Published 08:54 IST, February 19th 2020

Microsoft all in one app: The pros, the cons, and everything else you need to know

Microsoft has combined the Android versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint into a single package app. Read on to learn more.

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Google used to allow its users to edit Google Docs files from a single Drive app back in day, but company later ended up splitting m up into multiple editing applications. Microsoft, on or hand, is w taking opposite route as it has decided to combine Android versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint into one single pack app to be able to rule m all. company first began testing this combined version of Office application during early 2019, before coming up with a public preview in vember that year. However, ir beta program h been reverted to private testing since that point on, while APK files for Android devices h been trickling online on websites like APKMirror. As for w, application has left testing entirely.

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Microsoft Office app allows editing Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files without any separate tools

latest Microsoft Office application features a lot of pros. It allows users to browse for OneDrive files and also lets m edit all Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft PowerPoint files without having to rely on any or tools. app can also synchronise with tes application from Windows 10 and also comes with a variant of Office Lens scanner. Moreover, app also includes a QR code reer, just in case someone needs one of those for any reason.

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Microsoft Office app comes with a major limitation

new Microsoft Office app has one caveat. It currently has support for tablets and Chromebooks. And while existing Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint apps appear to work seamlessly on bigger and large-screen devices, including that of Chromebooks, it has been locked to portrait mode and lacks a tablet-specific user interface.

As of w, re is update if separate Microsoft Office applications will be discontinued at some point in future, in favour of new Microsoft all-in-one app. Also, company currently has thing to share at this time about tablet support or discontinuing existing applications, as per Android Police.

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08:54 IST, February 19th 2020