Microsoft adds numerous additions to Office for iPad in latest update

Microsoft at long last released Office for the iPad in March, in keeping with CEO Satya Nadella’s “cloud first, mobile first” approach to competitors’ platforms. OneNote had already been available for some time, but it was the first time Word, Excel, or PowerPoint had been available as native iPad apps. Today Microsoft updated all four applications, following the hasty addition of printer supportabout a month after the initial release. All four apps can now export files as PDFs, crop pictures inline, and reset changes made to pictures. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can also use third-party fonts, presumably in addition to the Microsoft- and Apple-supplied fonts that come with iOS and the Office apps themselves. Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote pick up more features that will be appreciated by heavier users of the desktop Office apps.