The PowerPoint updates are the first of many small updates, he added. Microsoft first released its 2016 update for the Windows version of Office in September, with key revamps to Word, Excel and Outlook. But that release also kicked off a new development cycle for Microsoft. At the time, the company promised that it would provide more frequent updates to its programs, rather than saving all its changes for big but infrequent releases. With more customers paying regular subscription fees for access to Office, the company said, it would give those users more regular updates that added smaller features and bug fixes.