📢 Microsoft Office version 2201 (Windows Beta Build 14809.20000) brings several fixes

What's new and improved in Microsoft Office version 2201 (Windows Beta Build 14809.20000)

Word

Notable Fixes

• We fixed an issue related to text anchoring in SVG rendering.
• We fixed an issue where the app closed unexpectedly when the user clicked on or used shortcut keys to turn the Read Aloud feature on and off repeatedly.

Excel

Notable Fixes

• We fixed an issue where AutoSave could be temporarily disabled after applying a sensitivity label to protect the document.
• We fixed an issue where you would be unable to select a value from a data validation dropdown list in a cell if that list contained blank values.
• We fixed an issue where the search results would get lost in the pivot table field list taskpane.
• We fixed an issue where, in a multi-monitor setup, some data in dialog boxes was being hidden from the user when selecting cells.
• We fixed an issue where, when you had a Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet object embedded inside another application (such as a Word document), using the Convert feature to convert it to a Microsoft Excel Worksheet (Office OpenXML) object didn’t complete the conversion until you opened the embedded object and made a change to it. The object is completely converted when using the Convert feature now.
• We fixed an issue related to text anchoring in SVG rendering.
• We fixed an issue where an application using the OLEDB API with the ACE.OLEDB.12.0 or ACE.OLEDB.16.0 provider was closing unexpectedly.

PowerPoint

Notable Fixes

• We fixed an issue with selecting text via double-tap when using the touchpad.
• We fixed an issue related to text anchoring in SVG rendering.
• We fixed an issue that caused an error when inserting Vimeo videos into a presentation.

Outlook

Notable Fixes

• We fixed an issue that was causing users to see garbled text in some fields when exporting contacts to a CSV.
• We fixed an issue where the sender of a mail was not being included when replying all, when the From address was different from the Reply To address.
• We fixed an issue that caused the app to close unexpectedly when opening a message via a reminder, when the user’s download preference was set to Download Headers.
• We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to add a shared calendar from their contacts with “Shared Calendar Improvements” enabled.

Access

Notable Fix

• We fixed an issue that could cause applications using the Access Database Engine OLEDB API with a database containing links to SharePoint lists to close unexpectedly.

OneNote

Notable Fix

• We fixed an issue where a normal lasso selection on tablet emulators would cause the app to close unexpectedly.

Office Suite

Notable Fix

• We fixed an issue where Microsoft Information Protection sensitivity labeling audit data was no longer generated if the EnableAudit setting was turned off.