Here’s a Quick Guide to the New Microsoft Office for Mobile

After Microsoftannounced the Office app for mobile devicesback in November 2019, it was available as a beta. For Android users, it was available for those who registered earlier and for iOS, 10,000 testers got their hands on the app who registered via Apple’s TestFlight program.However, after a long wait, the all-in-one Office app isfinally publicly available for Android and iOS users. The Office app is an amalgamation of the Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. It brings an array of useful features for mobile users and I cannot wait to tell you guys all about it. So let’s dive in, shall we?

Here’s What You Can Do with the Microsoft Office Mobile

Import Files from Cloud

When you open the app, you will find the “Home” page. In here you can find all the recent files that you have accessed, edited or created recently. Additionally, you can tap the “folder” icon at the top right corner to add files from various cloud-based platforms like OneDrive, Files and Google Drive. You canlink other cloud platforms like Box or Dropbox to access the files that are saved there.

To do this:

Now, you can add the files from your cloud drives to the Office home to access and edit them right in the app.

Take Notes

The Microsoft Office app features a “Notes” app integrated within. Youcan take short notesand it will autosave it. The notes that you take are shown right on the Home screen with an expanded view for a quick glance. You can also add a picture alongside your notes from your gallery or by simply clicking one.

To take notes:

This isa pretty nifty featureas it gives you a quick glance of your short notes right at the home screen. You don’t even have to open up the note file.

Convert Text in Images

The Microsoft Office comes equipped with a feature that canrecognise text from imagefiles. This means you can click a picture of a document andconvert it into a word document or an excel spreadsheet. After converting the text, you can even make edits to that text. There are two ways to convert text from images.

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Second way:

Transfer Files from Mobile to PC or Mac

By using the Microsoft Office app, you caneasily transfer files and images from your mobile device to your desktop or laptop. This feature works by using the data connectionjust like Snapdrop. Unlike Snapdrop, the devices need not be connected to the same network.

To transfer files:

Apart from these features, there are a lot of other cool features likesigning PDFs,converting images and documents to PDFsandcreating documentsusing various templates. The app is available for free in theApp StoreandPlayStore. However, there are some features that require the Office 365 subscription. In my opinion, even if you do not have a subscription, it would not matter as most of the features are available for free.

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