Microsoft Office users will also want the OneDrive app. One in the PowerPoint app and the other in the Office app.

Let’s you open another document of the same type like two PowerPoint decks.

If storage space is a concern, this gives you Word, Excel and PowerPoint leaving more storage for other stuff. Why use the individual apps when there’s an ‘all in one’ option? This app has all the features of Word, Excel and PowerPoint plus other goodies like Office Lens and PDF support. It’s intended for iPhones but works on iPads as well.Ĭlick on the Zoom button at bottom right to see the app in iPhone size or filling most of the iPad screen. There’s also what we call the ‘all in one’ Microsoft Office app. Check out Office for iPad: The Complete Guide Office ‘all in one’ app Larger screens require a Microsoft 365 account.Įven on smaller screens, there are extra features available for Microsoft 365 customers.Īhem … there’s a really excellent book that covers the Office for iPad apps in great detail. The apps are free for anyone with an iPad under 10.1”. The main way to use Microsoft Office on iPads are the Office Mobile Apps for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.Įach of the apps has a good set of features but not as complete as the Windows or See Six simple steps for saving on renewals or first purchase of Microsoft 365 Office mobile apps Reminder: regular Office Watch readers know our refrain about Microsoft 365ĭon’t buy Microsoft 365 Family, Personal etc from Microsoft or Apple … you’ll pay full price for new or renewal. The other Office options we’ll explain like the web apps and remote control work for everyone – with or without a Microsoft 365 plan. To use the Office Mobile apps at all needs a Microsoft 365 plan. IPads OVER 10.1” are considered ‘computers’ by Microsoft. There are extra features for people with a Microsoft 365 plan. If your iPad is under 10.1” screen (diagonal) then all the Microsoft Office options are free, including the mobile apps for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the ‘all in one’ app. You might need to open a document in the web page option or mobile app to get the latest features. Open one in the Word Mobile app, the other in the Office ‘all in one’ app.Įach of the options we’ll explain have slightly different features. Opening two Word documents at once is possible. The workaround is to use different Office options. That means you can’t open two or more Word docs or Excel workbooks at once. Three of the choices can only open one document at a time.

Sadly no, and there are advantages to having more than one app or option available.

Why bother? Surely you just install the Office mobile apps and that’s it? There are four different options, some free and others you have to pay for. You have an Apple iPad but do you know all the different ways that Microsoft Office can run on an iPad.

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