Android phones now get Microsoft Office apps

Microsoft’s goal to expand its cross-platform development bears another fruit today. The company just released its Office apps to Android smartphones. Office for Android tablets has been around since the start of the year. Now, the apps have been optimized for a smaller screen. One of the big changes is the placement of the formatting settings at the bottom of the screen to make editing that much easier. OneDrive integration is a given but the app also adds support for Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox. Microsoft said some Android manufacturers will also be preloading Office apps into different Android phones. It’s bloatware admittedly but at least it’s something useful. You can find the free download links for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel below.

Source: Mashable | Download: Word + PowerPoint + Excel (Free)

Microsoft adds more functionality to Office for iPad

Microsoft released another major update for its Office for iPad app to answer user requests and add more functionality to the productivity suite. All three apps now have the ability to export files as PDF. They also have new third-party fonts as well as the ability to crop to focus on images with new Picture Tools.

Excel gets better external keyboard support, additional print options, and a “Flick to Select” feature that allows you to, well, flick to select all data in a column or row. PowerPoint gets a new Presenter View to edit and view speaker notes; look at following slides; as well as jump to other slides while presenting. There are also new media features to let you play videos, sound effects, and background music while presenting. You can check out the new features for yourselves by downloading the apps. Here’s the link for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Source: MacRumors