Just over a month ago, Microsoft finally released Office for iPad following months of speculation. In an update this week, Microsoft added the ability to print, the number one requested feature from early adopters. As well as the usual bug fixes, other features added include SmartGuides in the PowerPoint app, which helps users align pictures, text boxes, and other shapes as they’re moved around in a presentation. Microsoft has also added AutoFit to the Excel app, making it a lot easier to adjust the width and height of columns and rows.

Microsoft adopted the “freemium” approach for Office for iPad, meaning you can download the apps for free from iTunes and use them to read documents, presentations and spreadsheets. But to be able to edit, you’ll need an Office 365 subscription. You can sign up for a free 30 day trial of Office 365 here. An Office 365 subscription licences a user to access the latest version of Microsoft Office from up to 5 devices including PC, Mac, and Android.

You can download the Word, Excel and PowerPoint from the App Store here. An iPad running iOS 7.0 or later is required.

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