New and Updated badges show which commands were new or updated for a given release. Learn how to use them.
What's New: 2019.1, 2021, 2021.1, 2022
When the Ribbon option is selected, new, and updated commands display a badge. The badges make it easy for you to identify and explore new or updated commands. You control the badge display and the release or update that displays the badge.
The list displays three previous release versions beyond the current release. For example, if the current release is 2024 the list includes 2023-2021.
How can you use this feature? Imagine you were using an earlier version, for example 2022, and are moving to 2024. You would like to know what has been added and updated since 2022. You select 2022 and all new and updated commands after 2022, release and updates, display a badge.
- On the Tools tab
Options panel, click
Highlight New
. The list of Releases, including updates, displays.
Off is the default setting.
- Select a release or update. Badges display on the Ribbon commands that were updated or new
after the selected release or update.
To Show Highlight Badges on New or Updated Commands and Property Panels
To Hide Badges
To hide the badges, deselect either Property Panel or Ribbon. At any time, you can turn them back on and refresh your memory about the new or updated commands.
The Auto-Hide option turns off the badge display after first use of the command or option. This feature makes it possible to work through the new or updated commands and know which ones you have not used or explored. Turn off Auto-Hide to keep the badges visible.
Property Panel Badges
Learning Content for New and Updated Commands
Content pages for new and updated commands display a link back to the What's New topic. The links show the release in which a related change took affect.
