What's new

PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook

Ability to change the transparency level of pictures on Win32 We now offer the ability for users to choose how transparent they would like their pictures to be in Office. This feature allows users to show what is behind an image giving greater control when making edits to picture in their Office documents. Getting Started: 1. Insert a picture in an Office document 2. Click on the Picture Tools Format tab in the ribbon Scenarios to Try: Click on the Transparency icon in the ribbon and play around with some of our preselected values. Try out the transparency slider to get more precise control by either clicking the “Picture Transparency Options…” button in the ribbon or the “Format Picture” option in the right click menu. Restrictions: This feature is designed to only work for one picture at a time.

Notable fixes

In the table below, you'll find key fixes in the latest Insider build.

Word	We fixed a crashing issue that occurred while inking in Word
Excel	We fixed an issue with using IME in modern comment editbox We fixed an auto recovery issue that occurred after a session unlock
PowerPoint	We fixed an issue where external links within PowerPoint were broken when saving to cloud
Outlook	Various performance and stability fixes
Access	Various performance and stability fixes
Project	Various performance and stability fixes

Source: Release Notes - Windows Insider Fast The 21st Night of - Microsoft Community

See also:

• Update history for Office Insider for Windows desktop - Office Support
• Insider release notes for Office for Windows desktop - Office Support

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Posted By: Brink
19 Sep 2018