Microsoft Office apps on iPad now support mice and trackpads

Microsoft has outlined updates to its Office suite on iPad that are being rolled out to users, with support for trackpads and mice joined by updates to the start screens and the ribbon of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 4

Microsoft teases Office for Mac update coming, without subscription

Alongside the version included in the Office 365 subscription package, Microsoft says it will release another Office for Mac update in 2021, which will be a single purchase.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 19

Now-fixed exploit used Microsoft Office macros to hack macOS

A now-fixed exploit in the macOS version of Microsoft Office may have allowed attackers to hack a Mac user just by getting them to open a document.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

Apple leasing 100,000 square feet of space in London

Apple is preparing to concentrate its United Kingdom staff in a newly-acquired 100,000 square-foot corporate office in London's financial district.

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 0

Stand-alone Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac preview arrives for enterprise customers

Microsoft on Tuesday issued a new preview of the next Office for Mac, intended only for commercial clients in its volume purchase program.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9

Microsoft updates Office for iPhone & iPad with real-time collaboration, drag & drop

Microsoft on Tuesday released major updates to the iOS versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, adding features like real-time collaboration, and drag-and-drop support on iPads with iOS 11 or later.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 7

Microsoft improves Office 2016 for Mac with real-time collaboration & automatic cloud saves

Microsoft on Thursday released a major update of Offce 2016 for the Mac, adding features such as real-time collaboration and automatic saves for cloud-based files.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 12

Microsoft launches My Workspace Office 365 toolbar for Apple's macOS

Microsoft this week debuted a new tool for Office 365 users on the Mac, bringing quick access to apps, files and information to the macOS menu bar.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 8

Amazon considering office suite to pilfer enterprise customers from Microsoft, Google

To combat Microsoft and Google, Amazon appears to be in the early stages of developing its own office suite, utilizing the power and ubiquity of its AWS platform to support it.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 22

Mac malware discovered in Microsoft Word document with auto-running macro

A second example of malware targeting macOS users has surfaced this week, with the discovery of a Word document that attempts to use an automatically-running macro, one that tries to download a hazardous payload to infect the target Mac.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 15

Microsoft announces plans to bring MacBook Pro Touch Bar support to Office suite

Less than 12 hours after Apple's announcement of the late 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, Microsoft has detailed future functionality of the new input method across the entire range of Office products.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 14

Microsoft updates Office apps to allow on-screen sketching for iPhone

Over half a year after adding Apple Pencil support to Office for the iPad Pro, Microsoft on Monday added a similar feature for written annotations to the suite's core iPhone apps.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 0

Microsoft adds contextual edit commands to Office for iPhone, Google makes Now more iPad-friendly

Microsoft on Monday updated its Office apps for iOS with new contextual functions on the iPhone, while Google updated its iOS search app to better sort Now information cards on the iPad.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 1

Microsoft adds 3D Touch, illustrated annotations to Office for iOS

Microsoft on Thursday updated the core Office for iOS apps — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — with support for 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, as well as several other features, such as illustrated annotations.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 4

Office 2016 for Mac updates with fullscreen Outlook, other new features

Microsoft on Wednesday updated Office 2016 for Mac, adding not just bugfixes but new features for all of the apps in the suite, such as Outlook and PowerPoint.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 21

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