For IT admins, version 16.17 was a "fork in the road." Office 2016 perpetual licenses were capped at 16.16.x. Moving to 16.17 required a new 2019 license.

Improved PowerPivot and new charting options, including Map charts and Funnel charts.

If you are currently running this version, keep these dates and compatibility issues in mind: Update history for Office 2016 C2R and Office 2019

Admins often use the Microsoft VL Serializer to activate these installs across an organization without requiring individual users to sign in. ⚠️ Important Lifecycle Notes

This release brought several high-demand data analysis tools to the Mac environment:

Support for 3D models that can be tilted and rotated, plus the ability to insert and edit Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) .