You can now finally run Microsoft Office on iPad
An iPad-optimized Office app is finally here
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Microsoft Officeis now available as a single unified app for iPad users. The release means that users of theAppletablet will now be able to accessWord,Excel, andPowerPointcombined in one app.
“Office is now available on iPad: We’re combining the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps you know into a single, iPadOS-optimized app,” Sameer Gupta, program manager onMicrosoft’s Office team,explained. “Plus, you’ll see additional tools to keep you more productive than ever. For example, you’ll be able to quickly create and sign PDFs, and transform pictures into documents.”
Previously, iPad users that wanted access to a unifiedOfficeapp had to make do with theiPhone applaunched in February last year, which opened in a separate window. Although the iPhone Office app reportedly worked well foriPadusers, it did come with a sizeable warning that it was “optimized for iPhone.”
New features
Listing some of the key features to try, Microsoft boasted that the new iPad Office app would allow users to easily get started on important documents using a number of helpful templates, and providecloud storagefor Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.
Document creation also promises to be more straightforward with the iPad app. Users can now take a picture of a document and turn it into an editable Word file with just one button, with similar functionality also available for Excel and PowerPoint. PDFs can also be instantly created from images and documents, while e-signing options are available using either your finger or Apple Pencil.
One notable drawback is that an Office 365 subscription will be required to edit and create documents on iPadOS. If that’s not too much of a downside, however, the new app is available now for all tablets running iPadOS 13 or later.
ViaMSPoweruser
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Barclay has been writing about technology for a decade, starting out as a freelancer with ITProPortal covering everything from London’s start-up scene to comparisons of the best cloud storage services. After that, he spent some time as the managing editor of an online outlet focusing on cloud computing, furthering his interest in virtualization, Big Data, and the Internet of Things.
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