Microsoft's Office app now supports Apple iPadOS

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Microsoft's Office app now supports Apple iPadOS



San Francisco: Microsoft has updated its unified Office mobile app with support for iPadOS, bringing the experience of Word, Excel and PowerPoint to Apple's tablet platform.

The new Office app combines Word, Excel and PowerPoint into a single application, and was originally launched for iOS and Android back in 2019, The Verge reported on Tuesday.

Microsoft has been gradually improving it ever since, but it always ran in a windowed mode instead of a fully optimized iPad app, the report said.

The app also bundles in some useful tools designed primarily for mobile tasks. These include the ability to quickly create PDFs or sign documents, converting images to text and tables, and more quick actions.

Microsoft has been simplifying its mobile Office offerings into this single app, but standalone apps for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are still available and updated regularly.

While it took a while for the main Office app to be iPad-friendly, Microsoft has added many iPad-specific features to its Office apps, including mouse and trackpad support recently, the report said.

Office for iPad is free to use for iPad Air, iPad and iPad mini users, but requires a Microsoft 365 subscription to make full use of all features.

Source: https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/microsofts-office-app-now-supports-apple-ipados/81029731

[Raymondona]

This update for the Office app on iPad sounds exciting! It's great to see Microsoft bringing everything together into one app. I love having Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a single place, especially for mobile use. Adding features like creating PDFs and converting images to text will make tasks much more accessible. It's also nice that they've included support for the mouse and trackpad.

[Exoptohm]

That's excellent news about Microsoft's Office app now working on iPadOS! It makes things much easier for anyone using an iPad for work or school. Having all those tools available in one app is super convenient. I think it's going to help a lot of people stay organized and productive on the go. Plus, with the touch interface, it feels like it will be more intuitive. To get the most out of Excel, checking out resources like myexcelonline can be a game-changer. They have some excellent tutorials that make learning new features a breeze. I can't wait to see how this update improves the overall experience.