Microsoft announces Office for iPad

Last updated Jun 24, 2017 853

A few minutes ago, Microsoft officially announced office for iPad. Unlike Office 365 for iPhone, version for the Apple tablet app consists of three separate (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Despite the hype in favor of Windows Phone was based on the lack of Office on other tablets, the new CEO, Satya Nadella, he thought well to satisfy even users of Apple who asked more and more loudly, looking, in contrast, to increase the revenue of Microsoft making it possible to edit and create new documents only through subscription to Office 365 (which, remember, for $99.00 per year allows the use of 5 licenses of Office for Mac and PC and the use of the app for iOS).

The first release of Satya Nadella is not likely to cause a stir. The new CEO of Microsoft spoke from San Francisco presenting the new way Microsoft for cloud and mobile. The point is, of course, productivity, real ball of Nadella, which is much more focused towards the business sector and consumer. The idea of ” a cloud for everyone and for all devices, ” says the new head of Microsoft company and a surprise move here is to appear on stage to show an iPad Office for the Apple tablet, a novelty that we expected by time.

Word

Here is Word, which allows you to change the font, color, graphics import from Excel and edit them directly from the word processor. Of course, the pictures can be changed within the document while also allowing you to adjust the text around. All in finger tip, of course. From the point of view of sharing each document can then be modified by more people managing the different permissions.

Excel

The second step is Excel. Microsoft has created a keyboard with numbers, formulas, mathematical symbols and financial, which makes it easier to interact with the spreadsheet while the app helps us to choose the best chart to display all the data entered. Clearly not lacking PowerPoint that is particularly fluid. By connecting the tablet to a screen, we can use your finger like a laser pointer and draw on the slide as if we had an electronic pen.

Synchronization

Of course, all the documents are synchronized between all devices: Mac, PC, tablet and smartphone Android, iOS and Windows Phone. The application is available on iTunes with freemium system: you can download for free in order to view the documents but serves to create and edit your subscription to Office 365.

As anticipated ten days ago, the Office is finally available for the iPad. The office suite Microsoft lands so on Apple’s tablet, which from now on will be able to open Word documents, PowerPoint and Excel after you’ve downloaded free of charge. The three applications are actually published on the App Store separately at the following links :