | Word update package | |
Excel | Draw with ink: Use your mouse or touch pad, and the pens on the Draw tab to write, draw, and highlight. Learn more Insert 3D models to see all the angles: Easily insert a 3D model, and then rotate it through 360 degrees. Learn more Custom shortcuts are back: We heard you! At your request, we've brought back custom shortcut keys. Learn more | CVE-2018-8429: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2018-8331: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | Draw with ink: Use your mouse or touch pad, and the pens on the Draw tab to write, draw, and highlight.Learn more Insert 3D models to see all the angles: Easily insert a 3D model, and then rotate it through 360 degrees. Learn more The font you choose is the font they see: Embed your custom fonts in your files so that wherever they go, your fonts go too. Learn more | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | ||
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.3 | |||
Office suite | CVE-2018-8332: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
August 2018 release
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Version 16.16.0 (Build 18081201)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Word update package | ||
Excel | CVE-2018-8375: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8382: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | ||
Outlook | Outlook update package | ||
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.2 | CVE-2018-8412: Microsoft AutoUpdate Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
Office suite |
July 2018 release
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Version 16.15.0 (Build 18070902)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Word update package | ||
Excel | Excel update package | ||
PowerPoint | Pep up your pitch with video: Add live action to your slide with a YouTube video, and then view it without having to leave the app. Learn more | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Improved security for Google accounts: Security improvements mean that you no longer need to allow access to 'less secure apps' or set an app password in order to add your Google Account to Outlook. Learn more | Outlook update package | |
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.1 | Update to Aria SDK 8.4. Fixes memory leak issue. Changes to App Registration. Now supports Office 2019 Preview. | ||
Office suite | CVE-2018-8281: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
June 2018 release
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Version 16.14.1 (Build 18061302)
This release fixes an issue with the updater packages for the individual applications.
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Version 16.14.0 (Build 18061000)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Learning Tools improve readability: Give your eyes a rest. Adjust text spacing, column width, and page color. Or listen as Word reads your document aloud, highlighting text as it's read. Learn more | |
Excel | Fill data in a flash: Give Flash Fill a few examples, and it will fill your data for you. Learn more Break the language barrier: Translate words, phrases, or sentences in another language with Microsoft Translator. Learn more | |
PowerPoint | Break the language barrier: Translate words, phrases, or sentences in another language with Microsoft Translator. Learn more Hyperlinks in living colors: Hyperlinks aren't just blue anymore. Apply any font color you like. Learn more | |
Outlook | Create a signature they'll remember: Express yourself with rich font styles, colors, images, links, and more. Learn more Create and collaborate with Groups: Want to create an Office 365 Group in Outlook? No problem! Add and remove members, too. Collaboration on the Mac just got easier. Learn more | |
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.0 |
May 2018 release
Release Date: May 24, 2018
Version 16.13.1 (Build 18052304)
This release fixes an issue with diagnostic data settings.
Here are the download links for the update packages: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Version 16.13.1 (Build 18052203) *
This release includes a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant end user notification.
*The build number for Outlook is 18052301.
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Version 16.13.0 (Build 18051301)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Chat with co-authors while you edit: Collaborate more effectively by chatting with your co-authors without ever leaving Word. Learn more Insert and edit icons: Use icons to add visual impact to your document by inserting and editing one of 500 icons. Learn more Write your best resume or CV with help from LinkedIn: Resume Assistant shows you work experiences, top skills, and more for a given role. Find it on the Review tab. Learn more Accessibility built right in: Use your keyboard to access the ribbon quickly and to format the words or pictures you just inserted. | ||
Excel | Chat with co-authors while you edit: Collaborate more effectively by chatting with your co-authors without ever leaving Excel. Learn more Insert and edit icons: Use icons to add visual impact to your workbook by inserting and editing one of 500 icons. Learn more Use a timeline to filter your data: Easily filter a PivotTable by sliding the date range with a timeline filter. Learn more | CVE-2018-8147: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8162: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
PowerPoint | Chat with co-authors while you edit: Collaborate more effectively by chatting with your co-authors without ever leaving PowerPoint. Learn more Insert and edit icons: Use icons to add visual impact to your presentation by inserting and editing one of 500 icons. Learn more | CVE-2018-8176: Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
Outlook | Customize swipe gestures: Set the swipe left and swipe right gestures to the actions you use most. Choose from Delete, Archive, Mark as Read, Flag, or None. Learn more Support for Google Calendar and Contacts: Manage your Google Calendar and Contacts without leaving Outlook.* Learn more *This feature is being rolled out to Office 365 subscribers over a period of time, so you might not see this feature right away. | ||
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.0 |
April 2018 release
Release Date: April 11, 2018
Version 16.12.0 (Build 18041000)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Security updates | Non-security updates | Download link for update package |
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Word | Better sharing and collaboration: Your locally synced OneDrive documents open directly from the cloud, allowing you to AutoSave, share, and collaborate easily. Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your documents to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more | |||
Excel | Better sharing and collaboration: Your locally synced OneDrive workbooks open directly from the cloud, allowing you to AutoSave, share, and collaborate easily. Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your workbooks to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more | CVE-2018-1029: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | ||
PowerPoint | Better sharing and collaboration: Your locally synced OneDrive presentations open directly from the cloud, allowing you to AutoSave, share, and collaborate easily. Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your presentations to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more | |||
Outlook | Add visual impact: Insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) in your emails to add visual interest and retain a high image quality. Learn more A more actionable calendar: Click any meeting or event in your calendar to see all of the associated details. Check out who is invited, edit your response, or join the meeting, all in one place. Easier scanning of search results: Outlook highlights your search term in the item list or Preview pane. Week numbers: Week numbers are now displayed in Calendar month view and mini-calendar in the sidebar. To enable, check 'Show week numbers' in Outlook > Preferences > Calendar > Calendar options. Scheduling Skype meetings: Delegates can now schedule Skype for Business Online meetings on behalf of principals using principals' email addresses. (Skype for Business Online only. This will be enabled for Skype for Business Server 2015 in a future server update.) | Improved error handling when editing and deleting server rules. Server rules containing errors are now highlighted when first displayed in the rules list. | ||
OneNote | ||||
Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.18 | Support for the msupdate command-line tool. Learn more |
March 2018 release
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Version 16.11.1 (Build 18031900)
This release fixes an issue where Word, Excel, and PowerPoint occasionally become indefinitely unresponsive on launch.
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Version 16.11.0 (Build 18031100)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Security updates | Non-security updates |
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Word | Do more with Focus Mode: Focus Mode now opens at your set zoom level and shows the page number while you scroll. | ||
Excel | CVE-2018-0907: Microsoft Office Excel Security Feature Bypass | ||
PowerPoint | Embedded fonts: Embedded fonts ensure that your presentation looks the same on every computer and people experience your content as you intend. | ||
Outlook | Tables: Insert tables in your messages and calendar events, and bring structure to your content. No more copying and pasting from other Office apps. Learn more View two time zones at once: Want to know what time it is in another part of the world? Now you can add a second time zone to Outlook . Schedule across time zones: Traveling across time zones? Create an event with different start and end time zones, and Outlook will take care of the conversion. Change text size: Increase or decrease the font size in your sidebar, message list, and reading pane. Learn more | Fix an issue, where if the default time zone for your computer observes daylight saving time (DST) and Week view is selected, you may see that all events are shifted by one hour on the calendar grid on the week when DST starts. | |
Office suite | CVE-2018-0919: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
February 2018 release
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Version 16.10.0 (Build 18021001)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Non-security updates |
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Excel | Precision selecting: Ever selected too many cells or the wrong ones? You can now deselect extraneous cells without having to start over. Learn more Slice and dice your table data: You loved slicers for PivotTables. You can now use them in tables too to see exactly what filters you have applied. Learn more | |
PowerPoint | Shine the light on what matters: Grab the new highlighter to flag important information. Learn more | |
Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.16 | Fix an issue with UpdateCache failover to the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN). |
January 2018 release
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Version 16.9.1 (Build 18012504)
This release addresses compatibility issues in Word and PowerPoint with some third-party fonts or in mixed-language environments.
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Version 16.9.0 (Build 18011602)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Features updates | Security updates |
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Word | Edit with others in real time: Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is working with you in a shared document. Flag icons show where others are working and you can view changes as they type. Learn more We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others' updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions. Learn more Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu. | CVE-2018-0792: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-0794: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
Excel | Collaborative editing: Work with others at the same time in your workbook. Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is viewing or editing the file with you. Learn more We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others' updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions. Learn more More charts: Use new charts, such as funnel, sunburst and histogram, to transform your data into professional visualizations, or use the new Map chart type to transform geographic data into a map with just a few steps. More functions: Shorten the formulas you write using the new logical functions IFS function and SWITCH function. Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu. Better support for PivotTable charts: Change your filters in a PivotTable, and the chart you created will automatically adjust to show exactly what you want. Multi-threaded calculation Formulas are updated faster when values are changed, because Excel uses multiple processing threads. | |
PowerPoint | Edit with others in real time: Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is working with you in a shared document. Flag icons show where others are working and you can view changes as they type. Learn more We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others' updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions. Learn more See what's changed: Slides that have been modified by others while you were away are highlighted. Learn more A quick start to your research: Starting from scratch is hard. QuickStarter automatically creates an outline for your topic of choice with suggested talking points and designs that make your presentation pop. Learn more Trim media: Remove unwanted content from the beginning or end of an audio or video clip. Learn more Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu. Laser pointer in Slide Show: Use your mouse as a laser pointer to draw attention to certain parts of your slide. Text Highlighter: Text highlight is now on Mac! Use text highlighter to emphasize important pieces of text. | |
Outlook | Archive or delete with just one swipe: Save time organizing your Inbox by swiping left with two fingers across the touchpad to archive an email or swiping right to delete it. | CVE-2018-0793: Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
December 2017 release
Release Date: December 17, 2017
This release fixes an issue with Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) offering an incorrect version update.
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Version 15.41.0 (Build 17120500)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates |
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PowerPoint | CVE-2017-11934: Microsoft PowerPoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
November 2017 release
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Version 15.40.0 (Build 17110800)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates |
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Word | Advisory 170020: Microsoft Office Defense in Depth Update |
Excel | CVE-2017-11877: Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability |
October 2017 release
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Version 15.39.0 (Build 17101000)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Security updates |
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Word | Improved Visual Basic Editor: Create and edit macros in the Visual Basic Editor using IntelliSense, VBA menus and toolbars, debug tools, an object browser, and more. | |
Excel | Improved Visual Basic Editor: Create and edit macros in the Visual Basic Editor using IntelliSense, VBA menus and toolbars, debug tools, an object browser, and more. | |
PowerPoint | Improved Visual Basic Editor: Create and edit macros in the Visual Basic Editor using IntelliSense, VBA menus and toolbars, debug tools, an object browser, and more. | |
Outlook | Improved readability and accessible, too: Your email message and meeting invitation headers are now easier on the eyes. Less clutter, better keyboard navigation, and improved VoiceOver. | |
Office suite | CVE-2017-11825: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
September 2017 release
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Version 15.38.0 (Build 17090200)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Security updates |
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Excel | CVE-2017-8631: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2017-8632: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability | |
Office suite | CVE-2017-8676: Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability | |
Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.9.3 | Alerts users to re-install MAU when missing or broken components are detected. |
August 2017 release
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Version 15.37.0 (Build 17081500)
![Release Release](/uploads/1/2/6/3/126370102/490595710.png)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates |
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Word | Researcher: Find relevant quotes, citable sources, and images without leaving Word. Learn more Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it's malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. Learn more |
Excel | Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it's malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. Learn more |
PowerPoint | Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it's malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. Learn more |
July 2017 release
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Version 15.36.1 (Build 17072101)
This release fixes an issue with Outlook keeping group messages up to date.
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Version 15.36.0 (Build 17070201)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Security updates |
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Excel | Pictures in headers and footers: Customize your printed workbooks by adding images to headers and footers. | |
Outlook | Send email on your schedule: Delay the delivery of a message or choose when it will be sent. Learn more All your favorite folders in one place: Create shortcuts to all the folders you use regularly. All shortcuts are listed in Favorites at the top of your Sidebar. Learn more Format Painter: Available when creating emails, events, and tasks. | |
Office suite | CVE-2017-8501: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
June 2017 release
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Version 15.35.0 (Build 17061600)
This release fixes an issue where OneNote crashes when creating a new page with templates.
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Version 15.35.0 (Build 17061000)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Security updates |
---|---|---|
Word | CVE-2017-8509: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
Outlook | Spend less time writing emails: Create an email template and reuse it later to save time. Learn more Request Read Receipts and Delivery Notifications: Get notified when your important email messages have been delivered to and opened by recipients. Learn more Easier account setup: Now, when you add an Exchange or Gmail account, settings are updated for you. Just provide your username and password, and you are good to go. Learn more |
May 2017 release
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Version 15.34.0 (Build 17051500)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Security updates |
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Word | Modern backgrounds for Focus Mode: Choose from Twilight or Polar Night backgrounds, when you're in Focus Mode on the View tab. Learn more Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. Learn more | |
Excel | Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. Learn more | |
PowerPoint | Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. Learn more | |
Outlook | Groups: View your top 10 groups, and read or reply to group conversations directly from the Groups folder. Dubai font: Font family that supports both Western European languages as well as the major languages that use the Arabic script. Learn more | |
Office suite | CVE-2017-0254: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
Release Date: May 9, 2017
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Non-security updates |
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Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.9.1 | - Fix a critical issue that prevents automatic update notifications when 'Automatically Check' is selected. - Fix an issue where AutoUpdate crashes on OS X 10.10. - Fix an issue where apps won't launch if an update is pending. Important: If you updated to Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.9.0, and you have your AutoUpdate settings set to 'Automatically Check,' then you will need to manually update to Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.9.1 by using either of the following methods: - Go to Help > Check for Updates, and then choose Check for Updates. - Go to Help > Check for Updates, and then select Automatically Download and Install. |
April 2017 release
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Version 15.33.0 (Build 17040900)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | |
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Microsoft AutoUpdate | - Support for Suite Delta Updates, which will reduce the monthly update size by 50%. - Support for MAU self-updates, where MAU can update itself without requiring admin credentials. | This version of MAU isn't available to download. |
March 2017 release
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Version 15.32.0 (Build 17030901)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Security updates |
---|---|---|
Excel | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-014: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3217868) | |
Outlook | Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.) Translator add-in: Translate email without leaving Outlook. Just turn on the Translator add-in to translate with a single tap. Choose from 60 languages. Learn more Install the add-in from the Office Store Access more features right from your Inbox: Add-ins for Outlook let you create tasks with Wunderlist, track email responses with Boomerang, and more. Learn more | |
Office suite | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-014: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3217868) |
February 2017 release
Release Date: February 16, 2017
Version 15.31.0 (Build 17021600)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Non-security updates |
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Word | Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.) | |
Excel | Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.) | |
PowerPoint | Touch Bar support: The most relevant commands to what you're working on are at your fingertips. (Only compatible with MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.) | |
Microsoft AutoUpdate | Version number updated to 3.8.4. |
January 2017 release
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Version 15.30.0 (Build 17010700)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Non-security updates |
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Word | Additional focus mode choices, including Oak, Mahogany, and Graphite. For Office 365 subscribers only. Learn more | Fix various performance issues, such as typing or scrolling lags and slow performance when editing a large document. |
Microsoft AutoUpdate | Additional logging and troubleshooting capabilities. | Version number updated to 3.8.3. |
December 2016 release
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Version 15.29.1 (Build 16121500)
This release fixes an issue with opening or saving files in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint when the first part of the file path contains spaces or certain characters.
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Version 15.29.0 (Build 16120900)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Non-security updates | Security updates |
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Word | Retain your document fidelity, with working hyperlinks, when converting to PDF. Learn more Improved support for creating accessible documents and using VoiceOver and other assistive technology to read and edit documents. Learn more | ||
Excel | Improved support for creating accessible documents and using VoiceOver and other assistive technology to read and edit documents. Learn more | Fix an issue where, when using Data Validation, if you enter text into the error message box, Excel crashes. | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-148: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3204068) |
PowerPoint | Improved support for creating accessible documents and using VoiceOver and other assistive technology to read and edit documents. Learn more | ||
Office suite | Support for three additional languages: Greek, Hungarian, and Slovak | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-148: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3204068) | |
Microsoft AutoUpdate | - Version number updated to 3.8.2. - Improved reliability and minor bug fixes. | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-148: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3204068) |
November 2016 release
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Version 15.28.0 (Build 16111700)
This release fixes an issue with Outlook and public folders on Exchange Server 2010.
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Version 15.28.0 (Build 16111501)
This release fixes an issue with the update packages for the individual applications.
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Version 15.28.0 (Build 16111300)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Feature updates | Non-security updates | Security updates |
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Word | New grammar support for Czech, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian and Turkish. | Fix an issue where Word fails to save documents when Excel spreadsheets with certain border content is embedded into the document. | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-133: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3199168) |
Excel | Fix a long-running issue where Excel fails to save changes on certain enterprise storage configurations such as NetApp FAS units. Excel now adopts the same file saving pattern as Word. | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-133: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3199168) | |
PowerPoint | View interactive summaries and automatic navigation links that were created using the Zoom command in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows. | Fix an issue where images don't render and are replaced with an error referring to rID#. | |
Outlook | Find and fix accessibility issues that occur when composing messages or invitations by using the Accessibility Checker. Learn more | Fix an issue with automatic language detection when composing emails. | |
Office suite | - Significant improvements for users with accessibility needs. - Microsoft Error Reporting can be configured to save the last crash log to disk (defaults write com.microsofterrorreporting IsStoreLastCrashEnabled -bool TRUE). - Better activation message for E1/K1 users. No longer suggests to users that an error occurred and welcomes them to the view-only experience. - Installer and updater file name format change. For example, Microsoft_Office_2016_15.28.16111300_Installer.pkg instead of Microsoft_Office_2016_15.28.0_161113_Installer.pkg. | ||
Microsoft AutoUpdate | Includes a new option to automatically detect, download, and install updates. | - Version number updated to 3.8.1. - Fix an issue where MAU can crash when older versions of Microsoft Silverlight are installed, specifically when Silverlight is registered with a null LCID. - Fix an issue where MAU can crash when using the ManifestServer preference. - Microsoft AU Daemon bundle display name changed to 'Microsoft Update Assistant.' - MAU XML feed for 2016 apps no longer include a Triggers dictionary and relies on 'Update Version' for version detection. - MAU now shows the complete version string in the app update window. For example, 15.28.16110300 instead of just 15.28. |
Top questions
- My flow failed. How do I fix it?
- Identify the failure. Start by going to the notifications icon at the top of the web portal, or selecting the Activity tab in the mobile app. You should see your flow there, and you can select it.
- You are now looking at the flow details. Find the step with the red exclamation icon, and you should see the error message for your flow there.
- Depending on the error message, you should be able to Edit the flow and fix it. Read more about how to fix common flow failures.
- How do I use an advanced condition or an expression?
- Read about adding conditions.
- If you want multiple cases in a flow, select Add condition from inside of an existing condition.
- Create an advanced expression by referencing a function in Logic Apps.
- How does licensing work with Office 365?
- If you're an Office 365 user, you get full access through the Microsoft Flow for Office 365 plan. For more information, see the pricing plans for Microsoft Flow .
- If you're an administrator, see information about licensing for Microsoft Flow, including with Office 365.
Known issues
- SharePoint lists on My Sites and that aren't of type Custom List aren't supported. To work around this issue, create a custom list on a standard SharePoint site.
- File triggers won't fire for files being added inside of nested folders inside the folder you select.
What's new
Important
Announcing the release notes
Wondering about upcoming and recently released capabilities in Microsoft Flow?View the October 2018 release notes. We've captured all the details, end to end, top to bottom, which you can use for planning. For more details, review each weekly release with the features and enhancements that it contains.
The release notes prior to the October 2018 release will remain here for future reference, but all new releases will only be included in the above locations and not on this page.
Release 2018-09-24
- Admin access to help and support - Open support tickets for Microsoft Flow in the Power platform admin center and provide additional details about your workflow failure.
- Redesigned Flow Community - Finding what you need just got easier in the Flow Community.
- Improvements to the Microsoft Teams connector - New triggers for Microsoft Teams so you can run a flow when there are new messages in a channel.
- More SharePoint actions - There are new actions for moving files and more in the SharePoint connector.
- New admin analytics reports - Environment and Tenant wide analytics added to the Business Application Platform Admin center.
- Power Query integration - A Power Query experience is being built that will allow makers to shape data mashups from SQL Server.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-08-31
- Test your flow by using example data - Use example data from connectors to test your flow as you build it from within the Microsoft Flow designer. When you test your flow with example data, you confirm that the flow will run as expected when it's deployed to production.
- Five new connectors - We've added four new management connectors: PowerApps for App Makers, Power platform for Admins, PowerApps for Admins, Microsoft Flow for Admins, and Microsoft School Data Sync.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-08-24
- New calendar sync templates - New calendar templates that copy events between Google Calendar and Office 365 or Outlook.com.
- Multiple value support for SharePoint - Read and write for multiple-value fields in SharePoint that are Choice, Person or Lookup types.
- Send approvals on behalf of other users in your organization - Send approvals on behalf of other users in your organization - for example, the person who uploaded the file in the SharePoint list, instead of the person who created the flow.
- More button input types - Buttons have two new input types: Number and Yes/No.
- Connector updates - A new NetDocuments connector, improvements to Azure connectors and more.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-08-02
The Microsoft Flow Preview program is the way to get early access to the upcoming functionality and updates for Microsoft Flow. To get early access to the newest features, just create, and then use, an environment in the Preview region.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-07-23
- Build and run flows from Excel - With the new Flow button (accessed from the ribbon’s Data tab), you can create and trigger automations from Microsoft Flow on your table data in Excel. Automate data processing or the copying/importing of data.
- Create a business process flow - A business process flow is a new type of stateful, human-interactive flow based on the Common Data Service. Use these new flows to define a set of stages and steps for people to follow. They can move forward and backward as needed.
- Create a flow for Microsoft To-Do in Outlook Web App - If someone is @mentioned in Outlook Web App, they’ll see a shortcut to create a flow. This flow automatically creates tasks for the @mentioned person in Microsoft To-Do, based on the content of the email.
- SharePoint view support - The SharePoint connector now supports selecting a specific SharePoint view on triggers and actions. This filters down the columns to just the fields that are in the selected view.
- Four new connectors - Added Azure IoT Central - a highly scalable IoT software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution - Survey 123, LMS365 and ProjectWise Design Integration.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-06-29
- Request for sign-off flow built into SharePoint - When you select a file or item in SharePoint, you’ll see a new Request for sign-off flow. This flow doesn't require any configuration or setup, and sends a sign-off request with a single click.
- Two new connectors - Added Cloud Connect Studio and PoliteMail.
- History and create page improvements - We are refreshing the Run history list by including exact run times, and the create page by added a new walkthrough video.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-06-08
- PowerShell Cmdlets - Both flow makers, and tenant admins, can now use PowerShell to manage their Flows programmatically.
- Improvements to the Teams Flow bot - The Flow bot in Microsoft Teams can run flow buttons and describe your flows.
- Three new connectors - Added support for Marketo, ElasticOCR, and DynamicSignal.
- Additional Sharing Info - Added additional information when you share -- or run shared -- flows, so you know exactly what permissions other people will receive.
- Automatic trimming SharePoint URLs - When you copy and paste a SharePoint URL in the browser it could contain additional text beyond the site, this text will be automatically removed so you can connect to just the site.
- Documentation on GDPR requests - We have created a comprehensive guide and toolset for enterprise organizations to handle Data Subject Rights requests.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-05-21
- Flows “owned by” SharePoint lists and libraries - Flows that work with SharePoint lists and libraries can be shared with those lists or libraries. So, instead of being shared with individuals or groups, they’re shared with everyone who has access to the list. As users are added or removed from the list or library, their membership automatically changes accordingly.
- Error details analytics - A new embedded report that provides information about all of the errors that happen inside a flow.
- Share flows with Office 365 groups - You can make an Office 365 modern group the owner of a flow, and you can share button flows with Office 365 groups so anyone in the group can run the flow.
- SharePoint connector improvements - There are two new SharePoint connector capabilities: trigger flows when items or files are deleted and call any HTTP endpoint that the SharePoint REST API supports.
- Two new connectors - Added support for Azure Data Factory and MailParser
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-05-01
- Rich text in Approval messages - Use Markdown to format the approval details that you send.
- Buttons with multiple selection inputs - Build flow buttons that use a multiple selection list to collect more than one value at once.
- Work with wider flows - The Microsoft Flow mobile app now supports landscape view and the web designer has a horizontal scrollbar.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-04-12
- Return data to PowerApps from a flow - Build flows that can be called from an app built with PowerApps, and return data back to the app. Use the visual drag-and-drop flow designer to build the logic you need for your apps.
- Add multiple records to array inputs - Added a list builder into Microsoft Flow that can be used for adding multiple attachments to an email, for example.
- Test flows with previous run data - Added a new Test flow button to the designer that lets you test your flow with trigger data from previous flow runs.
- New workflow() fields - You can now access environment name and flow display name with the workflow() expression.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-04-04
- Approvals on the Common Data Service - Modern approvals are built on the latest version of the Common Data Service. This means that you can build flows that read the status of the approvals you send or receive with the Common Data Service connector.
- Find errors in apply to each - Jump directly to errors in loops in the flow run view, even when there are hundreds of items in the loop.
- Reassign approvals - You can assign any approval you receive to another person in your organization to delegate the approval to them.
- Room lists - The Office 365 Outlook connector added actions to get room data in your organization.
- See details of flow buttons - When you run a flow that has been shared with you, you can now see all the actions that the flow uses.
- United Kingdom region - Environments can now be created to store their data in the United Kingdom.
- Two new connectors - Added support for AtBot Admin and Marketing Content Hub.
- New documentation landing page - Updated the documentation landing page to have content grouped by who you are: either a beginner, an intermediate user or an expert.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-03-13
- Approval history - See all the approval requests you've sent out, including the responses, the comments that were sent, and the exact time they happened.
- Four new connectors - Added Excel Online (Business), Excel Online (OneDrive), Azure SQL Data Warehouse, and Pitney Bowes Tax Calculator.
- Dynamic content tooltips - Hover over dynamic content to see where it came from inside of actions, and preview expressions without opening the full expression editor.
- Concurrency control - Enable concurrency control to have a given flow have only one run at a time.
- Exponential retry - A new type of retry policy that spaces out retries exponentially over time.
- Accessibility conformance - Released new conformance documents that describe how Microsoft Flow meet accessibility standards.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-02-09
- Gateway High Availability - Create highly available clusters of on-premises data gateways, to keep connections up when single machines go down.
- Improved Apply to each - With Flow Plan 1 or Flow Plan 2 process up to 100,000 items in a single run and 50 actions in parallel in Apply to each loops.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-01-29
- Flow inside of Microsoft Teams - From Teams, you can create and manage flows, review your received and sent approvals, and launch flows directly within the Teams desktop app or on teams.microsoft.com - learn more here.
- Shared edit notifications - Whenever a flow you own is changed by a co-worker, you'll get an email notification informing you who changed what flow.
- New expressions - Added two new sets of expressions: one to parse URLs and another to work with JSON objects.
- Three new connectors - This week there are two new Plumsail connectors: Plumsail SP and Plumsail Forms, and a new connector to kintone.
Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2018-01-17
- Office 365 profile info - We have added new actions to the Office 365 Users connector that work with user profiles and photos.
- Append to string variables - You can add to strings inside of loops to build up tables or other lists.
- Infobip connector - Infobip is a service that enables enterprise grade communication, including voice calls and triggering on inbound SMS.
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Release 2017-12-20
Microsoft Flow Analytics is now available in all Microsoft Flow regions, meaning you can get more insight into the health of flows running within your environment.
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Release 2017-12-14
- Outlook connector improvements - You can save an email as a '.eml' file, respond to calendar invitations automatically, and trigger flows when you are mentioned in an email thread.
- Connections improvements - Microsoft Flow remembers your most recently used connections, and shows you all of the newly added connectors.
- Five new connectors - Added Azure Container Instances, Azure Kusto, Metatask, Microsoft To-Do, and Plumsail Documents.
- HTTP improvements - The HTTP action now supports chunked encoding.
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Release 2017-12-05
The Microsoft Flow Launch Panel is now available in all regions. This panel allows you to add values to a flow when you run it inside of your SharePoint list or document library.
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Release 2017-11-28
- Managed Metadata - Read data from, and write into, columns in SharePoint that use the Managed Metadata (aka. Taxonomy) type.
- Append to Arrays - Add items to the end of arrays using a new Append to array variable action.
- Tago - A new connector to Tago, which provides easy connection of electronic devices with external data to drive smarter decisions using contextual analysis.
- iPhone X - A new version of the Microsoft Flow app that uses the full screen on the iPhone X, and that has a speed improvement for image uploads.
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Release 2017-11-09
- OneDrive for Business integration - There's now a flow button inside of OneDrive for Business that can create or trigger flows on selected files or folders.
- Planner triggers - Start flows when a new task is created, when a task is assigned to you or when one is completed.
- SharePoint attachments - Work with attachments on SharePoint list items: list, download, add or delete attachments.
- Flow management connector - Create flows that automate the management of other flows in your environment (for example, add permissions to flows automatically).
- Four new connectors - Added Azure Custom Vision Service, D&B Optimizer, Enadoc, and Derdak SIGNL4.
- More connector actions - Run SQL queries, get faster email triggers, use any method with HTTP with Azure AD, and more.
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Release 2017-11-02
- Audit Logging - Microsoft Flow audit events are now available in Office 365 Security & Compliance Center for all tenants.
- Flow widget fixes - Fixed an issue in the Flow mobile app that caused buttons to not load in the widget.
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Release 2017-10-19
- Nested apply to each - You can add apply to each actions, filter and select in other apply to each container actions.
- Date Time actions - New actions for getting local times, adding, subtracting or formatting times.
- Four new connectors - Added Content Moderator, Docparser, Microsoft Kaizala and Pitney Bowes Data Validation.
- Improved connection experience - Notifications in the Microsoft Flow portal when a connection is broken and richer connection details.
- On-the-go collection - A new template collection for on-the-go workers.
- Email address button inputs - Collect email addresses from users when they run buttons.
- File button inputs - Get uploaded files, such as photos, from users when they run buttons.
- First run and auto sign-in - Improved first run experiences on the mobile app, including automatic sign-in.
- Faster Microsoft Forms triggers - Forms will trigger flows much more quickly than before (previously once an hour).
- Button inputs across sessions - Buttons triggered on your mobile phone will remember previous inputs.
- Mobile activity feed - Improved activity feed to include more detailed run summaries and troubleshooting details.
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Release 2017-10-03
- All must approve - Require an approval request sent to more than one person to have everyone who received the request to approve it.
- New OneDrive for Business actions - Generate PDFs for files stored on OneDrive for Business and four other new actions.
- Apache Impala connector - Apache Impala (incubating) is the open source, native analytic database for Apache Hadoop.
- Add flow descriptions - Give your flows descriptions so when you share them so your co-workers can see a summary of the flow does.
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Release 2017-09-25 - Q3 Update for Microsoft Flow
- Deeper SharePoint integration in First Release - There are new 'in-the-box' send for review flows and a Flow panel for collecting inputs when you run a flow for first release tenants.
- Dynamics 365 apps - Flow is now integrated in the UI for Dynamics 365 apps such as Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service.
- Microsoft Trust Center - Microsoft Flow is listed in the Microsoft Trust center, showing certifications like HIPAA, ISO and SOC.
- Usage analytics - Every flow has an embedded Power BI dashboard with basic usage analytics.
- Audit Logging in First Release - All flow management events are logged in the Office 365 Security and Compliance center for first release tenants.
- Six new connectors - Added LinkedIn, Office 365 Groups, Skype for Business, Adobe Sign, Bizzy, and Azure Log Analytics Data Collection.
- SQL triggers - Run flows when a new row is added or a row is updated in a SQL table.
- On-prem custom connectors - Custom connectors can now use the On-premises Data gateway to connect to internal endpoints on your network.
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Release 2017-09-21
- Download Flow History - Download the run history of a flow as a CSV file to open in Excel.
- Advanced recurrence - Build recurring schedules to trigger your flows, for example, only trigger on weekdays.
- IntelliSense - When typing in expressions, IntelliSense will provide suggestions for parameters.
- Four new connectors - Added connectors for Azure AD HTTP services, Amazon Redshift, Azure Event Grid Publish and FlowForma.
- Sharing links - A new action to generate sharable links for OneDrive files or Azure Storage Blobs.
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Release 2017-08-25
- Document properties and more for SharePoint - Read and set SharePoint document library properties, and use additional fields like links to the SharePoint item.
- Flow collections - Flow collections are a set of template collections organized by role or by vertical.
- Button resharing - When you share buttons with your co-workers they can reshare them with other people too.
- Collect lists from buttons - Define dropdowns of options for users to choose from when they tap the button.
- Seven new connectors - AWeber, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Tables, DocFusion365, Azure Event Grid, Azure Event Hubs, and StaffHub.
- Improvements to Slack and MySQL - Create or join channels in Slack, and you can write to MySQL databases.
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Release 2017-08-02
- Write to Person, Choice and Lookup fields - SharePoint's Create item and Update item now support the ability to set Person, Choice, and Lookup fields.
- More action settings - Now there's more control over how triggers and actions run, including configuring retry policies and pagination.
- Four new connectors - You can now use Azure File Storage, Elastic Forms, Plivo, and Video Indexer.
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Release 2017-07-27 - Q2 Update for Microsoft Flow
- Import and export - Export and import flow solutions across environments or from test to production.
- Use expressions in actions - Enter expressions in any action and get inline help with how to use them.
- Grow up to Azure Logic Apps - Save your flows as Azure Logic App resource that can be deployed through Visual Studio or the Azure portal.
- Admin visibility - Download Microsoft Flow usage in your tenant to understand exactly where and how flows are being used.
- Flows in Dynamics 365 - Use flows inside of Dynamics 365 for Operations & Financials, Business Edition.
- Find scenarios more easily - Browse everything that connector can do and then use any trigger as a jumping-off point for building flows.
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Release 2017-07-13
- Improved template publishing - Publish any flow you create, along with its categories, to the public gallery.
- Get events on your Outlook Calendar - A new action to return all events between two times on your calendar.
- New mobile functionality - Run flows on demand and resubmit failed runs in the mobile app.
- Dynamic dropdowns in Custom connectors - Build dynamic dropdowns, polling triggers and test your custom connectors.
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Release 2017-06-28
- Update your language settings - You can customize both the Language and Region that Microsoft Flow uses through the Settings menu.
- Five new connectors - Added support for Adobe Creative Cloud, Bing Maps, Bing Search, JotForm and Freshservice.
- Configure timeouts - Change the time long-running actions, such as approvals, run before they 'timeout' and the flow continues.
- Include comments in Outlook for approvals - When you receive an approval request you can provide comments without ever leaving Outlook.
- Custom connector brand colors - You can now enter a color for your Custom Connectors that will be used for the backgrounds.
- Save As for team flows - Make copies of any flows, including Team flows
- Delete flow information - When you delete a flow, you'll be shown the list of all pending runs for that flow.
- Filtering on the Connectors page - Search for the connectors you want on the Connectors page, and filter by type of connector.
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Release 2017-06-19
You can now view the status of all of the pending approval requests you have sent. Additionally, you can browse and act on all your pending approvals directly from your mobile device.
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Release 2017-06-15
- Content conversion - A new connector that can convert HTML content to plain text, useful for handling HTML formatted emails.
- Three new database connectors - Added read-only support for MySQL, PostgreSQL and Teradata. These connectors connect via the On-premises data gateway.
- Three other connectors - Connect to Azure Application Insights, Calendly and Teamwork Projects.
- Better visualization for error handling - Steps that run after errors are now shown with red dotted arrows so you can easily identify them.
- Run details pane - When a flow fails there is now a new right-hand pane that contains some helpful steps for how to correct your flow.
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Release 2017-06-04
- GA for Windows Phone - The Microsoft Flow mobile app has been released to General Availability for Windows Phone.
- Emails on flow failures - Get notified via email when you have a flow that fails. These failure emails will only be sent out once a week, and can be turned on or off by the user.
- Select action for tables - Use the new Select action to change the set of columns that will be included in tables.
- Microsoft Forms connector - Microsoft Forms is a new part of Office 365 Education that allows teachers and students to create custom quizzes quickly and easily, surveys, questionnaires, registrations and more.
- Office 365 Enterprise K1 plan - PowerApps and Microsoft Flow are now included with the Office 365 Enterprise K1 plan with certain quotas.
- HTTP headers are easier - Just like the Select action you can provide a header name and header value by just filling out the text boxes on the action.
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Release 2017-05-23
- Microsoft Teams connector - Microsoft Teams is a chat-based workspace in Office 365 that brings together people, conversations and content – along with the tools that teams need, so they can easily collaborate to achieve more.
- Widgets on iOS and Android - Microsoft Flow widgets are button shortcuts that provide you an easier and faster way for button triggering straight from your home screen.
- Create 'error handling' steps - Define one or more steps to run after an action fails. For example, get a notification immediately if your flow fails to create a record in Dynamics 365.
- Integer and float variables - Initialize and increment or decrement counters inside of a flow run to count how many times a certain set of logic runs.
- Flow details page - When you select a flow in your My flows list, you'll see a page with details about that flow, such as who has access and the run history.
- Flow run quotas for admins - Administrators can now monitor flow run usage across an organization against the common company run quota and get a quota breakdown to understand what licenses contribute to their quota.
- HTTP request trigger improvements - Use different HTTP methods, and add path segments for the Request trigger.
- Two partner connectors - Microsoft Flow can now connect to Parserr, an email-parsing service, and Cognito Forms, an online-forms service.
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Release 2017-05-12
- SharePoint Document Libraries integration - You can select any file in a document library and kick off a flow, for example to send it to your manager for approval, and much more.
- Microsoft Planner connector - Microsoft Planner lets you easily bring together teams, tasks, documents, and conversations for better results.
- Admin view of licenses - Administrators can see all of the Microsoft Flow and PowerApps licenses (both trial and paid) in the Microsoft Flow Admin Center.
- PowerApps Community Plan - The PowerApps Community plan is a free plan for individuals to explore, learn, and build skills for PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and Common Data Service.
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Release 2017-05-09
- Azure AD connector - There is a new connector for performing administrator actions from Microsoft Flow, including creating users or adding them to groups.
- Office 365 Outlook improvements - Flows can now be triggered by Shared Mailboxes and send mail to a Shared Mailbox. They can also set or read automatic replies.
- Available in Canada - You can now create your flows in Canada.
- Create custom API webhooks - Custom connector developers can now add triggers to their custom APIs with webhooks.
- Manage flow owners in the admin center - Environment administrators can manage flow owners in the Microsoft Flow admin center.
- Connector documentation reference - We now have a full connector reference on docs.microsoft.com.
- Two partner services - Two new partner services were released: Nexmo and Paylocity.
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Release 2017-04-27
- Build flows with parallel steps - Create flows with parallel execution: meaning you can have two or more steps that run at exactly the same time.
- Five new services supported - Five new services: Approvals, Benchmark Email, Capsule CRM, LiveChat, and Outlook Customer Manager.
- Monitor retries for actions - Microsoft Flow will retry when there are failures with services. Now see how many automatic retries occurred and the details of what happened.
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Release 2017-04-17 - Q1 Update for Microsoft Flow
- Modern approval experiences - Create workflows where approvers can approve securely from inside the Microsoft Flow mobile app or the unified approvals center on the Microsoft Flow website.
- Team flows general availability - Multiple people can own and manage a flow together with team flows, which are now generally available.
- Build connectors for Microsoft Flow - Anyone can submit their own Microsoft Flow connector for free for the rest of the world to use.
- A 'diet' designer - For certain templates, a new version of the designer presents just the fields that are required to create a flow, which simplifies the experience.
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Release 2017-04-11
- New actions to build tables and lists - New Create HTML Table, Create CSV Table and Join actions that can process lists of items (instead of the previous Apply-to-each only).
- Insert steps anywhere - You can now insert a new step anywhere in the workflow without needing to drag-and-drop.
- Four new services - Flow now supports 10 to 8 Scheduling, Act!, Inoreader and the Computer Vision API. With the Computer Vision API you can process images to get the text content (known as OCR), or automatically tag images based on their content.
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Release 2017-04-03
- Windows Phone Beta - The Windows Phone App beta program is available to get a preview of the app on your Windows Phone. Read more.
- Muhimbi PDF - You can now convert Microsoft Word files to PDF, add watermarks, merge documents and more with Muhimbi PDF. Read more.
- Trigger flows from physical buttons - Announcing partnerships with two of the leading products in the physical button space: Flic by Shortcut Labs, and Bttn by The Button Corporation. Read more
Release 2017-03-22
- Make a copy of your flow - You can now make a copy of your flow to work on draft versions or duplicate a flow that you've created in the past.
- Two new services - Adding support for Toodledo - manage your to-do list by creating and updating tasks, and Zendesk, which provides a customer service and support ticketing platform.
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Release 2017-03-15
- Share buttons with co-workers - You can now share flow buttons with other people, making it easy for any business user to perform quick tasks.
- Trigger buttons from the home screen - Shortcuts to flow buttons from the home and lock screens of mobile devices make it quicker than ever to trigger a flow.
- Team flows in the Microsoft Flow app - You can now see the flows that have other owners in the Microsoft Flow app for iOS or Android.
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Release 2017-03-10
- Improved custom connector experience - You can now use a Postman collection to create a custom connector, and edit, add, and test actions.
- Two new services - Added PowerApps Notifications and PivotalTracker support.
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Release 2017-02-27
- Trigger your flow buttons - You can now trigger flow buttons right from Microsoft Flow. When looking at your list of flows, simply select the '...' menu and choose the Run now command.
- Five new services - Added Oracle Database, Intercom, FreshBooks, LeanKit and WebMerge support.
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Release 2017-02-21
- View environment flows - Environment administrators can now view the full list of all the flows inside a given environment, as well as enable, disable or delete flows.
- Two new services - Added Azure Automation and Basecamp 2 support.
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Release 2017-02-16
- Five new services - Added support for Azure Data Lake, Bitbucket (a web based hosting service for projects that use GIT revision control), Eventbrite, Infusionsoft and Pipedrive.
- Custom HTTP authentication - In the flow designer it's now possible to use authentication with custom HTTP endpoints.
- Parse JSON messages - You can parse JSON data from the HTTP Request trigger or that's returned from the HTTP action.
- Flow run filtering - Improved filtering for flow runs, with more specific options including seeing Running flows or Cancelled runs.
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Release 2017-02-06
- Team flows - Team flows make it possible for multiple people to own and manage a flow together, and, if someone leaves an organization, the flows they created can continue to run.
- Sharing custom connectors - custom connectors, like team flows, can be shared and collectively managed inside an organization.
- Gmail and LUIS support - Connect to Gmail and Azure Cognitive Services' Language Understanding Intelligent Service.
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Release 2017-01-30
- Flow button inputs - Flow buttons can now receive user inputs at run time, so flow authors can define information that's passed in when the button is tapped.
- Outlook Tasks and HelloSign - Outlook Tasks service lets you manage tasks, and HelloSign enables secure electronic signatures.
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Release 2017-01-23
- Search by service - Browse by service when you add a trigger or action to see all the actions for each service.
- Switch case - Add Switch blocks to have several branches of parallel logic.
- More email actions - New functionality in the Office 365 Outlook and Outlook.com services to work with flagged mails.
- Five new services - Connect to Local or Network File Systems, the payment service Stripe, IBM Informix, IBM DB2, and UserVoice.
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Release 2017-01-14
- Resubmit runs - If a flow failed and you want to try to fix it and run again, you can resubmit the failed run.
- Cancel runs - When a flow gets stuck, you can now explicitly cancel the run.
- Two new services - Added support for GoToTraining and GoToWebinar.
- Mobile links - You can share templates right from the mobile app, and we've added a quick download link for the apps at the top of the website.
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Release 2016-12-29
Microsoft Flow now supports DocuSign, to handle eSignatures and Digital Transaction Management; SurveyMonkey, for web-based surveys; and the OneNote note-taking app (business accounts only).
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Release 2016-12-20
- Run now - You can now fire off a recurring trigger on demand - for example, if you have a scheduled report every day, but you need the report to run now too.
- Six new services - Build flows that connect to MSN Weather, Medium, Google Contacts, Buffer, Harvest, and TypeForm.
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Release 2016-12-14
You can now leverage valuable information when triggering a button flow, such as from where the button was triggered, by whom, at what time, and more.
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Release 2016-12-06
- Introducing Guided Learning - Get started with a sequenced collection of courses that pair videos with documentation to help you understand the extensive and powerful capabilities of Microsoft Flow.
- Two new services - Flows can now use Freshdesk, a customer support solution, and GoToMeeting, an online meeting tool.
- HTTP Webhook support - A flow can now be an endpoint for webhooks that will automatically register and unregister itself.
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Release 2016-11-23
- Power BI alert support in Flow - Turn insights into action by triggering flows from Power BI data alerts.
- Mobile application improvements - Added the ability to create flows from blank, in addition to the already existing experience of creation from templates. We also improved performance when viewing flow runs.
- Eight new services - You can now connect to Azure Resource Manager, Azure Queues, Chatter, Disqus, Azure Cosmos DB, Cognitive Services Face API, HipChat, and Wordpress.
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Release 2016-11-15
- Microsoft Flow Partner Program - Microsoft Flow now has a certified partner program to make connections and take advantage of different company’s talents and experience with Microsoft Flow around the world.
- Six new services - We're also releasing six services this week: Asana, Campfire, EasyRedmine, JIRA, Redmine, and Vimeo.
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Release 2016-10-31 - General Availability
- Pricing and licensing - Now available in both Free and paid plans, as well as included in Office 365 and Dynamics 365.
- Microsoft Flow Admin Center - Enterprise-ready with the new Admin Center. In the Admin Center you can manage the environments inside the organization.
- Data loss prevention policies - Administrators can create data loss prevention policies to control the flow of data between services.
- Android availability - The Microsoft Flow phone app is now available for both iOS and Android. The app enables you to get notifications, monitor activity, and start flows with the tap of a button.
- New designer experiences - You can now search over the dynamic content passed from step to step, making it much quicker to reference the data you want to.
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Release 2016-10-26
- Button flows - There are countless operations we wish we could trigger anytime and anywhere. Now, with Button Flows, you can get those done at just a click of a button, from your mobile device.
- Announcing environments - Environments are distinct spaces to store and manage your organization's flows. Environments are geo-located, which means that the flows, apps and business data that lives within an environment will be in the region where the environment is located.
- Six new services - Adding support for Bit.ly, Cognitive Services Text Analytics, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics 365 for Financials, Instapaper, and Pinterest.
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Release 2016-10-16
- Custom connectors support more authentication types - Custom connectors now support API Key authentication and can authenticate against any service that supports the full OAuth 2.0 specification.
- Three new services supported - We've added support for Basecamp 3, Blogger and PagerDuty.
- Designer improvements - Improved performance, you can now update and repair your connections right from the '...' menu for every action, and we have added a new step called Terminate that you can use to end a flow's run.
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Release 2016-09-25
Flow creation now available from your mobile phones. Browse our rich template gallery, navigate through our services list, or select a template category to drill into. Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2016-09-22
- Microsoft Graph People Picker - A new Microsoft Graph people picker is integrated directly into the Microsoft Flow UI to help you choose the right contact or email address.
- Microsoft Dynamics AX support - From inside your flows you can now take action on your Dynamics AX Online operations data, from creating new records to querying for data.
- Two new services from partners - Now use appFigures or Insightly from your flows.
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Release 2016-09-14
- Embedding in your web site or app - Developers can now embed Microsoft Flow right into their apps or web sites to give their users a simple way to automate their personal or professional tasks.
- Use a flow as an HTTP endpoint - Now you can use a flow itself as an HTTP API. There is a trigger called Request inside of flow, and you can choose to respond to the incoming request by adding a Response card.
- Todoist support - Todoist gives you perspective over all your projects, at work and at home.
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Release 2016-09-01
Microsoft Flow now available for everyone - we initially opened up the preview to only email addresses provided by your work or school, like those used with Office 365 Business or Office 365 Enterprise. Today, we are announcing that the preview is officially available, free to use, for all users, no matter what email you may have. Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2016-08-31
- Nested conditionals - Now you can add a second (or third, etc…) condition inside of another.
- Apply to each - An apply to each loop makes it possible to control the list that you repeat over.
- Do-until - A do-until loop allows you to repeat a step until a certain condition is met.
- Filter arrays - There is a single native filter step that can make sure that every item in the list matches some expression that you define.
- Compose string variables - You can now compose a string variable.
- Scopes - Scopes are a simple way to group two or more actions together.
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Release 2016-08-27
- Comments on steps - Comments make it easy to annotate each individual action with notes so that you can easily remember what the flow needs
- Smartsheet support - This week we added support to connect to Smartsheet. Smartsheet is a service that makes it easy to collaborate on sheets in the cloud.
- UI refinements when authoring flows - We have made the flow name front-and-center and moved the save button to the top of the page for easy access.
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Release 2016-08-18
You can now preview the new SharePoint Online modern lists experience that includes the Microsoft Flow integration. Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2016-08-13
- Visual Studio Team Services - With Flow, you can now connect VSTS to a wide variety of services such as O365 Email, Slack, Trello, and Wunderlist.
- Enhancements to SharePoint - SharePoint lists support a range of data types from simple objects like Single lines of text and Date and Time to complex objects such as Person or Group, Lookup, and Choice.
- Test O365 Outlook Connections - Whenever you create a new O365 Outlook connection, we will now test it to make sure you’re ready to use it.
- Boolean Control - We’ve also added a boolean control to clarify which values you should enter for boolean input fields, such as Has Attachments in the When a new email arrives trigger.
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Release 2016-08-08
Public preview of the Microsoft Common Data Service integrated in Microsoft Flow. Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2016-08-05
- SharePoint On-Premises - Just like with SharePoint Online, you can create flows around your SharePoint on-premises lists and doc libraries either using pre-defined templates or by building them from scratch.
- Info-bubbles in the designer - In order to elaborate on the capabilities of each trigger and action, we’ve added info-bubbles above each step of your flow.
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Release 2016-07-15
- Four new services added - Connect to Google Calendar, Google Tasks, YouTube and SparkPost.
- Rename your actions - Now, you can tell these different actions apart by renaming them.
- Delay for different periods of time - You can now select any number of Seconds, Minutes, Hours or Days.
- Easier to use folder browser - We've simplified the folder browser - now selecting on the left will choose that folder, and selecting on the right will open that folder so you can choose the subfolders inside.
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Release 2016-07-08
On-premises connectivity for Microsoft Flow using the on-premises data gateway. This allows you to establish secured connections to SQL Server and integrate them with your flows. Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2016-07-02
- Google Sheets support - In the past, we have had both the ability to use Excel, as well as Google Drive, but this week we are adding native Google Sheets support.
- Get started more quickly from templates - We have also made some optimizations to the way you can start from templates. Now, you can select what accounts you want to use for a template right inline on the template page.
- No expiring authorization for SharePoint and Office 365 - Now, Microsoft Flow will automatically renew your access to Azure Active Directory-based services, so all of your flows will continue working across password changes.
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Release 2016-06-20
- Introducing the new mobile app for Microsoft Flow - Today, we are pleased to introduce another major piece of our offering: a mobile app now available for download on iOS (soon also on Android) that gives you the power to manage, track, and explore your automated workflows anytime and anywhere.
- Single sign-on - We've implemented single sign-on that allows you to authenticate to Microsoft Flow with other Microsoft services like Office 365.
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Release 2016-06-18
- New Mail service - You can now send emails directly from Microsoft Flow, without needing to connect to your personal or work email accounts inside of Microsoft Flow.
- Notifications in the portal - Now, you'll see Notifications at the top of the portal whenever something is broken with your flows.
- All Activity in the portal - You can now see activity across all of your flows by clicking the new Activity tab in the flow website.
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Release 2016-05-27
- Browse templates by service - There is a now a way to see all of the services that we support (without having to log in). From this page you can see a description of each of the services, and check out the templates that we have for that service.
- Create and use your custom connectors - Just like you can create custom connectors in PowerApps, you can also connect to your own APIs right at flow.microsoft.com:
- Test your flows before finishing - Whenever you save a flow you can now see the results of the flow run live in the page, if you perform the starting action.
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Release 2016-05-07
Added two new services: Microsoft Project Online and Mandrill by Mailchimp. Read more and ask questions about this release.
Release 2016-04-27 - Public Preview
If you used Logic flows as part of Microsoft PowerApps, the Microsoft Flow Preview release offers several new features:
- You can now browse a gallery of dozens of templates and sort by Popularity, Name, or Date published.
- You can publish your own templates into the gallery after you customize a flow.
- You can see the history for every check and run of your flow.
- When you save a flow, you can watch it in action immediately by just performing the trigger action.
- We have a new community for you to discuss Flow or submit your ideas.
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