TL;DR
Microsoft is introducing an enhanced File menu for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web. This update is intended to make it easier for you to create, open, share, export, and manage files. Now due early August to February 2025.

Details
Microsoft says they have received feedback from users who were overwhelmed and confused by the file menu and found it difficult to find and use critical commands on the menu and that it wasn’t clear that files were autosaved on web apps.

The File menu and file renaming have been updated to make them more intuitive and easier to use.


Notes from Microsoft: “After this rollout, users can use the File menu to:

  • Quickly navigate to the folder where their file is saved from the link at the top of the File menu.
  • More efficiently find commands for downloading files as PDFs and other formats at File > Export
  • Use Create a copy (formerly called Save as) to save a copy of file online or to a local device
  • Use the Move File command to move a file to a different folder
  • Explore previous versions of the file with File Version History”

Select the file name in the title bar near the top of the browser window and enter the new file name to quickly rename it:


Availability
Due from early August to early October 2024.
Now due early August to November 2024.
Now due early August to February 2025.

Source, related links, and references
MC803014.
Images: Microsoft.

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Page originally published
29th June 2024 and kept up to date.

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