So, for example, when you open an Office document email attachment in the Mail app on Windows Phone, the appropriate Office Mobile app displays the document automatically. Office Mobile ships as part of Windows Phone 8 and is more deeply integrated with Microsoft’s mobile operating system. So before getting into the nitty-gritty of Office Mobile for iPhone, here’s a list of what’s different from the currently Windows Phone offering: And that’s because this product is almost identical to the Windows Phone 8 offering. Having recently written about Office Mobile for Windows Phone 8-please do check out my Office + OneNote chapter from Paul Thurrott’s Guide to Windows Phone 8 for the full feature rundown-I feel uniquely qualified to give you the best possible explanation of what you can and can’t do with Office Mobile for iPhone. Here’s what’s happening with Office Mobile for iPhoneĭifferences with Office Mobile on Windows Phone 8 The bad news? There’s no iPad (or Android) version, at least not yet-Microsoft isn’t talking, sorry-and users with those devices are currently being directed to the Office Web Apps, which I’m told are being updated regularly for iPad and Android tablets. The good news? It’s absolutely free to Office 365 subscribers, including both home and business versions. This isn’t a full-featured Office suite for portable devices, its Office Mobile, ported directly from Windows Phone to iPhone (and iPod touch). But with today’s release of Office Mobile for iPhone, we know. We’ve been discussing Office on iOS rumors for so long that we somehow forgot to step back and think about what such a product offering could be.

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