More than one will have been caught off guard by the presence of Microsoft, full-screen logo included, at the latest event Apple But it seems that both companies have buried the hatchet to collaborate together. In this way, Microsoft has prepared improvements in its office applications for the released iPad Pro , the largest screen tablet from Apple, as well as for iOS 9 andWatchOS 2, the operating systems that power your mobile devices and smartwatch.Improvements to be more productive when creating and working with any type of document.
In this way, Microsoft improves Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and even its translator to be more useful and comfortable on Apple A strong bet for users to choose their office package again on new competitive devices. Something that will have added value on the iPad Pro thanks to its 12.9-inch Retina display , and also the new pencil Apple Pencil Tools that now work.
Thus, in iOS 9, on this device it will be possible to use the function Slide Over or “swipe over” to use multitasking more efficiently.This translates into the possibility of jumping from one application to another in a comfortable way, without losing sight of any information. For example, you can work on a slide show in PowerPoint and open the OneNote application in a small portion of the screento jot down a note without losing sight of what you are doing.
This multitasking also has another practical application with the function Split View or split view. It consists of the possibility of taking advantage of the iPad Pro screen with two applications that are active at the same time Thus, it is possible to have a Word document on half the screen, and pass data at the same time with a document Excel that takes advantage of the rest of the available space, for example. In this regard, e-mail Outlook and Word work especially well, being able to read a message received and open a text document attached to it at the same time.After reviewing and retouching said document, all you have to do is exit it to automatically attach it again and resend it with the necessary corrections. All without jumping between applications.
With the latest enhancements to Microsoft applications, plus support for the Apple Pencil A stylus that now allows you to draw on documents, make notes and notes, underline , or any function that conventional pen and paper already allows in reality.
All this accompanied by other improvements as interesting as searches in iOS 9, that no longer only find files, but are also capable of of recover OneNote notes and Outlook emails, being able to even recognize handwritten textcontaining your documents.
Finally, Microsoft has included improvements in its applications for the watch Apple Watch Issues such as the ability to automatically display useful phrases in the language of the country the user is visiting, or the ability toTurn the crown to see the next appointments on your calendar.
Of course, for now these new features will wait for November, when the iPad Pro goes on sale. An agreement that will draw the attention of Apple fans, and that will make more than one of them goosebumps remembering the rivalry that existed until a few years ago betweenApple and Microsoft
