What's new

App	Description
Word	Collaborate more effectively with @Mentions in Word Comments Collaboration just became a whole lot easier! Now you can @mention teammates in document comments and they will automatically receive an email notification drawing them into the document. @mentions generate email notifications automatically. The emails sent link directly back to the specific document and comment within that document, helping users get answers to their questions faster and with better context. Getting Started: Type ‘@’ in a comment and type the name, or select your mention recipient from the people picker. A notification will be sent once the doc saves. The email notification will have a link to the specific comment in the document (it will open in Word Online). If the mentionee doesn’t have permissions for the document, you’ll be prompted to give them permission. Known Issues: Email notification links currently only work properly when clicked on Web or Desktop. Mobile support coming soon. If the mention recipient has automatic replies turned on for email, you will receive that message.
PowerPoint	Collaborate more effectively with @mentions in PowerPoint You can now @mention your teammates in PowerPoint comments, and they will automatically receive an email notification with a link to the slide you want them to see. This feature automatically notifies your colleagues if you have mentioned them in a comment, and gives the recipients a link to the slide where you mentioned them. Now you no longer have to reach out to your collaborators yourself to ask them to look at a specific slide - PowerPoint does the work for you Getting Started: Type ‘@’ in a comment and select your mention recipient from the people picker. A notification will be sent once the doc saves. The email notification will have a link to the specific comment in the document. If the mentionee doesn’t have permissions for the document, you’ll be prompted to give them permission. Known Issues: Email notification links currently only work properly when clicked on Web or Desktop. Mobile support coming soon. If the mention recipient has automatic replies turned on for email, you will receive that message. After a user has been @mentioned in Desktop Mac and Win32, there is no mechanism to reinvoke the people card.
Visio	Relink the source Excel workbook for Data Visualizer diagrams Relink source data enables users to modify the link of the source Excel workbook for the Data Visualizer diagrams. Once the source Excel workbook for a Data Visualizer diagram is renamed or moved to a different location the link between the diagram and data breaks. Relink source data solves this problem for the users by enabling them to link the diagram to the Excel workbook again. Thus ensuring that they can use the two-way sync between diagram and data! Getting Started: Open an existing diagram created using the Data Visualizer templates in Visio (File>New>Templates>Flowchart). Select the diagram container or any shape inside the diagram to see the Data Tools Design contextual tab in the ribbon. Select Relink Source Data under the Source Data section of this ribbon tab to open the Relink Source Data dialog. Browse to the Excel file location and select the Table/ Range and select Relink.
Word, Excel & PowerPoint	Search Recent Files in HomePage Search your list of recent files in the Office Homepage. Easily find files that you've opened days or months ago without having to look for it in your recent file list. Getting Started: Search across the files you've opened in File -> Home in the Office backstage Scenarios to Try: Search across the files you've opened in the File -> Open and File -> Home in the backstage.

Notable fixes

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

App	Description
Word	Various performance and stability fixes
Excel	We fixed a crash that occurred while closing OLE embedded worksheet
PowerPoint	We fixed a crashing issue that occurred when using Live subtitles and Narrator in RPV
Outlook	We fixed a warning message that showed when a SMIME message was replied to or forwarded
Access	Various performance and stability fixes
Project	Various performance and stability fixes

Source: Insider release notes for Office for Windows desktop - Office Support

See also:

• Insider release notes for Office for Windows desktop - Office Support
• O365 for Windows Insider Fast Release Notes Office Insider Blog
• Update history for Office Insider for Windows desktop - Office Support

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Posted By: Brink
06 Dec 2018