Microsoft Office for iPad to get iPad trackpad, mouse support

Microsoft will make it easier to use Office for iPad by adding iPadOS trackpad and mouse support. This feature will be coming to the unified Office for iPad in the fall. But it might make its way sooner than that. Or at least we're hoping it does. Microsoft is quick to introduce new features to its iOS apps, so we wouldn't be surprised to get this sooner instead of later. And the touchpad support is expected to come to individual Word, Excel, PowerPoint apps, too.

Source: The Verge

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

Microsoft Office for iPad apps downloaded 27 million times in 46 days

Microsoft Office for iPad has enjoyed 27 million downloads in 46 days, which means around 587,000 dowloads a day, an unprecedented number for applications that arent games, messaging or social media focused. Looks like Microsoft and Apple are both benefitting from Microsoft Office coming to the iPad via the Office 365 subscriptions. Of all the Office apps, Word seems to the most popular download, consistently making it to the top charts.

Microsoft Office apps shoot to the top of App Store after one day of availability

In just one day, Microsoft's Office apps have become the most downloaded applications on the Apple App Store with Microsoft Word leading the way at number one. Word is also rising up the top grossing ranks at tha App Store showing that the demand for bonafide Microsoft Office apps on a platform like the iPad has built up to a frenzy. Early reviews and insights on the apps are positive and I can't help but wonder what if Microsoft had made these available much earlier, like when the iPad first came out. Even if these were sold as individual apps, I think they would have made Microsoft a ton of money.

Source: Appleinsider