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Summary
Office documents will have a new default theme, including a new font, color palette, and updated line weights. The change will affect Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook on various endpoints. No action is needed to prepare for the change. The rollout will start mid-December 2023 and be fully rolled out by late March 2024.
Details
Updated March 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
A new default document theme is coming to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook across your endpoints. The new theme will include the new default font, Aptos, a new color palette, and updated default line weights.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 161740
When this will happen:
Preview: This feature is now available.
Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2023 (previously mid-August) and be fully rolled out by late March 2024 (previously early March).
How this will affect your organization:
The default Office theme will be changing across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Web.
What you need to do to prepare:
There is no action needed to prepare for this change.