New on Word to Share, explained.
Every release in one place: what we added, who it is for, and where to find it. Nothing here is required — use what helps your writing or your reading, skip the rest.
November 7, 2026
Repost, a proper Settings page, and privacy controls
Pass a story on to your followers with a note, manage your account the way you would expect, and decide who can repost or follow you.
Repostfor readers
Found a story worth sharing? Repost it to your followers with a short note, or quote the line that got you. It shows up in their Following feed with your name on it, and readers who arrive through your repost are credited to you.
Settings, in one place
Account, Publishing, Notifications, Privacy and Security tabs. Change your sign-in email (confirmed from the new inbox), see every device you are signed in on and sign the others out, connect Google, X or LinkedIn, or download everything you have written as a zip.
Privacy: reposts, follower lists, blocking
Turn reposts off for your stories, keep your follower lists private, and block anyone from the ··· menu on their profile. Blocked people can’t follow, clap, respond, repost or message you, and they are not told.
A footer under every storyfor writers
Write a short sign-off once (what you write about, when the next one lands) and it appears at the end of every published story. Plain text, so it reads like you and not like a banner.
Newsletter replies come to youfor writers
Add a reply-to address and when a subscriber answers one of your new-story emails, it lands in your inbox.
Deactivate instead of delete
Need a break? Deactivating hides your profile and stories until you sign in again. Nothing is lost.
October 20, 2026
11 story blocks that make your writing easier to read
FAQ, poll, pros and cons, rating, gallery, spoiler, tip, note, warning, sources and code — added straight from the editor.
Blocks from the editorfor writers
On an empty line type / and the block’s name (like /faq), click the + beside a line, or press Ctrl /. No more pasting tables and boxes in from Word.
Share a quotefor readers
Select any line in a story to highlight it, comment on it, or share it as a quote card.