Office for iPad Goes Free, iPhone Apps Released

On Thursday, Microsoft noted that Office for iPad will go free. This includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Furthermore, the long awaited iPhone version of Office is now available for download, free.

The company has also revamped its entire iOS suite with Dropbox syncing support, and a ton of new features that “ensure a consistently beautiful and productive Office experience on every device”.

In addition to iOS apps, the company will be releasing the suite to Android tablets as part of Microsoft’s Office for Android tablets program. Windows 10, touch-optimized versions of the app will be coming soon and “we’ll have more to share soon”.

Word, PowerPoint, and Excel are now universal applications available on the App Store.

Editing options on the apps will no longer require Office 365 subscriptions.

Subscribing to the service will add additional features such as advanced editing, collaboration capabilities, unlimited OneDrive storage, Dropbox integration and more.

Here are the change log for the iOS Office applications:

Word 1.2 changelog

Create and edit documents for FREE: all you need to do is sign in with a free Microsoft account.
Dropbox support: open, edit, and save documents from Dropbox.
Universal app: Word now also runs beautifully on your iPhone and iPod touch, and is designed especially for a smaller screen.
Reflow view: on your phone, choose between the real document layout or an easy-to-read layout.
Chart elements: customize charts by adding or removing chart elements such as titles, legends, axis titles and more.

Excel 1.2 changelog

Create and edit spreadsheets for FREE: all you need to do is sign in with a free Microsoft account.
Dropbox support: open, edit, and save spreadsheets from Dropbox.
Universal app: Excel now also runs beautifully on your iPhone and iPod touch, and is designed especially for a smaller screen.
Chart elements: customize charts by adding or removing chart elements such as titles, legends, axis titles and more.

PowerPoint 1.2 changelog

Create and edit presentations for FREE: all you need to do is sign in with a free Microsoft account.
Dropbox support: open, edit, and save presentations from Dropbox.
Universal app: PowerPoint now also runs beautifully on your iPhone and iPod touch, and is designed especially for a smaller screen.
Chart elements: customize charts by adding or removing chart elements such as titles, legends, axis titles and more.
Animations: add animations such as entrance, emphasis and exit effects.
Themes: create a presentation and choose from a gallery of beautifully designed themes.
Switch to widescreen: easily switch between normal and widescreen layouts.
Background formatting: change the color or add a picture to the background of your slides.
Zoom in: Pinch to zoom in and see more detail while presenting.