Trackpad sketching now available in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint for Mac
There are no Macs with a touchscreen, but the latest version of Office for Mac attempts to address that with the handy new ability to ink with your trackpad.
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How to convert a Numbers file to Excel on Mac and iOS
Do you need to export a spreadsheet you created in Numbers to another format? Here’s how to easily convert a Numbers file to Excel on Mac and iOS.
How to customize the Quick Access Toolbar in Word and Excel on Mac
Make the most out of the tools you use in Microsoft Word and Excel. Here’s how to customize the Quick Access Toolbar to suit your needs.
How to transpose columns and rows in Microsoft Excel
Convert rows into columns or columns into rows with the Microsoft Excel Transpose feature. This brief tutorial shows you how.
How to create drop-down lists in Excel on Mac
Using drop-down lists in Excel can not only speed up data entry but help reduce errors by limiting cell entries. Here’s how to create them.
How to create reusable custom lists in Excel on Mac
Save time when building spreadsheets on your Mac. Custom lists in Excel let you create and reuse frequently-needed items and here’s how.
Microsoft’s mobile Office apps pick up support for drawing with a finger/stylus on iPhone
Microsoft today issued updates to its mobile Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps on the App Store, adding support for drawing with your finger on the iPhone. Back in January 2016, the Windows maker brought its inking tools to the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil support. With the latest update, iPhone owners can take advantage of the Draw tab to draw, highlight and annotate documents with their finger or a stylus.
How to export your iPhone contacts to Excel or a CSV file
Here’s how to export iPhone contacts to either an Excel or a CSV file from your computer, or directly from your iPhone or iPad.
Microsoft Office apps updated with support for exporting files in OpenDocument format
Ahead of WWDC keynote at 10am this morning, Microsoft refreshed its trio of Office productivity applications for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with a notable new export option. Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps can now export documents, spreadsheets and presentations in the cross-platform OpenDocument format, making the mobile apps even more suited for business use.
Microsoft updates Office for iOS with 3D Touch features, Apple Pencil support and more
Microsoft today rolled out updates to its mobile Office suite in the App Store: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Across the board these apps have gained support for 3D Touch shortcuts on the iPhone 6s/Plus.
In addition, the new ‘Annotate with Ink’ feature puts a set of cool tools on the new Draw tab for drawing, writing and highlighting things using touch, pen or Apple Pencil on the iPad Pro.
Microsoft refreshes Office apps for iPad Pro, with an important caveat
Windows giant Microsoft today released compatibility updates for its mobile Office app in the App Store—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and OneDrive—aimed at lucky iPad Pro owners.
Featuring full support for iOS 9’s new Slide Over and Split View multitasking modes, these apps now take full advantage of the iPad Pro’s massive 2,732-by-2,048 pixel resolution 12.9-canvas that in landscape mode basically runs two full-sized apps concurrently.
Microsoft Office apps pick up better Outlook integration with ‘Send with Outlook’ and more
Microsoft today issued refreshed Word, Excel and PowerPoint applications for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad in the App Store. The new versions of these mobile productivity apps include several new features, most notably tighter integration with Microsoft’s Outlook for iOS app.
In addition to richer Outlook integration across all three apps, you can now change selected text in Word to uppercase, lowercase, sentence case and more, as well as view comments in PowerPoint next to the slide in a task pane.