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Office Insider Update for Windows 10 Arrives with Fixes

A new Office Insider Program release for Windows 10 is available with fixes across Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint applications.

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users on the Insider Program are getting a new Office Insider Preview this week. This latest update bumps Office to Preview build 13519.20000 and is available on the Beta Channel. Yes, this is a Windows 10-only update for the productivity suite.

Don't worry Office users on other platforms, is not depriving you of new features. Instead, this preview update is focused on making fixes across core Office apps like Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Perhaps a bit of a boring update, then, but still one Insiders will want to get to ensure the best performance. For example, on Excel a fix allows the app to now correctly import a tab-delimited text file on Power Pivot.

On Outlook, Microsoft fixed a problem that messed up Outlook emails sent from non-Outlook apps. You can check out the full fix changelog below:

Changelog

Excel

Notable fix

  • We fixed an issue where Power Pivot wasn't able to correctly import a tab-delimited text file.

Outlook

Notable fix

  • We fixed an issue that was causing users to experience some issues when sending Outlook mail from applications other than Outlook.

PowerPoint

Notable fix

  • We fixed an issue that caused timeouts during ink analysis.
  • We fixed an issue that caused a grammatical error in the Create an Animated GIF user interface.
  • We fixed an issue where some corrupt PowerPoint files were not opening correctly, even after a document repair operation.

Project

Notable fix

  • We fixed an issue where users may see multiple unassigned assignments associated with a task.
  • We fixed an issue where in large projects it can be very slow to enter a task name.

If you are an Office Insider Program member on Windows 10, you can get the new preview through File > Account > Update Options > Update Now.

Luke Jones
Luke Jones
Luke has been writing about all things tech for more than five years. He is following Microsoft closely to bring you the latest news about Windows, Office, Azure, Skype, HoloLens and all the rest of their products.

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