![]() ![]() Not only are Word, Excel, and PowerPoint functional, they're quite possibly the best available, particularly if you're already using Office 365 and the online versions of Office. If you've used the iPhone versions, you'll notice some similarities but overall, the iPad version is light years ahead of the anemic iPhone versions. Anyone familiar with Office Online will be right at home with the Office for iPad. The Microsoft Office suite of apps for iPad may of been late to the party but at least it comes out of the gate swinging. Office 365 subscription required in order to edit documents.No support for Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud - any service that isn't owned by Microsoft.Image and shape insertion and manipulation works well, even where text wrapping comes into play.Excel format editing requires less taps than many other office editing apps.Editing options are up front, easy to access, and well thought out throughout all three programs.Microsoft really has managed to nail the user interface and experience on the iPad.If you're tied into iCloud however, Keynote is still going to be a better option just due to convenience. For people who are tied into the Office ecosystem, you won't dread using PowerPoint on your iPad, you'll actually enjoy it. Microsoft has done a wonderful job brining PowerPoint into this decade - finally. ![]() Keynote and PowerPoint are about neck and neck when it comes to functionality and user experience. Sometimes the touch screen interface even cooperates better than a traditional mouse and pointer when positioning text and images. And like always, use the wrapping tools if it does something you don't like. Text wrapping is receptive and works around images rather well. You can then change the size, move it around, and manipulate it inside PowerPoint. Like Word for iPad, images are easy to embed and can be imported right from your Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or any other album. Less taps equals more efficiency and from that aspect, Microsoft has managed to nail it. The top ribbon menus change based on what you're doing and that's incredibly convenient. Overall I had an easier time manipulating cells and editing formulas than I've ever had on any other Excel editing app for iPad. Perhaps I'm just missing something but I can't find an easier way. Every time I have to paste a formula by tapping several times over several cells, I long for my desktop computer and the drag method. Some of the smart features do guess when it thinks you'll need a formula based on your current data and formatting - but we all know it isn't always 100% accurate. Most Excel apps up until this point don't handle pasting formulas in many cells at once very easily, and unfortunately I haven't found a way to do the same in Excel. Sometimes adding more data requires you applying a formula through several rows or columns at once. One feature I would have really liked to see make an appearance in Excel for iPad is an easier way to paste formulas. Part of me was still secretly hoping I'd have a way to access my Dropbox or Google Drive files without it being such a hassle. Since Office is Microsoft software it makes sense Microsoft would tie it to their own services. There are numerous ways to get OneDrive space, including an Office 365 account. You can work on Office for iPad files locally on your device, with SharePoint links, or from a OneDrive account. If you're a student using the University version of Office online, you can get a four year subscription for around $80 - not a bad deal at all. The personal plan, when launched later in the spring, will cost a little less than $8 a month. There are several price points depending on where your needs fall but most subscriptions come in right around $100 a year. Your iPad shouldn't even count towards your 5 allowed devices either. If you've already got an Office 365 subscription, you're good to go and need only log in. The free versions do allow you to open and view documents at no charge. You'll need an Office 365 subscription in order to actually edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on the iPad. Office for iPad: Office 365 subscription pricing ![]()
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