Today (September 24, 2018) Microsoft has released Office 2019 for Windows and Mac users. This is the first big update to Microsoft Office since the 2016 version, that brings “classic versions” of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. And the Windows version also includes Publisher 2019, Access 2019, Project 2019, and Visio 2019.
According to the official blog post:
We’re a team of problem solvers, world travelers, idea guys, and doers, working to make using Excel on a Mac a better experience. That’s enough about us -- whether you are new to Excel for Mac or an experienced user, you probably want to spend less time manipulating data and more time thinking. The templates are saved in Microsoft Excel '.xlsx' format and can be used with the newer versions of Excel that support the XML document standard (files with '.xlsx' extension - Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 & Office 365).
All the new changes in the Microsoft Office 2019 are a subset of features that are already available on Office 365. Office 2019 is a one-time release and won’t receive future feature updates apart from regular security and stability. However, we’ll continue to add new features to Office 365 ProPlus monthly, including innovations in collaboration, artificial intelligence (AI), security, and more.
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- 1 What’s new in Office 2019?
What’s new in Office 2019?
With Office 2019, Microsoft includes a roaming pencil case and ribbon customizations across all Office apps. PowerPoint now includes SVG and 3D model support, play in-click sequence, 4k video export, Morph transitions, and Zoom through which you can create cinematic presentations. With Excel 2019, Microsoft has added new formulas, charts and a bunch of enhancements to PowerPivot. There are new data analysis features as well. And for the Word and Outlook, the company has introduced features like Read Aloud and Text Spacing, make it easier to engage with your content. Also, there is Focus mode on both the software which blocks out distractions to a large extent.
Excel 2019 (Perform better data analysis)
Excel 2019 adds powerful new data analysis features, including new formulas and charts, 2D maps and enhancements to PowerPivot. Users can also publish from Excel to Power BI in the Office 2019 version.
- Funnel charts, 2D maps, and timelines
- New Excel functions and connectors
- Ability to publish Excel to PowerBI
- PowerPivot enhancements
- PowerQuery enhancements
Word 2019(Get work done easier)
Word 2019 helps you focus on what matters most. A new black theme integration and Learning Tools, like Read Aloud and text-to-speech, make it easier to engage with your content. There are various accessibility and usability improvements.
- Black theme
- Learning tools (captions and audio descriptions)
- Speech feature (text-to-speech)
- Improved inking functionality
- Accessibility improvements
PowerPoint 2019 (Create more impactful content)
In PowerPoint 2019, Microsoft added enhanced zoom capabilities, the ability to manage 3D images within the program and enhanced roaming pencil case features. you can create cinematic presentations with new features like Morph and Zoom. And improved inking features across the apps in Windows—like the roaming pencil case, pressure sensitivity, and tilt effects—allow you to naturally create documents.
- Zoom capabilities for ordering of slides within presentations
- Morph transition feature
- Ability to insert and manage Icons, SVG, and 3D models
- Improved roaming pencil case
Outlook (Manage email more efficiently)
Microsoft has updated contact cards, support @ mentions within Outlook and introduce focused inbox feature that moves less important emails out of the way—so you can get straight to taking care of business..
- Updated contact cards
- Office 365 Groups1
- @mentions
- Focused inbox
- Travel and delivery summary cards
OneNote also got the biggest update. Microsoft said in a separate release that it combines OneNote 2016’s best features with Windows 10 usability. These features include ink-to-text, improved syncing and an enhanced user experience. Office 2019 also includes new IT value for enhanced security and streamlined administration.
Only trusted Commercial volume license (trusted) customers can download Office 2019 starting today. If you’re an everyday user, you’ll have to wait until sometime in the “next few weeks” to get a copy. Also read Upcoming features on windows 10 October 2018 update.
Need to recover an “unsaved” Excel file from your hard drive? Hoping it was saved by your “Autosave” feature? If you haven’t done anything else to the file yet, it should still be there waiting for you.
I followed the steps here to retrieve my file.
The below post just offers additional tips to ensure you’re able to retrieve unsaved files from your Excel in the future, too.
My Scenario: The Unsaved Excel File
I downloaded an Excel spreadsheet from my bank, saving it to my computer only once, during the initial download.
After working on it for hours and failing to manually save it again, I accidentally clicked “Don’t Save” when closing the file to log off for the night.
I panicked and immediately reopened the file to see if the little “recover” message would be there at the top like it is when your computer crashes and you’re working on an Office document.
But nothing!
All I had was the original, unmodified file staring me in the face.
I didn’t try to make any changes at all to my file at that point. I just closed it right away.
The next time I logged onto the computer, I ventured to Google to see if I could find a fix for my Friday flub. Thankfully, I was able to!
Note: In my case, I had an original version of the file that I’d saved to my hard drive.
Important File Recovery Prerequisites:
Because I type 100+ WPM and can add a LOT of data to a file quickly, I have my Excel AutoRecover set to save every 1 minute.
Setting a short autorecover time ensures the least data loss with any potential screw-up such as this.
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Note: If you didn’t already have the two above boxes checked in your MS Excel installation, the steps in the next article won’t work.
So if you’ve saved your file at least once and seek to retrieve the latest changes, here’s how:
1.Open the original version of the file. It won’t yet show your latest changes. Don’t worry.
2. While viewing that open file, go to the “File” tab in Excel. (I use Microsoft Excel 2010. Your interface may look different and instructions may differ slightly from the below.)
3. Look under the last heading, “Versions,” and click “Manage Versions.”
4. You should see a message that says, “Recent version from 6:11PM (or whenever) when I didn’t save my file.” If so, click on it and see if that’s the version you need. If not, continue to…
5. Click “Recover Unsaved Workbooks.”
Important: If you don’t FIRST open your file, you won’t be able to manage any versions of it (because you haven’t opened a file to manage versions of).
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If, however, you have opened your file and still don’t see any unsaved versions… maybe your Excel isn’t set to save your files in a short enough interval. ;( In that case, try this AutoRecover tutorial by ExcelEasy.
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Again, they helped me retrieve the latest version of my unsaved Excel file!