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Last Updated: November 5, 2025

ISSUE

When coauthoring a Word document, users may notice that table formatting is corrupted. This includes any styles applied to the table, including borders and banding.

STATUS: FIXED

The issue is now fixed through a service change.

For documents where table formatting is lost, users can re-apply the table styles.

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