What's New in Office 2019

Applies To
Office 2019 Office 2019 for Mac

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Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 ended on October 14, 2025. Upgrade to Microsoft 365 to work anywhere from any device and continue to receive support. 

In Office 2019, you'll find new inking tools, data types, functions, translation and editing tools, motion graphics, ease-of-use features, and so much more! Check out what's available to you today.

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Add visual impact

Bring visual interest to your documents, worksheets, and presentations by inserting Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) that have filters applied to them.

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Break the language barrier

Translate words, phrases, and other text selections to another language with Microsoft Translator.

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LaTeX equation support

You asked for it! You can now create math equations using LaTeX syntax.

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Add motion with Morph

Make smooth animations, transitions, and object movements across your slides with Morph.

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Find what you're looking for with Zoom

Zoom takes you from one slide to another, in any order you like. Skip ahead or revisit slides without interrupting the flow of your presentation.

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Run a slide show with your digital pen *

Use your Surface pen, or any other pen with a Bluetooth button, to advance your slides.

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* Requires Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

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New functions

TEXTJOIN, CONCAT, IFS, and more. Let Excel do the work so you don't have to.

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Inking is where it's at

Convert ink to shapes, write out complex math problems, highlight text, and more. Use a finger or a pen. A mouse works too!

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Visualize your data with new charts

Choose from 11 new charts, including line, column, and bar charts. Match fields to chart dimensions and preview your changes instantly.

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Large Number (bigint) data type

The Large Number data type stores a non-monetary, numeric value and is compatible with the SQL_BIGINT data type in Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). This data type efficiently calculates large numbers.

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Easily link tasks

Forget about memorizing the ID of the task you want to link to. Instead, select a cell in either the Predecessors or Successors columns to see a list of all the tasks in your project.

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Task progress at a glance

Label your timeline bars with task names and dates to quickly communicate project plans and work in progress.

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Kick-start your diagrams

The Organization Chart, Brainstorming, and SDL templates have new starter diagrams to get you up and running quickly.

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Bring ideas to life

New Website Templates are ideal for creating a low-fidelity design sketch to present ideas before the actual design process begins.

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One-click fixes for accessibility issues

The Accessibility Checker is better than ever with updated support for international standards and handy recommendations to make your documents more accessible.

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Helpful sounds improve accessibility

Turn on audio cues to guide you as you work. Audio cues are part of sound effects, which you can find in Options > Ease of Access.

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