Be an Office Insider
Office is available around the world, and we’re continuously hard at work on exclusive monthly upgrades and new features for Office 365 subscribers. By becoming an Office Insider, you can get early access to the latest Office innovations. Your feedback goes directly to Microsoft product teams and will help make Office even better for users worldwide.
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Become an Office Insider now for Windows Desktop.
Office Insider for Windows Desktop is available in two levels*—Office Insider Slow and Office Insider Fast.
Office Insider Slow:
Best for Insiders who want to get early access to fully supported builds with minimal risk and provide feedback to help make Office great.
Office Insider Fast:
Best for Insiders who want to use the earliest preview builds, released more frequently, to identify issues, provide feedback to help make Office great, and don’t mind a bit of risk using unsupported builds. By choosing the Fast level, you agree to the program’s terms, which supersede your agreement with Microsoft to use Office. Note: This new feature is being rolled out gradually, so it might not be available to you right away.
*Office 365 subscription required
Frequently asked questions
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How can I opt in?
Office 365 Home, Personal, and University subscribers: To set up Office Insider on your Windows Desktop for use at home, you have two options:
- From the File menu in any Office 2016 application, select Account and click the Office Insider tile. Select the check box to Get early access to new releases of Office and click OK. You will be updated to the Office Insider build at the Slow or Fast level you selected.
- Visit the Additional Install Options page of My Account. Sign in with your Office 365 subscription credentials, if needed. Choose Insider Fast or Slow from the Version menu. Select Install and follow the instructions. If you already have Office 2016 installed on your Windows Desktop, it isn’t necessary to uninstall. You’ll be updated to the Office Insider build. If you don’t see an Insider option on the Version menu, you may not have an active Office 365 subscription.
Note: This new feature is being rolled out gradually, so it might not be available to you right away.
For Office 365 Business, Enterprise, and Education customers, get the First Release build for Office 365 ProPlus to get early access to innovations in Office applications. Learn more
How can I opt out?
Office 365 Home, Personal, and University subscribers: To opt out of Office Insider on your Windows Desktop, you have two options:
- From the File menu in any Office 2016 application, go to Account and click the Office Insider tile. Clear the Get early access to new releases of Office check box and click OK. Note: This new feature is being rolled out gradually, so it might not be available to you right away.
- Visit the Additional Install Options page of My Account and choose one of the other options when installing Office.
Once you opt out of the program or change your level, you’ll be updated to the build corresponding to your new level (Slow or Fast), or return to the monthly production release schedule non-Insiders are on.
For Office 365 Business, Enterprise, and Education customers, use these steps or ask your admin to configure your Office client settings.
What do I get as an Office Insider?
If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you get early access to builds containing the exclusive monthly upgrades and new features that are included with your subscription. Bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements are also included. If you aren’t an Office 365 subscriber, you’ll still get early builds containing bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements.
I want to make a feature suggestion. How can I do that?
We’d love to hear your suggestions and ideas on our product feedback sites:
How can I get support?
Office Insider Slow: If you run into problems, search online help. or connect with us and other Office Insiders in the Office Insider community. As an Office 365 subscriber, you can also speak with one of our experts at the Answer Desk.
Office Insider Fast: Please follow the instructions in the next question, “How can I submit feedback?”
How can I submit feedback?
- Connect with us and other Office Insiders through the Office Insider community.
- Connect with us on Twitter.
- Give us your feedback from within any Office 2016 application:
- From the File menu, select Feedback.
- In the upper-right corner of the application, send us a Smile for positive feedback or a Frown for negative feedback.
Become an Office Insider now for Mac through Microsoft AutoUpdate on your Mac. To access AutoUpdate, start any Office 2016 for Mac application, and then select Check for Updates on the Help menu.
Office Insider for Mac is available in two levels—Office Insider Slow and Office Insider Fast.
Office Insider Slow:
Best for Insiders who want to get early access to fully supported builds with minimal risk and provide feedback to help make Office great.
Office Insider Fast:
Best for Insiders who want to use the earliest preview builds, released more frequently, to identify issues, provide feedback to help make Office great, and don’t mind a bit of risk using unsupported builds. By choosing the Fast level, you agree to the program’s terms, which supersede your agreement with Microsoft to use Office.
Frequently asked questions
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How can I opt in?
Open any Office 2016 for Mac application, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, or Outlook. On the Help menu, select Check for Updates. Select the check box to Join the Office Insider program. and then choose Insider Fast or Slow from the menu.
How can I opt out?
You can opt out of the Office Insider program by clearing the Join the Office Insider program check box in Microsoft AutoUpdate. You can also change your Office Insider level at any time. Once you opt out of the program or change your level, you’ll stay on the current Office Insider build until we release the next regularly scheduled update. From then on, you’ll be back on the regular release schedule for feature updates for the new Office Insider level you’ve chosen, or the monthly production release schedule non-Insiders are on.
What do I get as an Office Insider?
If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you get early access to builds containing the exclusive monthly upgrades and new features that are included with your subscription. Bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements are also included.
If you are not an Office 365 subscriber, you will still get early access to builds containing bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements.
I want to make a feature suggestion. How can I do that?
We’d love to hear your suggestions and ideas on our product feedback sites:
How can I get support?
Office Insider Slow: If you run into problems, search online help. or connect with us and other Office Insiders in the Office Insider community. If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you can also speak with one of our experts at the Answer Desk.
Office Insider Fast: Please follow the instructions in the next question, “How can I submit feedback?”
How can I submit feedback?
- Connect with us and other Office Insiders through the Office Insider community.
- Connect with us on Twitter.
- Give us your feedback from within any Office 2016 for Mac application:
- In the upper-right corner of the application, send us a Smile for positive feedback or a Frown for negative feedback.
Windows 10 Mobile
Become an Office Insider now for Windows Mobile .
Office Insider for Windows Mobile is available in two levels—Office Insider Slow and Office Insider Fast.
Office Insider Slow:
Best for Insiders who want to get early access to fully supported builds with minimal risk and provide feedback to help make Office great.
Office Insider Fast:
Best for Insiders who want to use the earliest preview builds, released more frequently, to identify issues, provide feedback to help make Office great, and don’t mind a bit of risk using unsupported builds. By choosing the Fast level, you agree to the program’s terms, which supersede your agreement with Microsoft to use Office.
Frequently asked questions
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How can I opt in?
To become an Insider for Office Mobile, join the Windows Insider program. Once you join Windows Insider and choose your Windows Insider level, you will automatically receive the corresponding Office Insider version of Office Mobile apps on your device.
How can I opt out?
If you have Office Mobile, you can visit Launch Settings by either selecting Start > Settings. or pressing Windows key + I on your keyboard, and then follow these steps:
- Select Update and Security.
- Select Windows Update.
- Select Advanced Options.
- Under Get Insider builds. select Stop Insider Builds.
What do I get as an Office Insider?
You get early access to builds with new features, bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements.
I want to make a feature suggestion. How can I do that?
We’d love to hear your suggestions and ideas on our product feedback sites:
How can I get support?
Office Insider Slow: If you run into problems, search online help. or connect with us and other Office Insiders in the Office Insider community. If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you can also speak with one of our experts at the Answer Desk.
Office Insider Fast: Please follow the instructions in the next question, “How can I submit feedback?”
How can I submit feedback?
- Connect with us and other Office Insiders through the Office Insider community.
- Connect with us on Twitter.
- Give us your feedback from within any Office Mobile app:
- In the upper-right corner of the app, send us a Smile for positive feedback or a Frown for negative feedback.
Android users can uninstall the Insider versions of Office apps and reinstall the non-Insider versions from the Google Play store: Word | Excel | PowerPoint.
What do I get as an Office Insider?
If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you get early builds containing the exclusive monthly upgrades and new features that are included with your subscription. Bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements are also included.
If you are not an Office 365 subscriber, you will still get early builds containing bug fixes, security updates, and performance enhancements.
I want to make a feature suggestion. How can I do that?
We’d love to hear your suggestions and ideas on our product feedback sites:
How can I get support?
If you run into problems, search online help or connect with us and other Office Insiders in the Office Insider community. If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you can also speak with one of our experts at the Answer Desk.
How can I submit feedback?
- Connect with us and other Office Insiders for Android through the Office Insider for Android community.
- Connect with us on Twitter.
- Give us your feedback from within any Office app:
- In the upper-right corner of the app, send us a Smile for positive feedback or a Frown for negative feedback.
First Release for commercial Office 365 subscribers
Office Insider is a preview program for consumer Office 365 subscribers, including Office 365 Home, Personal, and University. Are you an Office 365 Business, Enterprise, or Education subscriber who would like to get early access to Office innovations? Then get the First Release build for Office 365 ProPlus. You and your users can be among the first to use the latest upgrades and new features and provide early feedback to help make Office even better on Windows desktops.
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