Microsoft’s unified Office app is now optimized for the iPad

The unified Office app is now iPadOS-friendly.

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What you need to know

Microsoft recently updated its Office app to fully support Apple’s iPads. The Office app was already available for iPads but opened in windowed mode. Now, it’s a fully optimized iPad app that brings together Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

The unified Office app initially rolled out to iOS and Android in 2019. Microsoft still has standalone apps for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but the Office app brings everything together.

Here’s the description of what’s new from the Office App Store listing:

In addition to Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, the app also has some handy features like turning pictures into documents and the ability to sign PDFs.

Microsoft may have taken some time to optimize the Office app for iPadOS, but the company is generally very supportive of Apple’s hardware. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint gainedfull trackpad supporton iPads last October.

The unified Office app brings together Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. It’s now fully optimized for iPadOS. The Office app itself is free, but you need a Microsoft 365 subscription to use it on most iPad devices.

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