Dropbox adds search capability within Word and PowerPoint files on iOS app

Dropbox is making it easier for iOS users to search through weirdly named files with its new update. The version 3.3 update lets you search through Microsoft Word and PowerPoint files. The app now also supports larger GIFs. It also comes with a smarter caching system so your stored files take up less space on your iPhone or iPad.

Source: The Next Web

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