Windows 10: Office 2016 & Office 365 Semi-Annual (Targeted) v1708 build 8431.2079

Brink · Sep 11, 2017

Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)

September 12, 2017
Version 1708 (Build 8431.2079)

Note: "First Release for Deferred Channel" is now named "Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)".

Access: Feature updates

This channel release contains the following feature updates:

Label Name property: Enhance accessibility by associating a label with a control on a form.

Editing a new item is more accessible: Use a quick keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+E) to edit a new item from a Combo Box or List Box.

Dynamics connector: Import data from or link to data stored in Microsoft Dynamics. More information

Salesforce connector: Import data from or link to data stored in Salesforce. More information

Excel: Feature updates

This channel release contains the following feature updates:

“Add Column from Examples” enhancements: Supports more Date/Time, Math, and Index Column transformations.

Performance improvements: Excel opens complex workbooks with multiple sheets faster, so you can crunch formulas with large ranges, filter lots of rows, or copy and paste quicker.

Collaborative editing: Work with others at the same time in your workbook. More information

Insert online pictures: New landing page for selecting images and attribution information is automatically inserted with the image.

Azure Data Lake Store connector: Users can now import data from Azure Data Lake Store.

"Add column from Examples" enhancements: Supports suggestions, more Date/Time operations, and additional transformations.

Data tab: Ribbon buttons on the Data tab have been rearranged into two new groups: Get & Transform Data and Queries & Connections.

Share queries: Export any query definition into an Office Database Connection (ODC) file, and then share it across workbooks or with others.

Load data: Load data from a query directly into PivotTables or PivotCharts without having to save the data into the Data Model.

Shared file activity: Choose the Activity button in the upper right corner of the file to see when a file shared in OneDrive for Business or SharePoint was shared, edited, renamed, or restored.

Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it’s malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. More information

Enhanced data import functionality: Easily import and shape data from various sources. Manage workbook queries and connections with the Queries & Connection side pane, and share queries with others via ODC files. More information

Changes in shared files: View who has made changes in shared workbooks, and restore earlier versions. More information

Lasso Select with a pen button: Use supported digital pen buttons to Lasso Select ink without visiting the ribbon.

Excel: Security updates

This channel release contains security updates covered in the following CVEs:

CVE-2017-8501: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8502: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8631: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8632: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Excel: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Fix an issue where Excel temporarily hangs when you expand or collapse a PivotTable and the PivotTable headers move off the screen.

Fix an issue where tabs are ignored when copying and pasting tab delimited text from Word, resulting in the text not being parsed into columns.

Fix an issue where Excel crashes when opening the Publish as Web Page dialog box.

Fix an issue where a data refresh doesn't succeed or Excel crashes when using data from a SQL Server Analysis Services server, and the locale of Excel and the locale of the SQL Server Analysis Services server differ.

Fix an issue where errors appear when trying to save changes to documents synchronized with the OneDrive client.

Fix an issue where changes can't be made anywhere in a worksheet when there is a PivotTable with fields in the Filter area, but no fields anywhere else.

Outlook: Feature updates

This channel release contains the following feature updates:

Accessibility improvements: We've made it easier to read and edit text, tables, lists, and images in email when you're using a screen reader.

New account configuration: Set up new accounts with a new wizard that requires fewer manual steps.

Attach dialog for links: When attaching a link using Attach File on the ribbon, you can select whether to add it as a link or as an attachment. If you don’t want to see this dialog each time, go to File > Options > General and specify how you want links to be attached under “Attachment options.”

Support for on-premises attachments: Files from on-premises SharePoint Server show up as recent files under Message > Attach File, on-premises OneDrive for Business and SharePoint team sites appear under Attach File > Browse Web Locations, and local files can be uploaded to on-premises OneDrive for Business sites.

Business classifications for groups: A business classification level defined by the tenant admin, such as Confidential, can be assigned when creating or editing a group, and that classification appears in the group header.

Guest access to Office 365 groups: Collaborate with people outside the organization by granting them access to group conversations, files, calendar invitations, and the group notebook. More information

Outlook: Security updates

This channel release contains security updates covered in the following CVEs:

CVE-2017-8571: Microsoft Office Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8572: Microsoft Office Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8663: Microsoft Office Outlook Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Outlook: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Fix an issue where you're unable to configure an IMAP account in Outlook.

Fix an issue that causes an intermittent crash when opening Outlook.

PowerPoint: Feature updates

This channel release contains the following feature updates:

Insert online pictures: New landing page for selecting images and attribution information is automatically inserted with the image.

Closed captions for videos: Add closed captions to a video to make it more accessible. More information

Narrate a recording: Include video of yourself narrating when you make a recording of a presentation. Recordings can include animations, ink, audio, and video.

QuickStarter: Automatically builds an outline to help users get started researching a subject of their choosing. More information

Shared file activity: Choose the Activity button in the upper right corner of the file to see when a file shared in OneDrive for Business or SharePoint was shared, edited, renamed, or restored.

Alt text creation: A cloud-based service automatically generates alternative text for pictures in a presentation.

Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it’s malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. More information

Designer improvements: Recommends professional design ideas for action-oriented lists.

Changes in shared files: View who has made changes in shared presentations, and restore earlier versions. More information

PowerPoint: Security updates

This channel release contains security updates covered in the following CVEs:

CVE-2017-8742: PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8743: PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

PowerPoint: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Fix an issue where end-user defined characters (EUDCs) that are linked to fonts fail to display.

Project: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Fix an issue where opening certain files from Project Online causes Project to crash.

Fix an issue where Actual Start may be wrongly cleared when you set remaining work.

Fix an issue where Assignment Actual Start Date may show different data than was reported by the resource through statusing in Project Web App.

Fix an issue where actual work may be rescheduled if the task's finish date is changed.

Fix an issue where if you copy and paste cost fields, the pasted values might not exactly match the copied values due to a rounding issue.

Fix an issue where timephased data for Budget resources isn't copied when you save from one baseline into another one.

Fix an issue where the status field doesn't always calculate correctly for summary tasks.

Fix an issue where actual work wrongly gets transferred to an enterprise resource when it replaces a local resource and protected work is enabled.

Fix an issue where Project crashes if you have a table where the first column is Task Name, the column is locked, and you click on a task.

Fix an issue where you can assign the same resource multiple times to the same task through the Task Usage view.

Fix an issue where values in the number custom fields may be lost when opening XML files.

Fix an issue where top-level task indentation doesn't sync properly from Project to a SharePoint tasks list.

Fix an issue where if you import task, resource, or assignment information from an Excel workbook, the values in the work field may be ignored.

Fix an issue where timephased Baseline values don't match the initial values when you save a project to the XML file format.

Fix an issue where the Project client won't open a project since it thinks the project is checked out when it really isn't.

Fix an issue so that opening Project files from a file server with high latency open faster.

Skype for Business: Security updates

This channel release contains security updates covered in the following CVEs:

CVE-2017-8676: Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8695: Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8696: Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution

Skype for Business: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Add dialog explaining why a user is unable to join a meeting when certain ports are blocked or IPs are not whitelisted.

Fix an issue where unread messages in persistent chat rooms are marked as read when you click IM conversation tabs.

Fix an issue where incoming IM toasts experience a several second delay.

Fix an issue where an AD contact is displayed as a phone number instead of contact name when sync with Exchange is disabled.

Fix an issue where anonymous join users are blocked from joining when federation is disabled and anonymous join is not explicitly blocked by meeting organizer.

Fix an issue where the number of invitees is incorrectly displayed to meeting organizer for meetings that exceed the limit.

Fix an issue where phone number is not displayed in toast on inbound PSTN calls.

Fix an issue where, when using the Delete key while renaming a contact list group, the entire group is deleted.

Fix an issue where the sharing notification in an IM conversation is dismissed before sharing stops.

Fix an issue where the sign-in screen is blank for some non-English languages.

Fix an issue where non-English characters in chat and chat history are garbled.

Display the caller's phone number for an incoming call handled by the Organizational Auto Attendant if the user's name isn't known.

Add an inband setting allowing restriction of "Anyone (no restrictions)"as an option for "These people don't have to wait in the lobby."

Add ability to turn on or off self-video for P2P video calls in VDIv2.

Fix an issue where duplicate numbers display for contacts in the call drop-down menu.

Fix an issue where delegates are removed for users who move between Skype for Business and Skype for Business Basic.

Fix an issue where Appear Offline is not visible when using the Enable Appear Offline and Custom State URL client policies.

Widen the Meeting Join button to fix truncation of some localized languages.

Increase the prominence of High Importance messages in chat.

Add Office and Skype for Business file extension types to allowable file transfer blocklists.

Localization corrections in Outlook meeting invitations for meeting footer text set in non-English.

Fix an issue where sender names can be switched in conversations of multiple users.

Fix an issue where the blank conversation window fails to appear until a meeting is joined successfully.

Fix an issue where the department field information in a contact card is empty in search results if the title field is empty.

Fix sign-in failures for users migrated from on-premises to online due to firewall rules

Visio: Feature updates

This channel release contains the following feature updates:

Make diagrams from Excel data: Automatically create a Basic Flowchart or a Cross-Functional Flowchart from Excel data by using new Data Visualizer templates. More information

Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it’s malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. More information

Visio: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Fix an issue where COM add-ins don't receive document opened events when a Visio file is opened by a double-click on a file icon or file name.

Word: Feature updates

This channel release contains the following feature updates:

Insert online pictures: New landing page for selecting images and attribution information is automatically inserted with the image.

Alt text creation: A cloud-based service automatically generates alternative text (alt text) for pictures in a document.

Shared file activity: Choose the Activity button in the upper right corner of the file to see when a file shared in OneDrive for Business or SharePoint was shared, edited, renamed, or restored.

Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it’s malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. More information

Changes in shared files: View who has made changes in shared documents, and restore earlier versions. More information

Word: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Fix an issue where Word closes unexpectedly while loading the Grammarly add-in.

Fix an issue where, under certain conditions, Word crashes while trying to recover cloud-based files.

Fix an issue where shapes within drawing canvas can't be rotated.

Fix an issue where, when typing in Korean, consonants and vowels are incorrectly separated.

Office suite: Security updates

This channel release contains security updates covered in the following CVEs:

CVE-2017-8570: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8630: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8744: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Office suite: Non-security updates

This channel release contains the following non-security updates:

Fix an issue that prevents the What's New dialog from appearing.

Fix an issue where clicking on the Draw tab causes the application to crash for some users.

Fix an issue where hovering over a Common Control that has a tooltip on it causes the application to crash.

Fix an issue where a licensing error message appears when using Common Controls.

Fix an issue with how some program files are signed, causing anti-virus programs to flag those files as well as problems protecting or accessing data under Windows Information Protection (WIP).

Add support.to allow users working in 64-bit versions of Office to open macro files that contain mscomctl.ocx controls.

Improve accessibility of controls used in mscomctl.ocx.

Fix an issue where commands are missing from the Ribbon or the Quick Access Toolbar customization dialogs.

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Pygar · Sep 12, 2017

Anyone know an ETA for Semi Annual Channel (Targeted) to hit WSUS, I currently only see monthly channel 1708 versions in SCCM, the update sync happened about an hour ago.

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BulldogXX · Sep 12, 2017

Microsoft Office Activation

From Microsoft's website:
Activate Office 365, Office 2016, or Office 2013

wjayaweera · Sep 12, 2017

Typing with Sinhala unicode (Iskolapotha) fonts සබ MSWord is problamatic with Windows 10

Thank you for your offer to assist.
I have been using MS Office 365 by annual subscription.
But I think I am using Word 2016

This problem occurs with other software such as inDesign as well.

Jayaweera

Pygar · Apr 4, 2018

Anyone know an ETA for Semi Annual Channel (Targeted) to hit WSUS, I currently only see monthly channel 1708 versions in SCCM, the update sync happened about an hour ago.
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Triggered a sync 30 mins later, sotfware update now available. More patience required...

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