Just moments after Microsoft Office for iPad was announced, the trio of applications that make up the industry leading productivity suite hit the App Store and can now be downloaded.
, and are all available as free downloads. Users can view documents for free with the software, but require a in order to make edits.
The full list of features for Word on iPad, according to Microsoft, are:
- Word documents look beautiful
- Images, tables, charts, SmartArt, footnotes, equations are all there, nicely formatted.
- Word documents look great, just as they do on your PC or Mac.
- View email attachments and access all your Word documents from OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint.
- Pick up from where you left off because Word for iPad knows what you were working on last, no matter what device you were using.
- Create and edit with confidence
- When you edit a document, your content and formatting are maintained across all your devices - PC, Mac, tablet and phone.
- Express your ideas exactly the way you want, with rich formatting including fonts, pictures, tables, charts, textboxes, shapes, footnotes, page layout and more.
- Track changes, add comments and work simultaneously with others on the same document.
- Word automatically saves your document, so you can rest assured that you don't lose all your work while you're on the go.
- Simply share your work with others by emailing a hyperlink or the entire document.
- A familiar Microsoft Office experience
- It's easy to pick up the app and get started, because it's like the Word experience you already know.
- The familiar navigation and menu options are built for a touch experience. No keyboard required.
Features of Excel, according to Microsoft, are:
- Excel spreadsheets look stunning
- Formulas, tables, charts, comments, hyperlinks, sparklines, conditional formatting are all there, so you see the whole picture.
- Excel spreadsheets look great, just as they do on your PC or Mac.
- View email attachments and access all your Excel spreadsheets from OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint.
- Pick up from where you left off because Excel for iPad knows what you were working on last, no matter what device you were using.
- Create and edit with confidence
- When you edit a spreadsheet, your content and formatting are maintained across all your devices - PC, Mac, tablet and phone.
- Turn numbers into insights, with support for formulas, charts, tables, sorting, filtering, and more.
- A special formula keyboard lets you add numbers and formulas rapidly - much easier than with the standard touch keyboard.
- Excel automatically saves your spreadsheet, so you can rest assured that you don't lose all your work while you're on the go.
- Simply share your work with others by emailing a hyperlink or the entire spreadsheet.
- A familiar Microsoft Office experience
- It's easy to pick up the app and get started, because it's like the Excel experience you already know.
- The familiar navigation and menu options are built for a touch experience. No keyboard required.
And finally, Microsoft's advertised features for PowerPoint on iPad are:
- PowerPoint presentations look amazing
- Images, tables, charts, SmartArt, transitions, animations are all there, nicely formatted.
- PowerPoint presentation look great, just as they do on your PC or Mac.
- When presenting, use the built-in laser pointer, pens or highlighters to get your point across.
- View email attachments and access all your PowerPoint presentations from OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint.
- Pick up from where you left off because PowerPoint for iPad knows what you were working on last, no matter what device you were using.
- Create and edit with confidence
- When you edit a document, your content and formatting are maintained across all your devices - PC, Mac, tablet and phone.
- Express your ideas exactly the way you want, with full support for rich formatting including fonts, pictures, tables, textboxes, shapes, transitions, speaker notes and more.
- Work simultaneously with others on the same presentation.
- PowerPoint automatically saves your presentation, so you can rest assured that you don't lose all your work while you're on the go.
- Simply share your work with others by emailing a hyperlink or the entire presentation.
- A familiar Microsoft Office experience
- It's easy to pick up the app and get started, because it's like the PowerPoint experience you already know.
- The familiar navigation and menu options are built for a touch experience. No keyboard required.
A qualifying Office 365 subscription is required to edit and create PowerPoint presentations. Qualifying plans include:
- Office 365 Home
- Office 365 Small Business Premium
- Office 365 Midsize Business
- Office 365 Enterprise E3 and E4 (Enterprise and Government)
- Office 365 Education A3 and A4
- Office 365 ProPlus
- Office 365 University
- Office 365 trial subscriptions
Those who don't have a subscription can buy Office 365 Home from within any of the free applications on iPad. Office 365 Home also includes up-to-date versions of Office for up to 5 PCs or Macs and 5 mobile devices, plus an additional 20 gigabytes of OneDrive cloud storage, and Skype world minutes where available.
Office 365 subscriptions made through the iPad applications are in-app purchases charged through Apple's iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, unless auto-renew is disabled beforehand.