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Microsoft 365 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for web: Enhanced File menu and easier file renaming

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Seen 10 Jun 2025 ~~late May 2025~~ → late June 2025
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Updated June 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web: An enhanced File menu, so users can more easily create, open, share, export, and manage files. We have also updated the autosave experience and made file renaming more efficient. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We began rolling out mid-May 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously late May). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout, we received feedback from users who were overwhelmed and confused by the file menu and found it difficult to find and use critical commands on the menu. It wasn't clear to users that their files were autosaved on web apps. To address this user feedback, we have reimagined the File menu and file renaming to be more intuitive and easier to use. After this rollout, users can use the File menu to: Quickly navigate to the folder where their file is saved from the link at the top of the File menu. More efficiently find commands for downloading files as PDFs and other formats at File > Export Use Create a copy (formerly called Save as) to save a copy of file online or to a local device Use the Move File command to move a file to a different folder Explore previous versions of the file with File Version History Also, users can rename a file by selecting the file name in the title bar near the top of the browser window and entering the new file name: All changes are available by default to users of Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the web, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the web. What you need to do to prepare: This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. Please notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate

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10 Jun 2025
Updated ~~April 22,~~June 10, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. … begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late ~~May~~June 2025 (previously ~~mid-April).~~late May). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout, we received feedback …
22 Apr 2025
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22 Apr 2025
Updated ~~March 5,~~April 22, 2025: We have updated the ~~rollout~~ timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word … will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by ~~mid-April~~late May 2025 (previously ~~late February).~~mid-April). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout, we received feedback …
5 Mar 2025
Updated ~~January 29, 2024:~~March 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. … will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by ~~late February~~ mid-April 2025 (previously late ~~November).~~February). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout, we received feedback …
29 Jan 2025
Updated ~~December 5,~~January 29, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late February ~~2024~~2025 (previously late November). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout, …
6 Dec 2024
Updated ~~October 15,~~December 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late ~~November~~February 2024 (previously ~~early October).~~late November). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout, we received feedback …
15 Oct 2024
- Tags ~~Feature update, User impact~~ → Updated message, Feature update, User impact
Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Word for the web, Microsoft Excel for the … will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early ~~October 2024.~~October). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout, we received feedback …
18 Jun 2024 · first version seen

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