Outlook for Microsoft 365 Apps Feature Update for October 2020

Microsoft released the October feature update of Outlook for Microsoft 365 Apps in the Current Channel (previously known as the Office 365 Monthly Channel).

It comes with 2 new features for Outlook and 5 highlighted fixes. It also includes the 3 fixes included in last week’s bug fix for Version 2009. The new features and fixes are listed below;

  • Insert your iPhone photos directly into Office
    HEIC pictures from your phone now insert seamlessly into Office. No conversion required.
  • Grammar checking’s got your back
    Outlook marks grammar errors as you type, so you can apply suggestions with a single click. There is an off switch for this as well.
  • We fixed an issue that caused the headers of Chinese messages to be unreadable when replying or forwarding.
  • We fixed an issue that caused Chinese characters to get changed to question marks when saving as an OFT file.
  • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to create a second empty signature for people who had cloud settings enabled.
  • We fixed an issue that caused Cloud Settings not to be turned on for users by default.
  • We fixed an issue that caused changes to a user’s signature to fail to save.
  • We fixed an issue that caused users to be unable to grant Editor permission to their delegates.
  • We fixed an issue that caused users to experience the application to terminate unexpectedly when selecting a search result.

Note: Depending on your installation type, this update can be installed via the Update Now button in Outlook or the Microsoft Store and updates Outlook to: Version 2010 (Build 13328.20292).