Description of the security update for Word 2016: December 12, 2017

This security update contains improvements and fixes for the following nonsecurity issues:

• This update improves the performance for style properties in VBA in Word 2016.

• When you save a document in Track Changes mode, some text is lost from the document.

• The line spacing is displayed incorrectly when you use OpenType (*.otf) fonts in Word 2016.

• You cannot set the paragraph ID for the first paragraph in a text box through Word VBA.

• The text in a cell overlaps after you adjust the width of the column in a table.

• When you try to activate an OLE object in Word 2016,  the object is unexpectedly activated in a newly opened application.

• When you create and edit a document that's based on a template that’s located in the Temporary Internet Files folder and then print the document, the trust bar reappears unexpectedly. When you click Enable Editing again, Word crashes.

• Horizontal lines disappear in Word 2016 when you change the zoom level.

• When you save a right-to-left Word document as a PDF or XPS file, the line numbers are on the left side of the text instead of the right side.

• Word 2016 crashes when you open a binary document (*.doc) that contains a Horizontal Line shape.

• The Arabic decimal separator is displayed as a comma character instead of a period character when you use a Hindi numeral in Office 2016 applications.

• Word 2016 crashes after you use the navigation pane when the Word application is embedded as an OLE object in another application.

• Word 2016 crashes when you try to change the grammar options for a legacy grammar checker in Office 2016.

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

• Download the security update KB4011575 for the 32-bit version of Word 2016
• Download the security update KB4011575 for the 64-bit version of Word 2016

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: December 12, 2017.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the previously released update KB 4011242.

File hash information

File information

The English version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight-saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

For all supported x86-based versions of Word 2016

For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2016

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