From scratch: Microsoft resets iOS Word

Microsoft has a wide presence in other operating systems (desktop and mobile) thanks to the possibility of accessing its best-known applicationsThus, in Android we have access to Your Phone, Microsoft Launcher, to cite just two examples, or in the case of iOS to the Office suite of utilities. And three of these apps just got a major update.

It's about Word, Excel and PowerPoint, three of Microsoft's most popular applications and that on iOS have now seen how the company has pressed the reset button.The three utilities that can be downloaded for free from the App Store now have a design that makes them much more usable and accessible

All three applications, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, reach version 2.34. And with it, Microsoft has introduced a new design, with adapted menus that result in faster and more precise use by the user.

The change in the graphic aspect is the fundamental point, but it is not the only one that version 2.34 of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Thus, along with the renewed Alternate Text Panel, we will see in Excel how you can now reply to comments and mentions directly from email without opening the workbook.

Similarly, at calculation time viewing is facilitated at any point thanks to XLOOKUP, a tool that Microsoft had already tested between users of the Insider Program.Searching row by row, you can find all the desired content in a table or range of values.

Microsoft has been updating its Office application ecosystem for some time We have seen how they were updated and loaded with new icons in iOS and Android. Likewise, dark mode is coming to some of the company's apps in the hope of achieving a joint improvement for the rest of and Microsoft continues to add new features to its library of applications. Several Microsoft apps have also received a new dark mode in recent months.

Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint can be downloaded for free from the App Store for both iOS and ipadOS.