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Unable to get target release
I wish to use the feature "reuse slides" in PowerPoint. It works just fine on my old computer ,but on y new one it's simply not there and it is not possible to add through Options->customize ribbon. ...
Hi Erik,
There are a few options.
First, you should be able to use the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) to download the version you want and set whether the release is targeted.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/configuration-options-for-the-office-2016-deployment-tool
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117
Second, you always have the office insiders program that gives you the bleeding edge version of office
https://insider.office.com/en-us/
Either one may be able to solve the issue. Let me know how it goes. To note per official documentation it can take 24 hours to go into the targeted release after it’s been set just in case you set it recently.
Best, Chris
There are a few options.
First, you should be able to use the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) to download the version you want and set whether the release is targeted.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/configuration-options-for-the-office-2016-deployment-tool
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117
Second, you always have the office insiders program that gives you the bleeding edge version of office
https://insider.office.com/en-us/
Either one may be able to solve the issue. Let me know how it goes. To note per official documentation it can take 24 hours to go into the targeted release after it’s been set just in case you set it recently.
Best, Chris
- Thanks a lot for helping out. I will definitely give it a go with ODT, but from a brief overview it seems like it is setting pretty much the same attributes that I already tried using PowerShell (essentially setting OfficeC2RClient.exe /changesetting Channel=Insiders) and then starting an update. This only gave me the result that my Office is already the latest version.
I changed my user to target release using the O365 admin portal the first time months ago - and it worked well on my old laptop. On my new, however, it did download and install a newer version (same as on my old) but not labelled "target". This is the only difference (apart from missing functionality).
Nevertheless, I will look into your suggestions and see what that leads to.- Are you sure you're on the same version, go to File > Office account and over on the right under there should say your version, just because it says one vs. the other doesn't mean it's same version exactly. should be like 1812 or something around that, and both should match, just saying targeted and not, isn't going to matter, the version is what matters.
Well, at least it says under "Account" that it has the same version and build.
Office version on new laptopOffice version on old laptopNew laptop - no "reuse slides"ld laptop with "reuse slides"
- Hi Erik,
Yes, for sure it would be good to rule out ODT and the Insider routes. It is very strange that the functionality is not there at all given it is the same version as on the old machine. I was going to advise a repair of the office application
https://support.office.com/en-US/Article/Repair-an-Office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b
Or
https://diagnostics.outlook.com/
But this doesn't make sense insofar that you've already performed a clean install.
Best, Chris
