March 7, 2017, update for Office 2016 (KB3178655)

Applies To
Office Professional Plus 2016 Office Standard 2016 Office Professional 2016 Office Home and Business 2016 Office Home and Student 2016

This article describes update KB3178655 for Microsoft Office 2016, which was released on March 7, 2017. This update has a prerequisite.

Be aware that the update on the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2016. It doesn't apply to the Office 2016 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 365 Home. (How to determine?)

Improvements and fixes

  • This update fixes four graphical metafile issues that include picture effects in Publisher 2016, Visio stencils, fuzzy Visio metafiles, and cropped images that are incorrectly offset.

  • The file name of PowerPoint Presentations that are opened from some specific CRM systems is currently displayed correctly in the Save As dialog box.

  • PowerPoint 2016 currently keeps all extant bullets when you delete the tab stops programmatically.

  • PowerPoint 2016 is currently more robust in handling command line arguments that contain international characters.

How to download and install the update

Microsoft Update

Use Microsoft Update to automatically download and install the update.

Download Center

This update is also available for manual download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center.

If you're not sure what platform (32-bit or 64-bit) you're running, see Am I running 32-bit or 64-bit Office? Additionally, see more information about how to download Microsoft support files.

Virus-scan claim

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Update information

PrerequisiteTo apply this update, you must have Microsoft Office 2016 installed.

Restart informationYou may have to restart the computer after you install this update.

More information

To determine whether your Office installation is Click-to-Run or MSI-based, follow these steps:

  1. Start an Office 2016 application.
  2. On the File menu, select Account.
  3. For Office 2016 Click-to-Run installations, an Update Options item is displayed. For MSI-based installations, the Update Options item isn't displayed.
Office 2016 Click-to-Run installation MSI-based Office 2016
Screeenshot of the update options in Word. Screeenshot of the update and about options in Word.

How to uninstall this updateWindows 10

  1. Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windows box, and then press Enter.
  2. In the list of updates, locate and select KB3178655, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
      

  1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then select Search. If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Search.
  2. Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then select Installed Updates.
  3. In the list of updates, locate and select KB3178655, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 7
      

  1. Go to Start, enter Run, and then select Run.
  2. Enter Appwiz.cpl, and then select OK.
  3. Select View installed updates.
  4. In the list of updates, locate and select KB3178655, and then select Uninstall.

      

References

Learn about the standard terminology that's used to describe Microsoft software updates. The Office System TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office.

File informationThe global version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. 

x86

oart-x-none.msp file information

File identifier File name File version File size Date Time
Igx.dll Igx.dll 16.0.4507.1000 9,744,568 22-Feb-2017 15:50
Oart.dll Oart.dll 16.0.4510.1000 12,522,192 22-Feb-2017 15:50
Oartodf.dll Oartodf.dll 16.0.4507.1000 1,834,720 22-Feb-2017 15:50

x64
      

oart-x-none.msp file information

File identifier File name File version File size Date Time
Igx.dll Igx.dll 16.0.4507.1000 11,260,600 22-Feb-2017 15:52
Oart.dll Oart.dll 16.0.4510.1000 18,258,128 22-Feb-2017 15:52
Oartodf.dll Oartodf.dll 16.0.4507.1000 3,311,840 22-Feb-2017 15:52