{"id":98424,"date":"2020-10-27T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T08:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-office-ipad-apps-now-have-mouse-and-trackpad-support\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T11:40:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T08:40:01","slug":"microsoft-office-ipad-apps-now-have-mouse-and-trackpad-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-office-ipad-apps-now-have-mouse-and-trackpad-support\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft Office iPad apps now have mouse and trackpad support"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Microsoft Office iPad app<\/a>s now have mouse and trackpad support<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Did you see the adverts for\u00a0the new iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard, and declare \u201cBEGONE FOUL COMPUTER, FOREVERMORE MY WORK SHALL SOLELY TAKE PLACE UPON THE TABLET?\u201d<\/p>\n

Then, after purchase, did you realize important apps like Microsoft Office didn\u2019t actually support the iPad\u2019s Magic Keyboard?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s okay, get up. Stop crying. This is a bit much now. Come on, I\u2019ve actually got some good news<\/a>:\u00a0Microsoft Office iPad apps now has mouse and trackpad support.<\/p>\n

THAT\u2019S RIGHT: You can now use Word, Excel, and Powerpoint on iPadOS like a normal person. Truly,\u00a0Hephaestus, the Greek god of craftspeople, would be proud.<\/p>\n

In a blog post<\/a> detailing the update, Microsoft explained how you can now use the trackpad on Apple\u2019s Magic Keyboard \u2014 or an external mouse \u2014 with Office iPad apps. This includes a range of standard functions, such as the cursor transforming depending on the content you\u2019re hovering over.<\/p>\n

On top of this, the intuitiveness of selecting and manipulating text, cells, and images on Word, Excel, and Powerpoint respectively should mirror that of the desktop applications.<\/p>\n

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While the iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard are phenomenal bits of technology<\/a>, it\u2019s infuriating when common apps (looking at you Google Docs) doesn\u2019t fully support the hardware. This is why Microsoft\u2019s news is a welcome relief.<\/p>\n

Yes, it feels like\u00a0Office iPad apps should\u2019ve been updated sooner \u2014 especially with Apple pitching its latest tablet as a laptop killer at launch \u2014 but at least it\u2019s done now.<\/p>\n

On top of this news, Microsoft also announced it tweaked the user experience across Office iPad apps, something that included new start screens and \u201ca new ribbon of feature menus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Basically, users of the Office iPad apps should find a cleaner and more user-friendly experience.<\/p>\n

When can you expect these features to pop up on your iPad? Well, Microsoft said it\u2019s rolling them out to all users within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

Breathe a sigh of relief: you can now actually use the world\u2019s most popular work tools on the iPad you bought to do work on. It\u2019s enough to bring a tear to your eye. And sacrifice something to\u00a0Hephaestus.<\/p>\n

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\n Published October 27, 2020 \u2014 08:40 UTC\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n