Office Everywhere. PowerPoint for iPad. Courtesy of Microsoft

Redmond, Wash., USA - November 06, 2014

On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. took the next step to bring the productivity of Office to everyone with new Office apps and experiences for the iPhone and iPad, a preview of Office apps for Android tablets, and the ability for customers using these devices to create and edit Office content without a subscription.

Office Everywhere. Add and edit tables and charts in Excel for iPad. Courtesy of Microsoft

“Anytime someone has an idea or an inspiration, we want to empower them to take action,” said John Case, corporate vice president, Office, Microsoft.
“With over a billion Office customers worldwide, and over 40 million downloads on the iPad, it’s clear that Office applications are what people want to use to get things done.”

Office Everywhere. View and edit documents in Word for iPad. Courtesy of Microsoft

Starting today, iPhone and Android tablet customers can tap into the same experience that people with Office for iPad have enjoyed.

Office Everywhere. Check spelling in the Word for Android tablet preview. Courtesy of Microsoft

Now, nearly everyone will be able to get more done, more quickly. Here are the details of the news:

• New Office for iPhone apps for Word, Excel and PowerPoint offer the same beautiful iPad experience, optimized for the iPhone. Customers can download the new apps today.

• Updated Office for iPad apps for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Customers can download the new apps today.

• Preview of Office apps for Android tablet brings the productivity of Word, Excel and PowerPoint to Android tablet customers. Customers can sign up for the Preview starting today. General availability is expected in early 2015.

• More of Office for everyone. Beginning today, customers on iPhone, iPad and Android can create and edit Office content without a subscription. Now customers on nearly every mobile device and platform can do more with Office.

Office Everywhere. PowerPoint for Windows 10. Courtesy of Microsoft

The company also presented an expanded look at the new “touch-optimized” Office for Windows 10.

Additional details will be shared at a later date.

Office Everywhere. View documents in Word for Windows 10 Courtesy of Microsoft

Complete functionality with Office 365

Customers get the best value and a complete set of features from an Office 365 subscription, including 1 terabyte of OneDrive online storage - with unlimited storage on the way.

Office Everywhere. View documents in PowerPoint for Windows 10. Courtesy of Microsoft

By subscribing, customers join a community of over 7.1 million active Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal subscribers and unlock the full productivity power of Office on every device they have.

Office Everywhere. Courtesy of Microsoft

Availability

The new Office for iPad and Office for iPhone apps are available in 29 languages and 136 countries.

The apps require an iPad or iPhone running iOS 7.0 or later.

The Office for Android tablet preview is available for sign-up beginning today.
More information about Thursday’s news can be found on the Official Microsoft blog.

Office Everywhere. Courtesy of Microsoft

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