Microsoft's goal in creating these lightweight, combined Office apps was to address the needs of users for whom full versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on their mobile devices was overkill in terms of features and download size. That app also was a lightweight bundle of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft's Office mobile app was codenamed "Union": This app was similar to - but, according to Microsoft - different from the unified Office app that Microsoft made available to Samsung Galaxy usersĀ a couple of years ago. (Users with mobile devices with screens smaller than 10.1 inches can create and edit documents without signing into a Microsoft subscription.) On an iPad 10.1-inch (or larger), a subscription is required to create and edit documents, as is outlined in the App Store description. To unlock more than basic functionality, users will need to subscribe to Microsoft 365 personal ($6.99 per month) or Microsoft 365 Family ($9.99 per month). The Office app is a free download from the App Store. The new Office app for iPad requires iOS 13.0 or later. Microsoft made the unified Office app available for iOS and Android last February.
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The Office app also allows users to create PDFs, convert screenshots to PDF or PPT insert notes into PDFs and more. The Office app, like its iPhone, Windows and Android complements, is meant to provide some of the most-used features from Word, Excel and PowerPoint, along with some related capabilities. Microsoft officials said earlier this month to expect this app to show up in the App Store, but didn't say when that would happen. Microsoft's Office app - a single app combining Word, Excel and PowerPoint features - is available for iPads from the Apple App Store as of today, February 16.