(Beta) Color issues with Dark Mode in Excel
I just downloaded the insider update that allows for a full dark mode in excel. A couple of things I've noticed: Black and white are inverted. If you select black for a font color, cell fill, or border color, you'll end up with white, and vice versa. If someone is in dark mode, they're going to get awfully confused when they try to change various colors of the cells they're working in and aren't getting the color they want to pick, especially for those who need to use specific colors in their spreadsheets for whatever reason. This isn't so bad with black and white; annoying as it is, you can still at least remember to choose black when you need white or white when you need black. But when you choose other colors, you often end up with a color that is vaguely in the family of the color you selected, but not really. Trying to select the standard yellow used for highlighting, and you end up with an almost pale gold-like color. An example of what happens with a few colors is shown in the picture, but every color is affected to some degree. This makes the dark mode feature almost entirely useless for those who rely on colored conditional formatting in some or all of their spreadsheets, as the colors selected in dark mode end up being completely different from the color you actually wanted to select, and it's nearly impossible to try to figure out which color you have to select to get something that even resembles the color you actually want. The colors of individual elements of a spreadsheet (Font color, highlighting, borders, etc.) should not be altered this severely based on whether or not dark mode is turned on.
New Translation Functions in Excel: TRANSLATE and DETECTLANGUAGE
Hey Microsoft 365 Insiders, Great news for Excel enthusiasts! Excel now includes powerful translation functions, allowing you to translate and detect languages directly within your spreadsheets. The new TRANSLATE and DETECTLANGUAGE functions help break down language barriers, making your data more accessible and your workflow smoother. Discover how it works in our latest blog post by Gedion Alemayehu, Product Manager on the Excel team: New Translation Functions in Excel: TRANSLATE and DETECTLANGUAGE NOTE: These are preview functions. Their signature and results may change substantially before being broadly released, based on your feedback. So, we do not recommend using these functions in important workbooks until they are generally available. Thanks! Perry Sjogren Microsoft 365 Insider Social Media Manager Become a Microsoft 365 Insider and gain exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Microsoft 365. Join Now: Windows | Mac | iOS | Android
Office Beta Channel Version 2502 Build 18516.20000
My beta channel Office suite updated to Version 2502 Build 18516.20000 this morning, and now Outlook crashes any time I select an email or open a calendar object. Not even opening the email, just selecting it crashes. Even when opening up in Safe Mode. I've also performed Quick Repair and Full Online Repair with no change in behaviour. In Word, just opening a document crashes out as well. Faulting application name: OUTLOOK.EXE, version: 16.0.18516.20000, time stamp: 0x6789eeaa Faulting module name: wwlib.dll, version: 16.0.18516.20000, time stamp: 0x6789ef67 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0000000000342823 Faulting process id: 0x8220 Faulting application start time: 0x1DB6CF4DBDD3639 Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\wwlib.dll Report Id: aac213cd-b3fa-491c-950c-a7d2037d5e68 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: Faulting application name: WINWORD.EXE, version: 16.0.18516.20000, time stamp: 0x6789f0d8 Faulting module name: wwlib.dll, version: 16.0.18516.20000, time stamp: 0x6789ef67 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0000000000342823 Faulting process id: 0x7AE8 Faulting application start time: 0x1DB6CF52B1B34CD Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\wwlib.dll Report Id: 871a616d-7e30-4fac-8aae-19cf4a537e16 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID:Transform photos with Restyle Image in Microsoft Designer
2/2/2025 UPDATE: The Microsoft Designer feature Restyle image is no longer available. Hello, Microsoft 365 Insiders, Unleash your creativity with the new Restyle Image feature in Microsoft Designer! Using this new feature, transform your photos into stunning, stylized images with just a few clicks. Explore this new feature and share your thoughts with us in our latest blog: Transform photos with Restyle Image in Microsoft Designer Thanks! Perry Sjogren Microsoft 365 Insider Community Manager Become a Microsoft 365 Insider and gain exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Microsoft 365. Join Now: Windows | Mac | iOS | AndroidProfiles in Outlook for Mac
Hello, Microsoft 365 Insiders! This is Priya Ganta from the Outlook for Mac team. If, like me, you have multiple email accounts configured within Outlook or have long shied away from adding your personal accounts to your work Outlook, I have some great news for you! I am excited to announce a new feature now available for Outlook Mac that lets you create a distraction-free experience across multiple accounts. Profiles in Outlook for Mac In Outlook Mac, you can now create profiles – for example, one for your work account, and another for your personal account. You can then select your work profile and Outlook will not bother you with any notifications from your personal email accounts. Similarly, if you select your personal profile at home, Outlook will not bother you with work-related emails. With one click or by pressing the Control+Tab keys, you can switch between Outlook profiles in seconds. You can even automate switching with Siri automation. Switching to my personal profile every weekday evening after 6pm and then switching back to my work profile at 8am is just one example. Until now, you couldn’t mute notifications by account, or show only certain accounts when in a focus mode. Using profiles, you can now: Theme your work profile to be a different color than your personal profile. Switch between various Outlook to help with work-life balance. For example, you can switch to your personal profile, every weekday after 6pm and switch back to work at 8am, the next day. Set up as many profiles as you need to best manage your time and your inbox. Define different Outlook window appearance for different profiles. Tie your email accounts within Outlook for Mac to Apple’s Focus Filters. The possibilities are endless! Head over to the blog post to learn more and see other updates coming out soon! Best, Nathan Microsoft 365 Insider Social Community Manager Become a Microsoft 365 Insider and gain exclusive access to new features while helping to shape the future of Microsoft 365. Join Now: Windows | Mac | iOS | AndroidAdd WebP images to Office creations
Hello Office Insiders: WebP is a modern image format that offers better compression for publishing images to the web. As part of our work to enable insertion of HEIF and HEIC images into Office creations, we heard that many of you are using WebP images. So, we decided to upgrade the experience and add this format option for your Office files as well. Discover how it works, requirements, and availability in this blog post by Office Graphics team software engineer, Malu Harten. Read the blog here: Cheers, Nathan Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: Windows | Mac | iOS | Android
Review tracked changes with new cards in Word
Hi, Office Insiders! Kimberley Chua from the Word team is here to let you know that we’re now bringing improvements to Word for Windows and Word for Mac: new Track Changes cards! New Track Changes cards Collecting and acting on feedback about your document is a critical factor in creating great content, and the Track Changes feature in Word is an essential part of that process. Now we’ve added new Track Changes cards, which make it easier to review a change before you accept or reject it. How it works Ready to give the new Track Changes cards a try? 1. When working in any Word document that contains tracked changes and shows all revisions inline, click on a tracked change in the text. 2. Review the suggested change in the card that pops up. Read the rest in the blog post! Cheers, Evann Office Insider Community Manager Become an Office Insider and gaining exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Office. Join Now: Windows | Mac | iOS | AndroidUnable to edit Outlook Meeting's body text (I'm not the organizer).
After the M365 apps monthly updates in our organization. The Organizer can edit the it. But, if the meeting room invite sent to the "Reception" team(Who has the Editor access to room mailbox) to edit the meeting/Accept. Can now only edit the title and not the body text. This was reported by many users. Anyone has come across such issue in recent time? Do you have any solution??New Regular expression (Regex) functions in Excel
Hi, Microsoft, 365 Insiders! Calling all Excel enthusiasts! We're excited to introduce three new functions that use Regular Expressions to help parse text more easily: REGEXTEST, REGEXEXTRACT, and REGEXREPLACE. Jake Armstrong, Product Manager on the Excel team, takes a look at and shares insights on each powerful function in our latest blog: New Regular expression (Regex) functions in Excel Thanks, Perry Perry Sjogren Microsoft 365 Insider Social Media Manager Become a Microsoft 365 Insider and gain exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Microsoft 365. Join Now: Windows | Mac | iOS | AndroidExploring the latest AI features in Clipchamp
Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders, We're excited to introduce two new AI-powered features in Clipchamp: noise suppression and image background removal! These tools will help you enhance your video content by improving sound clarity and removing distracting backgrounds effortlessly. Whether you're recording in a noisy environment or want to create a clean, professional look, these features are here to help. Check out our latest blog by the Clipchamp team: Exploring the latest AI features in Clipchamp Thanks! Perry Sjogren Microsoft 365 Insider Community Manager Become a Microsoft 365 Insider and gain exclusive access to new features and help shape the future of Microsoft 365. Join Now: Windows | Mac | iOS | Android
