If you have already overcome the barriers of working on mobile devices, taking advantage of their touch screens to write documents, complete spreadsheets or even design presentationsof slides, you may want to go a step further. To do this Microsoft has decided to make things easier for users including a new function with which to find all those features and tools that they always seem to be hidden from viewCount characters, check spelling, add formulas”¦ Issues that will no longer escape anyone in the Microsoft office applications for mobile
Some will remember and miss the cute assistant in the form of Clip from the old versions of Microsoft Well, this new function acts as assistants although with less charm and less filigree And it consists of aSimple search engine in which to consult any doubt about the possibilities of the applications of documents ( Word), spreadsheets (Excel), and slide shows (PowerPoint) that are being used. Quite a utility to know where each function is even if the user does not remember its specific name.
The only thing to use is the bulb icon, which Microsoft call InformationThus, a simple search engine is displayed to begin to type what you are looking for With a few letters about that function that you want to use and cannot be found, this new The Microsoft feature displays a whole list of suggestions. For example: when typing “ort” it is possible to see the option “spell check”in that browser. By clicking on it, you can access that sought tool, even though it is also found in the corresponding tab, hidden from the inexperienced user.
In this way, it is not necessary to be a real expert in these office applications to know how to use them and get the most out of them . You just have to remember that there is the function Information, from where it is possible to access all the options of Word, Excel and PowerPoint by typing just a few letters.In addition, all these results are always shown accompanied by a small icon that is well recognizable to the regular user. A representation of the function they perform and are known for in these office applications, thus helping those who do not know the exact name or location of the application, but does its icon
This new feature, called Information, comes through the latest update received in both the application Word, as in Excel and PowerPoint. But these new versions also include other novelties. In the case of the text documents tool, it is now possible to merge and split cells In the case of spreadsheets, the ability to expand and collapse groups of rows and columns,is also added in addition to autocomplete better by just typing several characters.
All these updates are available for free through Google Play Store Of course, at the moment they have only appeared for the platform Android It is to be expected that iOSwill be updated soon in order to solve the doubts of less knowledgeable users and help them find all the features that these mobile productivity applications are capable of.
