This update brought back the ability for users to create and manage their own custom keyboard shortcuts within Excel, a highly requested feature for Mac users.
Support was added for inserting and manipulating 3D models. You can rotate and tilt these models 360 degrees within your workbooks. Collaboration & Performance Microsoft Excel 2016 VL 16.17
If you are using a standard Office 2016 Volume License, updating to 16.17 may cause activation issues because the 2016 license key might not be accepted by this "2019" build. This update brought back the ability for users
The primary "proper feature" updates for Excel in this specific build include: New Core Features Microsoft Excel 2016 VL 16.17
Please note that official security updates for Office 2016 and 2019 ended on October 14, 2025 .