January 25, 2017
Version 1612 (Build 7668.2066)
Excel: Feature updates
This channel release contains the following feature updates:
- Changes in shared files View who has made changes in shared documents, and restore earlier versions. More information
- Object manipulation: Grab object handles with the Surface pen to resize, rotate, move, and more.
- Lasso Select: Use Lasso Select on ink by using the Surface pen button instead of the ribbon.
- Data transformation and connectivity enhancements: The Percentage data type is now supported, and binary combining function authoring experiences have been enhanced.
Excel: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where, when the Office theme is set to Black, an "Unexpected Error" error message appears when right-clicking on a query in the Workbook Queries pane.
- Fix an issue where Excel crashes when the user tries to access PivotTable Options.
OneDrive for Business: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where OneDrive for Business is not disabled, even though the appropriate registry key is set to disable it, when Office is configured to receive updates from a location other than the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN).
OneNote: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where OneNote crashes when printing an image larger than the page.
Outlook: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where, when right-clicking on an attachment in the list of attachments for a conversation, all context menu items are visible, instead of just the applicable menu items.
PowerPoint: Feature updates
This channel release contains the following feature updates:
- Changes in shared files View who has made changes in shared documents, and restore earlier versions. More information
- Closed captions: If a slide contains a video that has closed captions, the captions can be played in the slideshow.
- Multiple audio trackes: If a slide contains a video that has multiple audio tracks, the tracks can be played in the slideshow.
PowerPoint: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where, when in Slide Show mode and Narrator is running, PowerPoint crashes when the user clicks on a hyperlink and the site is slow to load.
- Fix an issue where real-time typing when coauthoring doesn’t work with tables.
Project: Feature updates
This channel release contains the following feature updates:
- Locked field: Set the value to Yes to prevent team members from submitting updates on a task.
Project: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where Project crashes when switching out of a grid-based view and Narrator is on.
- Fix an issue where an incorrect error message is shown about timephased data truncation when opening an XML file.
- Fix an issue where saving a baseline doesn't correctly set timephased values.
- Fix an issue where assignment delay is ignored when project data is read from an XML file.
- Fix an issue where, when opening a file from Project Online, the Last Modified date shows the UTC time instead of the time zone adjusted time.
- Fix an issue where grouping color bands don't appear for non-grouping rows when printing a sheet view.
- Fix an issue where a repair option is incorrectly shown when the user inspects a task which has an assignment beyond max unit issue.
- Fix an issue where the value of an Outline Code field can't be changed after the project is published.
Skype for Business: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where the last conversation window goes blank once all the other tabs are closed.
- Fix an issue where the default focus isn't in the chat input area when tabbed conversations are disabled.
- Fix an issue where the "Forgot your dial-in PIN?" link doesn't appear in the meeting invite.
- Fix an issue where some text is clipped and truncated on the General and Audio device pages when using high DPI screens at 175% display or higher.
- Fix an issue where Skype for Business crashes when the computer is suspended or resumed when there is no network and the computer is an "always on, always connected (AOAC)" computer.
- Fix an issue where no microphone is detected in a call when using a Polycom CX100 device.
- Fix an issue where choosing a link such as \servername or file:// in an IM message results in an error message instead of opening the location.
- Fix an issue, in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment that uses location-based routing, where the user can't make or receive PSTN calls because the server thinks the location of the user isn't valid for PSTN calls.
- Change the subject line of the email sent for a missed message, when the user's status is set to Do Not Disturb or Presenting, from "Missed conversation with <name>" to "<Name> sent you a message in Skype for Business."
- Start capturing the timestamp for the first time sign-in on the device as part of census data to help identify sign-in reliability trends.
Visio: Feature updates
This channel release contains the following feature updates:
- Control file and image sync: Go to File > Options > Sync to control whether all files and images are automatically downloaded for all pages in notebooks.
- Accessibility improvements: Improved support for using the keyboard, Narrator, and other assistive technology to work with shapes, edit with others, and more.
Word: Feature updates
This channel release contains the following feature updates:
- Changes in shared files View who has made changes in shared documents, and restore earlier versions. More information
Word: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where Word crashes when more than one grammar library is loaded.
Office suite: Non-security updates
This channel release contains the following non-security updates:
- Fix an issue where, when drawing with ink and using a mouse, releasing the mouse button causes the ink to shift slightly.
- Fix an issue where, after inserting an SVG image in an Office document, the SVG image disappears when the document is saved and re-opened.
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