Microsoft releases first major update to Office for iPad
Say hello to PDF sharing, picture tools and custom font support in Word for iPad versions 1.1. Excel and PowerPoint for iPad also received new features in version 1.1. Here's what you need to know.
Microsoft today released the first major update to its Office suite for the iPad. Labeled as version 1.1, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint each received several new features that were widely requested since the suite was released on March 27, 2014. Here's what you get with version 1.1 of the popular iPad apps:
• Send PDFs: You asked, we listened. Now you can send Word files as PDFs. • Picture Tools: Crop to focus on just the right part of a photo, or reset to undo your changes. • Fonts: Third-party fonts are now available in the Fonts menu.
Send PDFs: You asked, we listened. Now you can send Excel files as PDFs.
Flick to Select: Flick a cell’s selection handle in any direction to quickly and easily select all the data in a row or column.
External Keyboard Support: Using an external keyboard is even easier. Use the same keys to input data and move around a worksheet as you would on your PC or Mac.
PivotTables: Interact with PivotTables that have source data in the same workbook.
Print Options: More paper sizes and scaling options give you more control over the layout when printing your workbooks.
Picture Tools: Crop to focus on just the right part of the photo, or reset to undo your changes.
Fonts: Third-party fonts are now available in the Fonts menu.