Latest software versions and updates

Keep your software up-to-date so that you have the latest tools and bug fixes to create accessible documents.

This page was last updated on July 24, 2024

Microsoft Office Desktop and 365

Manufacturer's website for releases: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-microsoft365-apps-by-date

In recent builds, Office's icons have a new, clean and flat appearance in your Start Menu and task bars.

Microsoft new icons for office apps.

To view your software's version number, select:

File ribbon
Account (towards the bottom on the left)
About Word (lower right side of the dialogue box). Check both the version and build numbers.

Office 365 Subscription Version 2407: Build 17830.20084

Enterprise and permenent desktop versions will have slightly different version and build numbers.

Adobe Acrobat DC Pro

Manufacturer's website for releases: https:/helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/release-notes-acrobat-reader.html

Continuous Release Version 2024.002.20965 — released 07/25/2024

To view your software's version number, select:

Windows

Help
About Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

Mac

Apple menu
About Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

Adobe InDesign

Manufacturer's website for releases: https:/helpx.adobe.com/indesign/release-notes.html

Version 2024 / 19.5.0.84 — released July 2024

To view your software's version number, select:

Windows

Help
Select About Adobe InDesign CC while holding the Control key to retrieve the full details of the version.

Mac

Apple menu
About Adobe InDesign CC

PDF Maker plug-in for MS Office (Win)

Version 24 PDF / PDF Library 24.2.229 — released July 2024

This information isn't readily available to us, but it's not tough to discover which version of PDF Maker is on your workstation.

Make a quick PDF from your version of MS Word.
Open the PDF in Acrobat, and view the File / Document Properties.
Look for:
- Application
- PDF Producer

PDF Maker is available only on Windows, not on Apple products. It is updated whenever you update Adobe Acrobat on your computer.

Note: PDF Maker for Office/Windows. It is installed with Acrobat Standard and Pro.

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