Microsoft launches Office Mobile for Office 365 for Android
If last month the application with the package of Microsoft office tools came to iPhone and iPad, now it is Android the platform on which the well-known Microsoft Office for smartphones landed Or what is the same Office Mobile for Office 365 A long name for a very complete tool that allows create and edit almost any type of document from a mobile, anytime, anywhere.All this taking advantage of current technology, the Microsoft cloud and other most interesting functions.
This is a really useful tool for those who can't wait to get to their computer to modify or create a text document, presentation or table All this with the possibilities seen in the desktop versions of Microsoft Office, but adapted to portable devices to be able to use them without aphysical keyboard or mouse In addition, it has the possibility of linking with SkyDrive, the cloud ofMicrosoft This way you can store a copy of said documents on the Internet and keep it safe to access her at any time.
From Office Mobile for Office 365 for Android highlights, First, your designAnd it is that, although it respects the lines of Microsoft and its own operating system Windows Phone, Its minimalism and colors integrate perfectly with the latest generation Android terminals. Something that also helps to make your user experience comfortable, betting on clarity and readability with hardly any decorations on the screens.
The Microsoft application has the possibility of creating text documents with Word , Excel spreadsheets and charismatic PowerPoint slideshowsSimply log in and create them again, or go to the SkyDrive account and modify any already stored there. All this with the tools seen in the computer version, such as SmartArt shapes and figures, pictures, tables, images, functions , links, different fonts, sizes, colors, etc.
However, what is surprising Office 365 is the ability to synchronize the latest documents open on any device, which appear in the tab Recent on mobile Android to continue editing quickly. It also highlights the memorization of the last point the user reached in a document, returning to it when accessed again to continue reading or editing without losing information . It also allows share these documents from the terminal itself once finished.
But not everything is good in this version for Android And we must remember that Office 365 can only be used by users with a paid subscription to this serviceSubscription that in Android cannot be carried out from the application, as it happens in iOS , being necessary to access the official website In addition, its use is limited to mobile terminals (not tablets ) updated to Android 4.0 or higher versions Finally, it must be said that its release began in United States, being able to download free the application through Google PlaySo we will still have to wait a few more weeks for it to arrive in Spain