Microsoft Office version 2202 receives a new update. If you are an Office Insider in the Windows Beta Channel, Microsoft is now rolling out build 14912.20000 with a new feature improvement for Microsoft Excel users using Power BI-connected PivotTables.
Apart from that new feature improvement for Microsoft Excel, the latest version also includes a few fixes for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook client for Windows, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Office Suite.
What's new and improved in Microsoft Office Version 2202 (Build 14912.20000)
Improved Power BI-connected PivotTables
Many users have requested improvements for PivotTables connected to Power BI datasets, enabling easy drag-and-drop aggregations by dragging fields into the Values area of the PivotTable. Now they’re here! This work builds on recent improvements that make it easier to create Power BI-connected PivotTables without having to leave Excel.
Notable fixes
- Word: Fixed an issue where an error appeared on closing any document containing a list style with the “New documents based on this template” option enabled.
- Outlook: Fixed an issue where the list of folders in Outlook stopped responding to mouse clicks after a contact profile card was opened.
- Outlook: Fixed an issue where a hyperlinked URL didn’t change automatically when there was a change in the shared OneDrive link using Outlook.
- Access: Fixed an issue where some SQL Server drivers would show the error “String data, right truncation (#0)” when a user tried to add more than 8,000 bytes worth of data to a varchar(max) field.
- Office Suite: Fixed an issue where some default applications disappeared after the monthly Office update.