If you want Microsoft Office to adopt the new, round-shaped look that characterizes Windows 11, you’re in luck. The Microsoft Office Appearance Update is now available.
In June, Micrososft announced a new look for Office designed with Windows 11 in mind, But it will also improve your experience if you’re still using Windows 10.
New Microsoft Visual Update for Office Offerings a more modern experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook.
The update is not available for other company programs such as Access, Project, Publisher and Visio.
Once activated in one of the Office applications, such as Word, the visual update also applies to others, so Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook will also have a new look.
How to Activate the New Look of Office
Microsoft’s new visual update for Office can be easily disabled or enabled using the feature Coming soon found in the upper right corner of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.
To get started, just click on the megaphone icon to open the panel Coming soon, navigate to the bottom and use the button to activate the new interface for all Office applications.
The biggest change in this visual update is the fact that Office now adheres to the Windows theme by default. That means you can use it in any Windows theme you like, including dark mode.
Another change is that the Quick Access Toolbar is now hidden by default to simplify the Office user interface.
To display it again, just right-click the ribbon or the Display Options icon on the ribbon, then click Show Quick Access Toolbar.
The Microsoft Visual Update is now available for users running Windows 11 as well as users running Windows 10 version 2110 and build 14527.20226 or later, but if you don’t see the update, restarting Office should bring it up.