Is Microsoft 365 free for iPad?

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Office Web Apps on iOS
Do you have to pay for Office 365 on iPad?
Is Microsoft 365 free for Apple?
How can I get Microsoft Word for free on my iPad?
Can I use Word 365 on iPad?

Microsoft released an iPhone app for iPhone 365 subscribers, but you don’t need a subscription to use Office on your iOS device. SkyDrive allows you to create and share Office docs.

Last week Microsoft announced the availability of Office on iPhone – sort of. It’s not a typical installation of Word or Excel on your iPhone but actually part of Microsoft’s new Office 365 subscription model. But, you don’t need a subscription to use Office on your iOS device.

Since Microsoft introduced its free Office Web Apps, anyone with a browser and Internet connection can use SkyDrive.com to create and share Office documents. That includes anyone on a PC, Mac, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, and of course, iOS. The benefit of the new Mobile Office app on the iPhone is that it’s optimized for smaller displays. But, if you can get past that and pinch and zoom your documents, using Web Apps via a browser might be enough to get things done on the go.

Note: Microsoft added touch support to Web Apps for Mobile Safari, as we showed in our article: How to Edit Office Docs on iPad. You can also create and share documents with friends and coworkers on Facebook easily with the Docs.com Beta from Microsoft Fuse Labs.

Office Web Apps on iOS

To start, go to OneDrive.com in Safari or Chrome on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and log in to your Microsoft Account.

Tap create from the top toolbar, and you’ll get a dropdown list to create Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files.

Office Web Apps are based on HTML 5, and you can create new files just like you would with Office on your computer. Web Apps don’t have all of the features available in the desktop versions, but there’s certainly enough to get basic to intermediate work done in documents and spreadsheets.

An Office 365 subscription will cost you $9.99/month or $99/year for the Home Premium version. The Office Mobile app on iPhone includes Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Then there’s a separate app for OneNote on iOS and manage email via Outlook.com.

The new unified Microsoft Office presents one app that lets you create documents in Word, Excel, or more

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Microsoft Office for iPad is now one single app, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote, within a unified look and feel.

Following its iPhone release in February 2020, Microsoft has now updated the iPad version of Microsoft Office to be a single, unified app. From within the one start screen, users can elect to create Word, Excel, or other documents.

"Office is now available on iPad," says Microsoft in its App Store listing. "We're combining the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps you know into a single, iPadOS-optimized app."

Microsoft Office for iPad is free to download, but to use Office 365's sharing or collaboration features, users still must have a subscription. From within the new Office for iPad, Microsoft offers various in-app subscription options from $6.99 per month.

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint currently remain available as standalone iPad apps in the App Store. It's not clear whether Microsoft intends to remove those, and they do not appear to have any functionality that is lacking in the new unified version.

What that new unified version provides is the ability to get into any of the Office apps with a single tap on the one icon. It also means that the Office apps share a common introductory screen and access to recent documents.

Do you have to pay for Office 365 on iPad?

The apps are free for anyone with an iPad under 10.1”. Larger screens require a Microsoft 365 account. Even on smaller screens, there are extra features available for Microsoft 365 customers.

Is Microsoft 365 free for Apple?

A free 1-month trial of Microsoft 365 is included with each Microsoft 365 in-app purchase. It's possible to run your life like a pro, keep your stuff secure, find balance, and achieve peace of mind. Take control with Microsoft 365 and create more time for the things that matter most.

How can I get Microsoft Word for free on my iPad?

Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) are free to download on the iOS app store. You can create, edit, open and print Office documents with your iPad or iPhone, but whether or not you have to pay depends on the size of your iPad's screen.

Can I use Word 365 on iPad?

Documents and spreadsheets can be transferred between your phone and computer. Download to your iPhone or iPad the Office app now. To create or edit documents, sign in with a free Microsoft account on devices with a screen size smaller than 10.1 inches.