{"id":63514,"date":"2014-03-27T20:33:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T18:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=63514"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:47:25","slug":"office-for-ipad-announced-thats-free-to-view-pay-to-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/office-for-ipad-announced-thats-free-to-view-pay-to-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Office for iPad announced that&#8217;s free to view, pay to use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft officially announced Office for iPad. CEO Satya Nadella had a short introduction in the press conference today talking about a new focus of Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbing it &#8220;Ubiquitous Computing,&#8221; Nadella stressed that the cloud is a main pillar for the company. His short monologue contained phrases like &#8220;Mobile First Cloud First World&#8221; and &#8220;do more across all devices.&#8221; But the main point was the reveal of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint for iPad.<\/p>\n<p>These apps aren&#8217;t ports from the iPhone, but native apps that take advantage of the device.<\/p>\n<p>Office for iPad will have a freemium model. Breaking it down, the apps are free to download for everyone as a viewer and reader. If you want to create or edit documents, Office for iPad requires a Office 365 subscription.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63515\" title=\"word for ipad\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/word-for-ipad-568x409.png\" alt=\"word for ipad\" width=\"568\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/word-for-ipad-568x409.png 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/word-for-ipad-256x184.png 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/word-for-ipad.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since documents are stored in OneDrive, you will be able to have the latest version on any device and shared editing is supported.<\/p>\n<p>Julia White demoed each suite while highlighting certain features.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63516\" title=\"excel for ipad\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/excel-for-ipad-568x415.png\" alt=\"excel for ipad\" width=\"568\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/excel-for-ipad-568x415.png 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/excel-for-ipad-256x187.png 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/excel-for-ipad.png 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Word allows for threaded comments and the ability to accept or reject edits. Excel can insert charts and update equations and Powerpoint has a touch-based laser pointer and annotation tool for presentations.<\/p>\n<p>White also said that new content will be added to the app and that this touch-based Office app will be available in the Windows Store and other platforms.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Microsoft Word for iPad\" href=\"http:\/\/microsoft-word-for-ipad.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Microsoft Word for iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Microsoft Excel for iPad\" href=\"http:\/\/microsoft-excel-for-ipad.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Microsoft Excel for iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Microsoft Powerpoint for iPad\" href=\"http:\/\/microsoft-powerpoint-for-ipad.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Microsoft Powerpoint for iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a title=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/onenote-for-mac-the-good-and-bad\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/onenote-for-mac-the-good-and-bad\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OneNote for Mac: The good and bad<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Microsoft now offers low-cost Office 365 Personal subscription\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/microsoft-office-365-personal-subscription\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft now offers low-cost Office 365 Personal subscription<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Softonic editors: how do you organize your lives?\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/softonic-editors-how-do-you-organize-your-lives\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Softonic editors: how do you organize your lives?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft officially announced Office for iPad. CEO Satya Nadella had a short introduction in the press conference today talking about a new focus of Microsoft. Dubbing it &#8220;Ubiquitous Computing,&#8221; Nadella stressed that the cloud is a main pillar for the company. 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