Improved navigation of large spreadsheets Microsoft's decision to create documents with the Calisto font by default is annoying as this isn't supported by other apps on iOS. Microsoft cannot hold customer content to ransom in this way without a telling off. Sharing: Microsoft does not let users share files via email or as a link in the free version - that's terribly frustrating and illogical given email support is included within iOS. Print support (it's on the way, says Microsoft) Absent features I'd like to see in future include: I applaud Microsoft's new approach to platform-agnosticism, but there's still plenty of room for improvement. If that's you then explore Parallels Access, which allows you to use the version of Office already installed on your Mac or PC, so long as you are online. If you use Publisher or Microsoft Access or even some of the more advanced features in Office you may find them missing within the iPad app.
If you get stuck you may find some answers in the Office for iPad guide, which you'll find in the menu invoked by tapping the Autosave button. Select Show Markup in the Review menu and you'll be able to track comments, insertions, deletions and other editing changes in your document. Office for iPad lets you use any image saved in your device's Camera Roll or Photo Stream, so you can edit these eleswhere for use in your document, or use Office for iPad's built-in style, transition, shadow or reflection tools.
#HOW TO GET MICROSOFT WORD ON AN IPAD OFFLINE#
Collaborative documents worked on offline will sync across the group next time you are online. Office for iPad allows you to view and edit documents with others. Office for iPad includes a built-in virtual laser pointer, so you can point out details by tapping or sliding to them, when a small red dot will follow your finger.įormatting in the new apps remains stable: save a document and open it on another platform and formatting should remain as you left it. Beam Office documents to your projector or video wall using this.
#HOW TO GET MICROSOFT WORD ON AN IPAD TV#
Apple TV becomes an enterprise product thanks to Microsoft's inclusion of AirPlay support in Office.