Microsoft Office 2021

Short description: Version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite

Microsoft Office 2021

Developer(s)| Microsoft
Initial release| October 5, 2021 / 2108 (16.0.14326.20454)
Stable release(s)

Retail: 2312 (Build 17126.20132)
Volume: 2108 (Build 14332.20624) / January 9, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-01-09)[1]

Operating system|

* Windows 10 1809 or later
* Windows 11
* Windows Server 2019 or later
* macOS Catalina or later

Platform| x86, x64, ARM64
Included with| Microsoft 365
Predecessor| Microsoft Office 2019 (2018)
Successor| Microsoft Office 2024
Available in| 102 languages[2]

List of languages

* Full (40): English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay (Latin), Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Latin, Serbia), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
* Partial (51): Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani (Latin), Bangla (Bangladesh), Bangla (Bengali India), Basque (Basque), Belarusian, Bosnian (Latin), Catalan, Dari, Filipino, Galician, Georgian, Gujarati, Icelandic, Irish, Kannada, Khmer, KiSwahili, Konkani, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian (Republic of Macedonia), Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian (Cyrillic), Nepali, Norwegian Nynorsk, Odia, Persian (Farsi), Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Quechua, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina), Serbian (Cyrillic, Serbia), Sindhi (Arabic), Sinhala, Tamil, Tatar (Cyrillic), Telugu, Turkmen (Latin), Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek (Latin), Valencian, Welsh
* Proofing only (11): Hausa, Igbo, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Kinyarwanda, Pashto, Romansh, Sesotho sa Leboa, Setswana, Wolof, Yoruba

Type| Office suite
License| Trialware
Website| office.com

Microsoft Office 2021 (third release codenamed Office 16) is a version of the Microsoft Office suite of applications for the Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems. It was released on October 5, 2021, along with Windows 11, and replaced Office 2019.[3] A successor, Microsoft Office 2024 is expected to be rolled out in the second half of 2024.[4]

Office 2021 retains the same major version number of 16 that previous versions of Office had. It introduces new dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP[5] features for Excel, full dark-mode support and performance improvements.[6][7][8] Support for retail versions of Office 2021 will end on October 13, 2026; unlike older versions of Office, there is no extended support period.[9]

## Contents

* 1 Development
* 2 Office editions
* 3 Default font change
* 4 Version history
* 4.1 Retail
* 4.2 Volume licensed
* 5 References

## Development

The office suites updates includes better support for the OASIS OpenDocument file format. The version update adds features to the LET function, has better search for XMATCH function, dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP.[10] It enhances Ink for Translate in Microsoft Outlook and PowerPoint.

## Office editions

Available editions include:[11][12]

* Office Home & Student 2021: Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint for Windows and Mac OS. Includes 1 license for PC or Mac.[13]
* Office Home & Business 2021: Includes Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint for Windows and Mac OS. Includes 1 license for PC or Mac.
* Office Professional 2021: Includes Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access for Windows. Includes 1 license for PC.[14]
* Microsoft 365 Apps for business: Includes Office Home & Business 2021 apps, plus Access and Publisher for Windows, Microsoft Forms; web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Licence expanded to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 mobile devices. Other features include 1 TB of OneDrive storage, direct save to OneDrive or SharePoint.
* Microsoft 365 Business Standard: Microsoft 365 Apps for business with Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Exchange, web version of Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft SharePoint. Other features include a 50 GB mailbox.

## Default font change

Midway through the life cycle of Office 2021, in July 2023 - after two years of evaluating five newly commissioned fonts - [15] the default font across all Office applications was changed to Aptos.[16][17] This marked the first time since Office 2007 that Microsoft had changed default fonts.

## Version history

### Retail

Release date  | Version number

|

October 5, 2021  | 2108 (Build 16.0.14326.20454)
October 6, 2021  | 2109 (Build 14430.20270)
October 12, 2021  | 2109 (Build 14430.20298)
October 14, 2021  | 2109 (Build 14430.20306)
October 25, 2021  | 2110 (Build 14527.20226)
October 28, 2021  | 2110 (Build 14527.20234)
November 9, 2021  | 2110 (Build 14527.20276)
November 30, 2021  | 2110 (Build 14527.20312)
December 3, 2021  | 2111 (Build 14701.20226)
December 14, 2021  | 2111 (Build 14701.20248)
December 16, 2021  | 2111 (Build 14701.20262)
January 4, 2022  | 2112 (Build 14729.20194)
January 11, 2022  | 2112 (Build 14729.20248)
January 12, 2022  | 2112 (Build 14729.20260)
January 26, 2022  | 2201 (Build 14827.20158)
February 8, 2022  | 2201 (Build 14827.20192)
February 16, 2022  | 2201 (Build 14827.20198)
February 28, 2022  | 2202 (Build 14931.20120)
March 8, 2022  | 2202 (Build 14931.20132)
March 30, 2022  | 2203 (Build 15028.20160)
April 12, 2022  | 2203 (Build 15028.20204)
April 20, 2022  | 2203 (Build 15028.20228)
April 26, 2022  | 2204 (Build 15128.20178)
May 10, 2022  | 2204 (Build 15128.20224)
May 17, 2022  | 2204 (Build 15128.20248)
May 24, 2022  | 2205 (Build 15225.20204)
June 14, 2022  | 2205 (Build 15225.20288)
June 29, 2022  | 2206 (Build 15330.20196)
July 6, 2022  | 2206 (Build 15330.20230)
July 12, 2022  | 2206 (Build 15330.20246)
July 18, 2022  | 2206 (Build 15330.20264)
August 3, 2022  | 2207 (Build 15427.20194)
August 9, 2022  | 2207 (Build 15427.20210)
August 31, 2022  | 2208 (Build 15601.20088)
September 13, 2022  | 2208 (Build 15601.20148)
September 26, 2022  | 2209 (Build 15629.20156)
October 11, 2022  | 2209 (Build 15629.20208)
October 27, 2022  | 2210 (Build 15726.20174)
November 8, 2022  | 2210 (Build 15726.20202)
December 6, 2022  | 2211 (Build 15831.20190)
December 13, 2022  | 2211 (Build 15831.20208)
January 10, 2023  | 2212 (Build 15928.20216)
January 26, 2023  | 2301 (Build 16026.20146)
February 28, 2023  | 2302 (Build 16130.20218)
March 14, 2023  | 2302 (Build 16130.20306)
March 20, 2023  | 2302 (Build 16130.20332)
March 28, 2023  | 2303 (Build 16227.20212)
April 4, 2023  | 2303 (Build 16227.20258)
April 11, 2023  | 2303 (Build 16227.20280)
April 25, 2023  | 2304 (Build 16327.20214)
May 9, 2023  | 2304 (Build 16327.20248)
June 1, 2023  | 2305 (Build 16501.20196)
June 13, 2023  | 2305 (Build 16501.20210)
June 26, 2023  | 2306 (Build 16529.20154)
July 11, 2023  | 2306 (Build 16529.20182)
July 26, 2023  | 2307 (Build 16626.20132)
July 27, 2023  | 2307 (Build 16626.20134)
August 8, 2023  | 2303 (Build 16227.20280)
August 28, 2023  | 2308 (Build 16731.20170)
September 12, 2023  | 2308 (Build 16731.20234)
September 28, 2023  | 2309 (Build 16827.20130)
October 10, 2023  | 2309 (Build 16827.20166)
October 25, 2023  | 2310 (Build 16924.20106)
October 31, 2023  | 2310 (Build 16924.20124)
November 14, 2023  | 2310 (Build 16924.20150)
November 29, 2023  | 2311 (Build 17029.20068)
December 12, 2023  | 2311 (Build 17029.20108)
January 4, 2024  | 2312 (Build 17126.20126)
January 9, 2024  | 2312 (Build 17126.20132)

### Volume licensed

Release date  | Version number

|

October 12, 2021  | 2108 (Build 14332.20145)
November 9, 2021  | 2108 (Build 14332.20176)
December 14, 2021  | 2108 (Build 14332.20204)
January 11, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20216)
February 8, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20238)
March 8, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20255)
April 12, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20281)
May 10, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20303)
June 14, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20324)
July 12, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20345)
August 9, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20358)
September 13, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20375)
October 11, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20400)
November 8, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20416)
December 13, 2022  | 2108 (Build 14332.20435)
January 10, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20447)
February 14, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20461)
March 14, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20481)
April 11, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20493)
May 9, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20503)
June 13, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20517)
July 11, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20529)
July 27, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20542)
August 8, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20546)
September 12, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20565)
October 10, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20582)
November 14, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20604)
December 12, 2023  | 2108 (Build 14332.20615)
January 9, 2024  | 2108 (Build 14332.20624)

## References

1. ↑ "Update history for Office LTSC 2021 and Office 2021". https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-2021.
2. ↑ "Language Accessory Pack for Office" (in en-US). Microsoft. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/language-accessory-pack-for-office-82ee1236-0f9a-45ee-9c72-05b026ee809f.
3. ↑ Griffin, Andrew (October 14, 2022). "Microsoft Office is no more, company says, as it is renamed 'Microsoft 365'" (in en-GB). https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/microsoft-office-365-word-excel-powerpoint-b2202999.html.
4. ↑ Hazarika, Skanda (November 8, 2023). "Exclusive: Microsoft Office 2024 is coming next year, and you can try the preview now" (in en). https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-office-2024-coming/.
5. ↑ "XLOOKUP Function" (in en-US). https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/xlookup-function-b7fd680e-6d10-43e6-84f9-88eae8bf5929.
6. ↑ "Microsoft rolls out Windows 11; Office 2021 in line: Here's how to upgrade" (in en). October 5, 2021. https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-11-office-2021-in-line-here-s-how-to-upgrade-101633395779990.html.
7. ↑ Gralla, Preston (October 6, 2021). "What's new in Office 2021?" (in en-US). https://www.computerworld.com/article/3635689/what-s-new-in-office-2021.html.
8. ↑ Conditt, Jessica (October 1, 2021). "Microsoft Office 2021 starts at $150 and arrives on October 5th" (in en-US). https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-office-2021-price-164633781.html.
9. ↑ "Office 2021" (in en-US). https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/office-2021.
10. ↑ "What's new in Office 2021" (in en-US). https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-new-in-office-2021-43848c29-665d-4b1b-bc12-acd2bfb3910a.
11. ↑ "See what's in Office 2021". Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330103316/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/get-started-with-office-2021.
12. ↑ "Microsoft announces Office 2021 features and pricing". October 2021. http://www.theverge.com/22704168/microsoft-office-2021-features-pricing-release-date.
13. ↑ "Buy Office Home & Student 2021 (PC or Mac) – Microsoft Store Australia". https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/p/office-home-student-2021/cfq7ttc0h8n8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab.
14. ↑ "Buy Microsoft Office Professional 2021 – Download Key & Pricing". https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/p/office-professional-2021/cfq7ttc0hhj9?activetab=pivot:overviewtab.
15. ↑ Design, Microsoft (2021-04-28). "Beyond Calibri: Finding The Next Microsoft 365 Default Font" (in en). https://medium.com/microsoft-design/beyond-calibri-finding-the-next-microsoft-365-default-font-5ef83f028be2.
16. ↑ "New Office theme - Microsoft Support". https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/new-office-theme-e7bbfe02-d1fb-4c4d-b3b7-6a47f0cefd3f.
17. ↑ Design, Microsoft (2023-07-13). "A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has arrived" (in en). https://medium.com/microsoft-design/a-change-of-typeface-microsofts-new-default-font-has-arrived-f200eb16718d.

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