Word
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sugersuger💅💅 –
2022-06-03
Version 2.61
It is slow
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Description
The trusted Word app lets you create, edit, view, and share your files with others quickly and easily. Send, view and edit Office docs attached to emails from your phone with this powerful word processing app from Microsoft.
With Word, your office moves with you. Whether you’re a blogger, writer, journalist, columnist, student, or a project manager working on documentation, Word is as handy as you want it to be.
Make impactful text documents, scripts, blogs, write-ups, or resumes. Customize your document, letter, resume, or notes your way with robust tools that enable you to accomplish your best writing with the best format options and templates.
Get the complete Microsoft Office experience when you sign in with your Microsoft 365 subscription. Create and edit documents, collaborate and share with ease when you download Microsoft Word today.
Create Documents
• Jump-start your projects, assignments, letters, blogs, scripts, notes, write-ups, or resume with beautifully designed modern templates.
• Use rich formatting and layout options to note down your ideas and express them in writing.
• Document formats and layouts stay pristine and look great on any device.
Read, Write, & Edit Documents
• Reading view lets you read lengthy docs, letters, scripts, and more on your device with ease.
• Use familiar writing and editing tools as you’d find on a desktop word processor.
Collaborate Anywhere
• Share thoughts by commenting in docs right next to the text you’re discussing.
• Everyone can collaborate and stay on top of changes to the text, layout, and formatting.
• As you and your team make changes, you can revert to view earlier drafts with improved version history in Word.
Simplified Sharing
• Share files with a few taps to quickly invite others to edit or view your documents.
• Easily manage permissions and see who’s working in a document.
• Copy the content of your Word files directly into the body of an email message with its format intact or attach your docs to an email and make sharing easier.
Download Microsoft Word now and get the best way to create, share and edit documents from your iPhone or iPad.
To create or edit documents, sign in with a free Microsoft account on devices with a screen size smaller than 10.1 inches.
Unlock the full Microsoft Office experience with a qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription for your phone, tablet, PC, and Mac.
Monthly Microsoft 365 subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your App Store account and will automatically renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period unless auto-renewal is disabled beforehand. You can manage your subscriptions in your App Store account settings.
This app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party app publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. Data provided through the use of this store and this app may be accessible to Microsoft or the third-party app publisher, as applicable, and transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or the app publisher and their affiliates or service providers maintain facilities.
Please refer to the Microsoft Software License Terms for Microsoft 365. See “License Agreement” link under Information. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions.
What's New in Version 2.61
• Bug fixes
Seller
Name
Microsoft Corporation
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
2.61
Size
270.1 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 14.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SEThirdGen, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad AirFifthGen, iPad AirFifthGenCellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
App Store: Customer Ratings
All Versions
4.6 (414,191 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
From the beginning
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Old Fogey 46 –
2022-06-03
Version 2.61
I started with Word 1.0 in 1990 Approx. It was more difficult to use than Multimate and inferior to the Wang word processing which I had used since 1982. I persisted with Word, which gradually improved, and better computers (486) handled the large files created by Word. I bought office 97, then office 2003, which has served me well.
Word 2013 (?) changed the menu system from something which was fairly clear into a ghastly mixture of icons, spread over several different screens. This has made it very frustrating,and the simplicity of 2003 is gone. I can customise the ribbons to some extent, but it does not make things much better.I appreciate the increased functionality but the screen presentation of menus etc is very unsatisfactory. I’m not going to write any more as I don’t think you’ll take any notice of this. Sincerely, David Hodgson
Can’t use for free on any current iPad
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DMF2016 –
2022-06-01
Version 2.61
Used to be able to edit for free on old iPad but now that a standard iPad is 10.2”, that’s no longer available, which is a shame. C’mon MS, allow the free use up to 10.2” devices, given how the sizes of iPads have changed.
Works terribly
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sasha.lp –
2022-06-01
Version 2.61
This app is so frustrating to use. It won’t allow you to easily move your cursor through a document to type and edit different parts of the document. After a certain point of typing down the page, the app simply won’t let you see anything beneath the keyboard - it doesn’t scroll down automatically to match where you are typing.
This app should make Word a convenience when you’re travelling/in a meeting but this actually just makes life harder as you then have to go back and edit the document on a computer. Microsoft PLEASE fix this damn app!!
Worst App Ever
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The Belfast Duke –
2022-05-31
Version 2.61
I pay for a subscription to Microsoft for Office 365. I have endured Microsoft Word on the iPad for a number of years now. I have lived in hope that one day they would reward their customers with a decent Microsoft Word App for the iPad Pro. But this App has been getting worse rather than better. It is now without a doubt the worst piece of software I’ve ever used. Absolute garbage.
Doesn’t work on iPad
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Mr_Miggins –
2022-05-31
Version 2.61
Life is too short to spend too much time trying to get this app to work on iPad. On trying to access my account I opt for the ‘send code’ to my email address. Nothing ever arrives. My Office password - ok on my workstation - isn’t recognised. So app now deleted. Goodbye Word for iPad! You will not be missed…
Word
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CARL-INOV8 –
2022-05-29
Version 2.61
Great App highly recommended
It won’t let me type
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eat all penguins –
2022-05-28
Version 2.61
I have to use this for school and it won’t let me type it moves the cursor and it has failed at typing their are to many glitches the app has never had problems with me before and has worked well until now I cannot do my homework and now a very important test I have is not working well I don’t know if I haven’t updated it however it does not come up with any new updates my iPad is only 2 months old so it is not that. For such a big company it should sort out these bugs so I can fix it.
Improved layout
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Tsiakkosd –
2022-05-28
Version 2.61
Easier faster and more logical to use.
Clean crisp finish to documents.
Many Thanks
M
iPhone is crap
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Jonee Mgay –
2022-05-27
Version 2.61
Totally a load of rubbish on iPhone
MS Office on Mac is useless
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YthanRio –
2022-05-26
Version 2.61
MS and Apple waste so much of our precious time fighting over cloud storage. Making it difficult to use Office on the Mac from an Apple point of view. Making it difficult to store on iCloud / Files from an MS point of view.
From the users point of view they’re both awful.
Awful - Versions of important documents Deleted
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ywhdorbfknbs –
2022-05-26
Version 2.61
While auto save was enabled on a document used to minute a highly important client meeting, word/onedrive has reverted back to a previous version and overwritten five pages of notes, actions and minutes.
Appalling software - tried to use Microsoft with the iPad due to being in a corporate environment but will not be using ever again.
Abysmal.
Nigel white
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nigel 155 –
2022-05-25
Version 2.61
Let’s see how times we can make people for the same app
word
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kavehkarimi –
2022-05-24
Version 2.61
its so good
Word for IPad gremlins!
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CtChasnz –
2022-05-24
Version 2.61
Why is Word on iPad suddenly playing up so much? And has been for over a week with no update or anything being done to fix it? I click to place the cursor on a word or in a space, and the cursor moves to a different point. I have to close down then re-open to fix it - but then it does it again.
On all my devices, I have the same issue, so surely it can’t just be me?! Please sort it out! I’m disabled and typing is hard enough without this hassle.
Dismal.
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StopHasslingMe –
2022-05-24
Version 2.61
Building on a fairly flaky and confused application, Microsoft has successfully made it even more frustrating to use. Constant network access, even opening local files. There are undeliverable full stops in my document. I can delete them from one side, but not the other. This software is full of random anti-features like this. Switch away to another app and then back to word? Watch as the document is reloaded and your current activity tossed away. Looking for any useful menu? It’s all hidden behind a picture of a magnifying glass. Look, if you *need* to use it, here it is. If you can, please avoid this software as much as possible, it’s frustrating, random, and frankly, a wreck. Slow clap, Microsoft - you’ve now got the same software on multiple platforms, with complete inconsistency and lack of feature parity between them all. I guess at least you offer a bunch of other equally shabby applications within this, for users who haven’t already suffered enough. And don’t even *think* about operating properly within iOS. There’s a big emphasis on one drive or the other inconsistent services MS offers, but if you expect this to work properly with file and storage providers from iOS, you may or may not have it behave properly.
Absolutely horrific
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jordxn2003 –
2022-05-23
Version 2.61
This app on the new iPad Air 5 2022 is absolutely terrible. You cannot see what you’re typing and it starts scrolling itself. Absolute joke, would not recommend. Pages by apple is far superior and a much better option to this joke of an app.
Nice ape
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CanReviewsforTurkey! –
2022-05-22
Version 2.61
Shush
Deleted everything
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Isaac.h07 –
2022-05-22
Version 2.61
I have just written a novella on word. I pressed save as and after I pressed this it told me to log in again I did and it said to change my password, when I got back to my account my whole novella was deleted.
Highly Disappointed. DO NOT BUY!!!
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violetflash7💎💜 –
2022-05-21
Version 2.61
I am a teacher, and when I was putting the questions up on the “interactive whiteboard”, the word document moved upwards and I couldn’t get it down. SUCH A WASTE OF MONEY.
Needs improving. Wouldn’t Recommend
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Faisalahmed05 –
2022-05-18
Version 2.61
As this is a Microsoft Application you’d expect it to work smoothly and everything to go well however that’s not the case. First of all you have to be a subscribed to just use the app. Once you’re in everything seems fine but when you start working on cloud files from google drive, OneDrive or iCloud the app doesn't deal with it very well and starts to corrupt files and will crash. On multiple different occasions i spent hours typing up documents just to find when i save it and close the app it dosnt actually save and in fact goes back to original state. The only practical way you’d be able to use the app without any hiccups is if you were to save documents to your iPads internal storage and then transfer it over. Shared networks also dont work so dont bother. In my opinion it is best to use the web version as it is much more reliable then they app. Pure disappointment expected better.
Great
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xxxx2022222 –
2022-05-16
Version 2.61
Xxxx20222222
Subscription is useless.
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imatonkatoo –
2022-05-16
Version 2.61
I don’t want a subscription to use Word.
Word
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ercghbb –
2022-05-14
Version 2.61
Word is really great.
Superb !
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bilbobil –
2022-05-12
Version 2.61
Superb in every way !
Quality
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42HT –
2022-05-12
Version 2.61
Since having this program it has and continues to be a joy. So many features and it keeps getting better and better. I am sure that I don’t get full benefit but keep exploring.
5 star
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No1plum123 –
2022-05-11
Version 2.61
Love this app, probably my favourite app ever I pass many hours designing things for my golf society.
One star service. Why?
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marcynth –
2022-05-10
Version 2.61
You take your money and lock me out why?
Does not open files that have been saved, therefore the app is virtually useless.
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Mark of the East –
2022-05-10
Version 2.61
The title of my review says it all.
Was great for a year
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Trash queen Fahey –
2022-05-09
Version 2.61
Loved it for the first year but now I can’t get membership and have lost access to my work. This has been going on since February and I’ve tried to re subscribe at least once a month since.
Very bad to use
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mrkillwr –
2022-05-09
Version 2.61
Worst app right now for editing documents
Templates
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@Steam2Clean –
2022-05-07
Version 2.60
Not many Templates to choose from
Design flyers or business cards to print out
Why is this no longer free to use?
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little red terrier –
2022-05-04
Version 2.60
I have been using this app for a couple of years or more with no trouble once I’d worked out its peculiarities. I have been very happy with it and found it useful.
Today I opened a document from Mail into Word - that was fine, but when I tried to save it I was going to have to sign up to Microsoft 365 subscription.
I do not use it often enough to warrant paying for it but I really do not want to have to revert to the laptop for documents. My hands have got used to iPad touch screen typing and my fingers & thumbs are painful typing on a keyboard.
Please can you help me? Thank you.
Microsoft word
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jim Hammy –
2022-05-04
Version 2.60
By far the best I have used,
Lost my work
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cownez –
2022-05-02
Version 2.60
Shocking. Been working on two documents simultaneously every day since last year, just to open one of them up today, and find it without any history of edits since 02/04. All of my edits just disappeared with no way of retrieving it. Auto-save was on for both documents… if it’s meant to automatically save every ten minutes how do I lose a month’s worth of work overnight??
*
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Ivan Macedonia –
2022-04-30
Version 2.60
Best app ever!
wow. Cool
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Jimmy / Mr.Beast –
2022-04-30
Version 2.60
who wth
Vital Word
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Findcastle –
2022-04-29
Version 2.60
Over the last 20 years I have found that Microsoft office is the only system that fulfils all my requirements
Mr
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mjwebb –
2022-04-29
Version 2.60
Very good thanks
It is ok ?
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❤️game review ❤️ –
2022-04-28
Version 2.60
To whoever reads this it is a very useful app i use it for work and lots of other things. I 100% recommend it for people who design things or stuff like that.
Can’t save documents
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Stells 💅🏻 –
2022-04-28
Version 2.60
I haven’t been able to save any new documents for days. I have tried saving them to multiple places (i.e. iPad files, multiple different one drives) and my documents will not save. It keeps saying error try again later.
Absolute joke
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XCRAZYLANKEYX –
2022-04-27
Version 2.60
We have to pay for word now? That’s outrageous! This should be free to use, what has this world come to
The best
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hhbgfbhg –
2022-04-27
Version 2.60
This document app is by far the best because of how smoothly it runs and the hundreds maybe thousands of features it has to make a wonderful document iff you do not want to use word for some reason then second best would be canva then the apple one then last google docs iff you use google docs though it will be a night mare
There is one problem with this app though which is that I don’t like the “new look and feel” update I think the old design looked better and the fact that you can’t turn it off anymore just spoils word it a shame
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2022-04-26
Version 2.60
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Great
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Tatty Patty –
2022-04-25
Version 2.60
Great app to have on phone
It is ok
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daisyhsbsjjs –
2022-04-24
Version 2.60
Good app but half to pay £5.99 for 1 person but £7.99 for 2 to 5 per month but also get 1 month free
subscription only??
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jo king 1234 –
2022-04-23
Version 2.60
Has been working fine for a few weeks and now asks for subscription fee?
Almost unable to edit
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Birdoocheepcheep –
2022-04-21
Version 2.60
Editing on phone is almost unbelievably poor. Cannot move text boxes, pictures etc.
Deleted all my work for no reason
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Lauren Sidney –
2022-04-21
Version 2.60
I had to use the mobile version because my laptop was gone for repairs. I’d written a 6 page assignment that I’d spent hours on, switched into a different app for a few minutes, came back to Word and tapped on the end of my paragraph to keep writing, started writing the next sentence, and then all of the text on the document just disappeared. I didn’t press any keyboard shortcuts or click any buttons, it just vanished for no reason. The undo button won’t bring my text back, and the history button is greyed out for god knows what reason, and now 6 pages of work is gone. Not to mention the stupid autosave feature that ended up overwriting the 6 page file with the now 1 page file so I couldn’t go back, but I have no choice but to use autosave because the only other option is ‘save a copy’. Why can’t I just save the new file regularly like I would on the PC version instead of making a new copy every time.
Tl;dr: Only get this if you want all your hard work to be deleted out of nowhere with no way of viewing the version history.
Cannot Navigate
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Huckleberry Panda –
2022-04-19
Version 2.60
There is no blue bar to distinguish the document from the tools and there is no blue side bar either.
For a visually impaired person this is hopeless to manage and very inconsiderate. Terrible move. I wish I had never updated.
Microsoft Office is Rubbish
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Mark@08332 –
2022-03-16
Version 2.58
Ever since Microsoft had windows 10 there spying and data collecting is so bad and Microsoft don’t even care that they are selling your data to other authorities and have the right to delete any of you data on your devices as they please without permission. Windows 10 is garbage and so is Microsoft Office for both windows Mac Plus iOS and iPadOS. Apple are the very best and with the Mac iPhone and iPad with apple iWork pages numbers and keynotes I have the most wonderfully productive setup I could ever need. Pages Numbers and Keynotes is the finest office suite ever created and apple devices are the finest ever created all in all I’m 100% with apple for life. Microsoft have removed so much from window iOS and iPadOS versions of there office software that now Microsoft Windows and office are totally useless and crap the Microsoft CEO should be sacked and Microsoft should be sold off to a billion dollar company who know how to run a software business because it’s obvious the the Microsoft CEO and his team don’t for me it’s Apples Tim Cook and his marvellous team of software developers that are perfect and are for me number one.
Goodbye Microsoft your absolute rubbish.
Not the same.
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Sum-Lou –
2021-12-08
Version 2.16
I understand that the word app isn’t going to be the same as using it on a computer, but the app just lacks what the computer has. I’m using the app on my iPad, which i am using as a laptop at the moment. I have found it really difficult to find certain features on the app, that should be included. I really miss the design feature on the app, that the computer one has. Just something simple like being able to add a border or change the colour of the background. However, for what it’s worth, the apps other features are really useful. Just miss the design features that’s all.
It’s really time Word sorted itself out for iOS devices
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flow52 –
2021-09-13
I have used Office/Word for decades, but mostly at work with my employer paying for it. Now I am paying a LOT for Office 365 at home, but the functionality of Word is really glitchy on my iPad Pro. It really is well past time that MS sorted this out.
Current problems include: -Documents with pictures or tables are so slow to load that the keyboard lags behind my typing speed. - Headers/footers can’t be properly edited. - I’m unable to toggle sections (same as/different). - Print preview is unavailable or does not work. - Exports to PDF are different from the Word version. I cannot preview the *actual* appearance of Word docs when they are exported to pdf, making design difficult and time-consuming. - The available MS fonts are old fashioned and mess up my spacing and layout within poems. They do not match the cover, which was designed with Adobe. - My first choice Adobe font, Raleway, though imported to my device, is not available within Word. - My second choice iOS font, Avenir, is not preserved when exported to PDF. Other iOS fonts, though listed in the menu, do not export either. - Smart shapes are not available. - Random failure to save documents (“This document cannot be saved. Please try again later”!)
Come on MS, sort this out! I’m off to check out Note, which I have never used before, and if works better than Word, I may change the habit of a lifetime and cancel my Office365 subscription.
Using Word across devices
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Mareseat –
2021-08-10
Such a useful experience being able to refer to Word docs across iPad, PC and iPhone. Frustrating not to have the full editing operation so easily accessible on phone and tablet, but a great facility to be able to do some immediate editing, without the encumbrance of a large device, when out and about. Speed of transfer is great with good wifi.
Good to be able to share the software access across the family too on one subscription. I have not had the experience of working in tandem with others so cannot comment on that capability, but think that too sounds like an impressive workplace option.
Slow and laggy. Grrrrrrr
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MabelGee –
2021-07-21
Trying to write admittedly a large document, but that shouldn’t matter. It’s MS Word! After a while in the programme everything becomes really laggy and slow. Backspacing becomes tortuously slow, and typing takes ages to appear making it hard when you’re trying to write often complex phrases or thoughts. You lose your thread before it even appears on screen! I have to close Word down and re-open it just to restore some of the functionality, and then it goes again after a while. Right Royal pain In the… you know where.
It is absolutely ridiculous that for the money MS charge they can’t make a basic app that works on an IPad Air 4th Gen. It isn’t the pad’s fault as everything else is tickety-boo and I’ve literally just bought myself a new one as my old one’s battery was dying.
Come on guys. Do some work, stop driving your expensive cars about the place, and fix it! I’ve read so many reviews and help threads where this is a common issue. People are fed up!
If you have it a computer use it on that
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ShieldToad –
2021-06-11
It can feel clunky to move things around, it is difficult to get to a specific point within a word, so if I wrote “bansna” it is easier to just write banana over again completely because it will always prefers to go to the end or beginning of a word. In order to get to a point within a word you have to hold and move but if you just hold it will just select the whole word. Also to move up and down the page you have to swipe on the page which is fine until you have a table in which case you will often find yourself unintentionally moving around the table. Also for some reason when you press on a table to edit it it will take you to the bottom of the table which becomes very annoying if you have a long table
Very finicky. Glitchy. Generally stressful to use sometimes.
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TheOxianGamer –
2021-05-08
When I first got this I used it a lot for essays and other pieces of work but over time I continued to get more and more stressed with it.
My issues with it:
Some times the size editing tools when you select something just disappear entirely.
Sometimes objects are completely unresponsive and you can’t even move them.
When I copy and paste something it doesn’t even appear where I clicked but in some obscure corner of the page.
The size changing is very finicky and sensitive and sometimes you want a specific size but it just jumps between sizes to large or to small.
For some reason when you create a text box it spawns with a great chunk of text in it rather than just an empty text box.
The zooming in system tortures me as I try and drag things and the screen just moves instead of the thing I am holding on!
Try editing an odd shape like an L. I dare you. It moves multiple things at the same time when you want to move a singular thing and moves singular when you want multiple.
If you undo too quickly there is sometimes a clone manifestation of the thing you last grabbed that just sits there and you cannot interact with.
Frustrating
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Fmicrosoft –
2021-04-11
This appeared to work fine when I first got it, even if it has limited functionality. For example, I do have to move to my desktop if I want to do things like properly format styles. However, recently the app has started lagging a lot and slowing down at random times when I'm just entering and editing text. Happens even if I turn off things like auto save, and I get a buffering type bar up in the right top corner of my iPad. My typing takes minutes after I entered it to show up in the program. Doing a delete and reset hasn't helped at all. As a result it's taken me an extra hour to edit a basic cover letter. Will be looking for better alternatives for sure.
The worst version of word that can (and will) delete your work
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Jack.J the concerned customer –
2021-04-09
At first glance, this app may seem like a handy tool for day to day work at home, work or school. However, unfortunately its underdeveloped ‘pocket sized’ nature is its main flaw.
The first problem that I had was with its lack of features compared to its larger desktop version. I expected this of course, but I did not realise its extent. When Ι say ‘pocket sized’ I really mean it. The interface is clean and sleek simply because it misses so many of the features of its desktop counterpart. Pages of the other hand HAS these features, like the ability to create graphs.
The second problem I found is the reason I’m writing in the first place. I simply cannot explain my frustration in words. This apps main flaw is its inability to save. I have had this problem since I first downloaded it ONE YEAR ago and it is still just as bad. I just lost, less than 5 minutes ago, 3 HOURS of work on an essay contributing to my final grade. 3 HOURS, when word decides to crash and lose it all. Bare in mind, this was after two autosaves and one manual save. It should NOT have disappeared and yet it did.
In summary, don’t buy this app. Not only that, but do what microsoft really deserves, and download pages instead to give them the metaphorical middle finger. Then you won’t have to endure the same suffering that I just have.
Good for text editing, bad for absolutely everything else
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harry 606 –
2021-03-14
Can I just start by saying, I want this app to be good, I really do. I want to be able to use my iPad as a complete laptop replacement, but its this app, alongside the other office apps, which let it down. Simple things like adding photos to a table, resizing images, resizing tables are incredibly hard to do accurately and most of the time, the app just breaks the document to the point I have to go back onto the document on my desktop and fix the car crash which this app has made it. I feel like this app is still, despite iPadOS’ full keyboard and mouse integration, powerful processors and popularity, just designed to make a quick edit to a document when you have no other option and nothing more. I don’t trust the word app for anything more than typing a basic essay: it’s got to the point that when I’m on the go, I log into my uni’s HTML based Remote Desktop client to do office based work. I really want this app to be good, for everything else the iPad is perfect for me, and my favourite (by far) piece of tech to use, but this app just falls so short of the mark. Hopefully the office apps will improve with the introduction of the apple silicon macs, but I wouldn’t bet any money on it.
Genuinely the best!
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Freewiseguy –
2021-03-10
There is not a single thing wrong with this app. It genuinely has all the features that you could ever need when creating documents! You can change the colour of writing; adjust the font size; type in specific locations of a document due to the amazing text boxes; generating different types of shapes and pictures through your document; and so much more. This is literally the best app you will ever find to be able to write massive documents. And this is for anything-writing; heavy editing and lots of information that is important and needs to be immediately stored in a safe place; whatever you need. There is also Publisher as another app like Word however this takes the cake easily in my opinion. Good quality, beautiful, non glitchy, and NO spending money whatsoever. For just a phone app, this has so much capability and room for inspiration when it comes to how many different things that you can do within this one app. This is basically my only editing app because it is the best! I love it, and I can’t find a single problem with Microsoft Word because of how amazing this app actually is. Well done. Keep up the good work and you will keep flourishing.
Disappointed
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hmorgan97 –
2021-02-28
I have had several issues since downloading word on my iPad; common issues that seem to date back years and have still not been resolved. Although it is useful for my work, the constant lagging after an hour and a half (you have to close the app and reopen to resolve the issue), losing work because it doesn’t save correctly or rewrites it as a previous copy (not helpful when you finish a 5,000 word essay and the day before the deadline it saves the document as a 3 month old version consisting of a 200 word introduction) and the drastically reduced functions (Doesn’t allow you to set a default font, cannot use headings feature etc.) seriously impedes the effectiveness of this app. I find myself screaming at my screen more often than not; not how I remembered word for mobile being like. Annoying, buggy and disappointing.
Why do you have to sign in to create a new word document?
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techused2work! –
2021-02-26
It has been a few years since I’ve needed to create any word documents. I’ve been trying to add word onto my iPad for my daughter who’s 7 to become familiar with and so when she edits her work she can do this on screen rather than rewriting whole piece out again! I don’t have a Microsoft account and can not understand why I would need one or have to sign in for my daughter to create a simple word document? Bar at top of screen does not allow me to create new document without first creating Microsoft account and signing in! I understand Microsoft have the monopoly with word documents, but is it really the case that I can not just create a new word document on my computer without paying for it; or having to go online...?..
Well they broke it
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Who gives 2 –
2021-02-21
I have had ms word on my iPad since it was released. It’s good for a lot but if you write more than a couple hundred words the app starts to glitch out and you can have up to a minute keyboard lag per word till you force close the app and go back in. So if you have any intention of writing or editing assignments or anything more than a quarter page. Stick with a computer or be forced to close and reopen several times a page. It’s actually terrible for a multi billion dollar corporation to release something this shoddy. It worked well when they first released it. However they haven’t fixed it in the 18 months since they broke it so they probably don’t care
Very good but some issues
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mad-ad –
2021-02-18
I use this application on an iPad Pro 2020 and on the whole it is incredible. There are a couple of small gripes that i have in regard to how it runs as after a document gets past a certain amount of words, the application begins to run really slowly. The words do not appear as i type them and it has crashed before. There is also no document recovery feature so once it crashes, you’re then stuck with wherever autosave last saved.
The iPad Pro, at least, has the power to run a fully fledged desktop version of word that i would be willing to pay for as i often find myself using the web version of word.
In need of a serious bug fix
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StephNyikos –
2021-02-10
Up until the last update came out seemed to be working fine on my iPhone. Since the update will randomly stop working - causing me to lose small amounts of data (even with auto save on) - there’s no obvious reason, no error message app just shuts down and when you open it reboots like you’ve manually closed the app. Sometimes this happens once an hour, sometimes it’s every 5 minutes, sometimes I can go half a day without it happening. Figured it was my phone / internet / something I’m doing but as others seem to be having similar issues maybe not.
Please fix crashing, or at least give me a crash report so I know why?
Error Of Not Saving Work
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meeeniieee –
2021-01-09
I would usually give this app a 5 stars however there’s been an issue that has been happening lately. The issue is whenever I’m on my computer doing some work on Word and I need to copy and paste something from google into the Word, I copy and paste it. However, once I have done that, the Word document freezes and it becomes white and translucent. It will stay like that until I decide to exit my Word and then it will tell me that Word is not operating correctly. I can either find a solution, exit my Word or wait. My work never saves even if I click it to save which really irritates me. I love to work on Word however it’s becoming more and more difficult to work with. Please fix this problem as if you do, I would submit a 5 stars and use a lot more often as this is drawing me back from using it so much meaning I have to go to different apps and websites to write down my word which is what I do not want to do as I’ve been using Word for a long time and it’s a very reliable source to come to. Thank you.
Good but needs work
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h4mmy121 –
2020-11-23
Word always comes through as the number one choice to work on documents, however i feel as though the word app is lacking when it comes to the iPad Pro. When paired with the magic keyboard it would be much better if the highlighting feature was more like a laptop software when using the track pad. And then the bugs with the highlighting feature is a nightmare.
Would also be great if they fixed the highlighting with trackpad and so then the format painter could also be put to better use.
That’s my only problem, and if that’s sorted, the app would be perfect.
Glitchy
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pop144 –
2020-11-15
Good overall, but some annoying problems on the iPad. Things like not being able to pick up where you left off, having to search for the last entry - it wasn’t always that way, I would get a welcome back flag. A very slow pick up on typing - I can have three words still to come up whilst on the next. Also only being able to have one document open at any time - it’s slow to load, so is a mission to cut and paste between documents. It crashes often too, especially if I answer a text and then have the rigmarole off searching where I left off again.
Putting photos in as well is a problem. Cropping and then continuing with text I’ve found impossible, there will be a big gap between image and text. Moving the image too is very difficult.
Not sure how long I will persevere with this app.
Still looking for functions
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Oak would. –
2020-08-30
I first learnt Word in pre-internet days with Word 6 and became a master of it as I did with Word ‘97 and then Word ‘2000 which I used for many years with my Office 2000 version bought on a disc. For the past 5 years, since buying both a new computer and a new iPad, I have used Office 365 which means Word 365. To be honest, whilst I like it, I struggle to do simple things that I could easily do with previous versions. Many of the top line menus seem different and I spend more time ploughing through sub-menus looking for what I want. Now retired I don’t need to do too many complicated things but I did prefer Office/Word 2000.
Mostly great, but one big drawback
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Jacksgirl217 –
2020-05-24
Most features are fine and the app works smoothly. Doesn’t lag or jump when the document gets too long like google docs does. But one annoying feature is this app overheats my iPhone. I only have to be using it for a few minutes and my phone gets so hot I have to turn it off for a while to cool down. Not great as I like to work on my documents on the go. I’ve fiddled with the app settings and turned off what I can to prevent my phones processor from doing too much background work, but the problem still persists. I’m cautious to keep using this app as I have visions of my phone blowing up in my hand. Any tips or recommendations for solving this issue would be gratefully received.
Five stars until later updates
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Cgd –
2020-03-19
Word has always been buggy on Apple platforms. One keeps hoping the upgrades will fix the bugs but mostly they just introduce new features, often at cost.
The latest incarnation of Word for iOS pushes the idea of getting a subscription in order to edit and save. I was about to delete it when I noticed I could still create, edit and save a Word document by creating one in Dropbox. Probably there’s a way to do it without forking out more cash to Microsoft but I haven’t seen it yet.
Word is a must-have program for many, including myself, yet I’ve delayed getting latest upgrades and subscriptions entirely on account of not knowing whether to do so will fix existing bugs (several upgrades haven’t) or even make them worse and risk existing document formatting.
There would be a good argument for several levels of Word, just as there is now, only better defined. On my Macs I want a fully featured Word that doesn’t crash, is reliable over time and between versions, and with good export facilities.
On my iPhone I just want a simple program that I can write texts in Word format and export or share them quickly and easily with my Macs. Once they are on a Mac I might want to do more formatting but at the moment just having a reliable app that isn’t full of bugs or bugware would be good. I’d pay for it, but I won’t pay for a subscription unless I can see it will do what I want.
Always in use but lacking help
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moondancer666 –
2020-01-31
I use this app every day on my iPad. I have been trying to organise my files and folders after three years but I cannot move multiple files to a new folder in one go - incredibly tedious doing this one file after another. Also there seems to be no way to delete folders once I have finished with them; I can delete the files but not the folders.
Perhaps I am missing something but I am sure this facility of deleting folders should be on here.
The app is great for all my needs but oh to be able to organise files and folders in an easier manner would be wonderful.
Needs work
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Matt:) Moon:D –
2020-01-28
I find the app frustating to use when editing text boxes, as the page jumps around alot. The soultion would be to male the interface more user freindly by having a side scroll bar and also entering into an isolated interface when editing text so that it doesnt jump, just like the interface for wrtting this post works. It focuses on what i want to edit and doesnt jump back to another view/text box. The isolation of functions such as drag, expanding text boxes and alingment without another function being accessed accidnetly would ease my and others frustrations.
Its a well designed interms of comolexity and intergrated app but if its not easy to use semlessly it drags the qaulity down greatly.
iPad user
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AmillionReasonsOnThisWay –
2020-01-27
Useful if working with documents that are supposed to be send or edited by others as most people don’t necessarily use pages app by Apple. Honestly writing documents in pages and exporting them to word Is a bit of a pain ( only takes a few clicks - open word with pages; edit in pages; export to word - and usually has missing fonts ).
It’s a bit tedious when it comes to creating folders for each gmail, outlook, email, Dropbox, OneDrive accounts etc. to save the files in, gotta be careful as it will do a lot of automatic decisions in the begging ( maybe It’s different for others, I’m not 100% mastering the windows apps). Overall it’s super useful for Apple users but not the user friendliest app 😅
The word has the CUTEST COLOUR for the Apple Pen, better than GoodNotes or Notability
Bug
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SeaofWords –
2019-11-20
I have tried just about everything to fix a problem with my Word app but it still hasn’t been fixed. The Livechat support eventually told me after two long live chats to leave a review to let the developers know that the app has a bug. Hopefully they can fix the problem which is the keyboard doesn’t show the part with the bold, italic, underline formatting options or the hide option. The white bar that is usually above the letters and spelling corrections where these options usually located are completely blank. Occasionally it comes back but after a short while it goes back to being blank. This is making using the app extremely annoying and sometimes it’s unusable for what I wanted it for which is to check and correct documents on my iPhone. I hope that the developers can fix this quickly.
It's useless! No details commands no help. Absolutely useless.
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BennettDye –
2019-11-17
No detailed menus, everything hidden in styles, and it seems designed for an 8 or 10 year old not a professional tool in anyway. I have 20+ employees using it now ask just signed up the company.
Outlook calendar is only of use with another Outlook user. If you are Ina creative or Apple based business avoid at all costs as they have the gall to make you pay for an inferior product that Google and Apple provide for free.
The world of Mobile working has left Microsoft as one of the last dinosaurs rumbling the earth. Maybe MS-DOS will have a comeback....
DO NOT GET FOR IPAD What a load of c##p
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Life what u make it –
2019-10-13
Bought a iMac last year and bought office home and student 2019 as that’s all I’m really going to need. Just bought a new iPad Air 3 and thought to help me do those little jobs I’m wanting to do, but going to the office up stairs is a pain when I’m in front of the tv with the wife. I could just do it there, So why not put Word on the iPad. I sign in All good so far. I can see the files from the onedrive but can I amend them or write a doc ??? Nope.
Nothing is allowed to happen. It’s asking me to sign in for the free one month trial and then want to charge me £5.99 a month for the privilege. It seems that it doesn’t recognise office home and student 2019 basically doesn’t work. I went away from Microsoft and windows as it’s a joke in my opinion, apple is nice and simple. But for what ever reason I stayed with word. That’s about to end.
Don’t waste your time with this.
Very useful tool
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marcusorellius –
2019-09-29
I use Microsoft word to the fullest in my daily life particularly for work writing letters, preparing documents etc. I have recently rewritten a book using word and the dictation facility which is adaptive serves me well.
Ofcourse there are misspellings always when dictating but a writer must proof read his manuscript anyway so the process is no different.
Only one word of caution should you dictate quantities of manuscript or document or even long letters be sure that your saving the document on auto save is effective. If in a poor or none Wi-fi area you may need to switch to saving locally on your device until back in a safe Wi-fi s-area or else you may have what happened to me happen one morning where I dictated 2 hours of work only to find when home that it wasn’t saved! Easy to get around the problem and not Microsoft’s fault. Just worth realising that Microsoft word uses Wi-fi to back up and save.
But I wouldn’t do without Word and think it is great!
Unstable and buggy
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whatiwantis –
2019-06-23
I don’t tend to write reviews, but I’ve got so frustrated with trying to use Word on the iPad (Air 3) with the Apple Pencil. I suspect the programme wasn’t tested for documents over a handful of pages, as my thesis chapters (30-40 pages apiece) are incredibly laggy, and marking up documents using the Apple Pencil is akin to bashing your head on a brick wall. Support for the pencil keeps dropping out (although only in the Word app) and markups and highlights are jumping around all over the place. I’ve had to keep restarting the app every page or so, just to get basic functionality. Unfortunately, I don’t have the option to switch software at this stage. Microsoft, please also add the essential feature of document outline, so that we can navigate around longer documents, and a table of contents would be great. Finally, please consider adding referencing integration. At the moment, there is no way that this version of Word on an iPad is suitable for academic work.
Half-baked
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Raphael9214 –
2019-06-07
It has a number of issues and a lack of quality-of-life features that I am used to from using Word on desktops/laptops for years.
* Not able to type with a hardware keyboard to find a particular font. Have to MANUALLY scroll down a vast list to find a particular font
* Why does it randomly forget my history so that I can’t undo anything when creating a new document? I lost a ton of work through that because of the issue I raised in my first point. I tried typing whilst the font picker was open and I lost work and it wouldn’t undo
* Overall, what’s wrong with keyboard shortcuts? I use a bluetooth keyboard and things like command + enter aren’t supported. You really want me to press enter fifteen times like an ANIMAL? (:D)
The new update is trash.
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Majesticly –
2019-05-08
Everything was fine till I updated then a piece of work just vanished, the file was still there under its file name but the contents were gone. What used to be 3000+ words now two staring blankly at me. I tried to restore previous versions but the file only had the first version I created with the same two words.
Now I frequently returned back to this document after creating it and then onedrive updated itself and everything was fine. Or so I thought. Days later I wanted to check on the file for reference and lo and behold it was empty and all the previous versions had gone too. I know its only one file but what's to say this doesn't happen again. Safe to say this is the reason why I have trust issues, not even a simple software can guarantee the protection of my hard work.
Fantastic, but.......
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Cheffa2006 –
2019-04-27
Love word, have done since i first used it back in the 90’s, just as good as ever, and now for the but.....
Once upon a time you could set your default font with which ever one took your fancy, i like times new roman for my writing, then when they took that option out, you could click on a recently used font, ok, it worked. Now you are given a default font, Calibri, i think, which i don't like, but now i have to scroll through the list every time i want to write, its a pain. I have emailed them through the app about it and all they have done is change the icon style on the iPad, useless.
It really cant be that hard to add this option.
Word for iPad
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JoshBuysThings –
2019-02-02
I think this app is stellar. It has enabled me to replace my laptop at uni with just my iPad, it makes everything so much easier. Combined with the Apple Pencil, I’m able to go paperless, but with the benefits of paper. Just one bug fix which needs to be fixed, and urgently, whenever I type using a Bluetooth keyboard in word (but not any other app), it capitalises the letter ‘i’ whether or not it’s at the start of a sentence, even in words like is or it, and there’s no way to stop this! Even by turning off autocapitalisation on my iPad’s settings there’s no change. Please fix this! Otherwise I have to go to a computer to correct the grammar errors placed by Microsoft themselves. Thanks!
Needs improvement
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iPad for Work –
2018-10-14
I was excited when my boss gave me the go ahead to do a POC for the IPad Pro for work. Word, being one of the main applications that we use, is what gave me the most problems. There are large reports that I need to create and I came across numerous problems whilst trying this out. 1. You can’t open more that one Word Document at a time 2. There is a really small limit to what you can ‘undo’ 3. Word freezes intermittently and doesn’t save the last few sentences you wrote, you need to close the app down and re-open to get it to work.
I did find that it worked really good for small 1 or 2 page documents and it is almost there but I feel that the app may never have the full capabilities of Word for Windows.
I’m soooo Thankful for Word :)
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melonypolo –
2018-08-24
Word is such a handy, useful and simple app that helps me with my writing, typing and English. It has helped me with essays and stories. I find it useful because you can document work, write notes, posters and much more. It also, helps me with my GCSE’s I can practice writing and much more.
But, most importantly its has features that allow you to copy, paste, resize, colour and many more. My personal fav is when I’m printing pictures off onto photo card because I and choose a style on my pictures with is either a border or shape.
I 100% recommend getting this I haven’t had any trouble with it on my iPad but, that’s probably because I use a Bluetooth keyboard, although I think Microsoft have created a great app suitable for and writing/ typing situation.
What I also love about this app is that I can use it while I have no internet or WiFi so I can still do work :)
Thank you Microsoft for such a helpful app it has always helped me! :)
From a previous century
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Greensparro –
2018-05-16
I never mastered typewriters in the days when they were the only way to type a letter. But I don't feel I have lost the opportunity to learn. Word is based the principles of a typewriter and as such does not fit with the intuitive operation that other programmes, developed for modern equipment and practices, do so well.
Unless you are a competent regular user (and who has the time to commit to that) you will spend a lot of time reading help menus if you want to do anything more than the most basic operations.
If I want to do anything the least bit complicated I use a graphics package where I have full control over text positioning, sizing, fonts, tabs etc., without having the text completely rearrange itself every time I change something.
Is there no print option
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Jellybeans-4-me –
2018-03-20
I’ve used word many times on windows, I have and iPhone 7 and decided to download the app. The menus are a nuisance as they keep disappearing. I find myself constantly tapping the screen to get writing options! Although it is free I can’t really moan too much as I have written my CV and other leaflets! I can’t print for some reason and have to forward to a Samsung phone where it can be printed.
I would of chosen to upgrade if there was a one off charge but to be billed monthly is a massive put off for me. Am I the only
Person who thinks this.
Like I said it’s a free app but is very basic but I don’t want to put others off as I’ve found it very useful
Basically Notes, but called ‘Word’
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Dj-dafster:-) –
2018-03-15
Look, we have Word on our iPads people, that’s awesome in itself. Running an app that was originally designed specifically for computers is pretty impressive... or is it? How can there be so little features on such a powerful device, such as the iPad Pro? I’ve had to change to Pages, even though I am far more familiar with Word. Even a feature as simple as being able to alphabetise simple lists does not exist. The iPad Pro cash be considered to be more powerful that MacBooks of the past, and they were fully capable of running the full package of Word, so why cant the iPad? I genuinely think that Notes has got nearly all of the features that Word has to offer. It’s almost as if we’re using a ‘beta’ version of an expensive compilation of apps
Poorer by the day
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Alison Tink –
2018-02-17
Until recently, I was loving this app but since the last update it’s really hit and miss. It often won’t select text to cut and paste and won’t always save documents which is really frustrating. Not the end of the world as it usually gets there in the end, but it really does make basic tasks much more time consuming than they were.
Update:Virtually useless on iPad now. Freezes constantly, more often than not won’t do basics like editing or saving. Went to Word after becoming frustrated with the shortcomings and glitches of google docs but now docs is not perfect but still far more the reliable of the two. I realise Microsoft are wanting people to take out subscriptions but apart from the fact I can’t really afford to, on the strength of this, I wouldn’t anyway.
Great fun and work helpful
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Dizzy pop –
2018-01-25
I nearly gave this a four star but I gave it five stars because there isn't many other apps to beat Word. The only reason that it could have had 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ is because it took ages to download and I really wanted to do something but there is no problem with the actual app in its self. I love word and I love writing long pieces of work on it because there are so many options to use to make the work you do your own. If you are looking for an app for school work or your job this app is perfect, easy to save, simple to print, fun to do and FREE! I love this app!
Worst App - Well Done Microsoft!
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Robsy128975633666 –
2018-01-10
Absolutely abysmal app made by people who clearly don’t know how to design anything. It was working earlier today, but all of a sudden it’s now not recognising my sign-in, and is repeatedly prompting me to log-in to edit documents I have been looking at all day on my iPhone 8.
I’ve reinstalled and have even changed my password to no avail. Despite being an Office 365 subscriber, I have received absolutely no support regarding this issue, and can no longer work. If you can avoid it, do so. It really is not worth your money or stress.
I shall be looking for an alternative solution to all Microsoft products from here on out.
A good product that’s been spoilt
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Jonb8s –
2017-10-06
Version 2.5
I’ve been using Word for files kept in OneDrive for some time now. With each release it has been made less user- friendly and less usable. In a previous release, files which used to open from One Drive straight into Word on the iPad and were up-dateable, changed to open in some sort of Word reader and I needed to send them to Word to update them, which was an un-necessary step and a hindrance. In the latest version files which I am used to being able to maintain and update now seem to be un-updateable. For some reason they have been marked as Read Only, when they are MY files and I want to update them... I’m not impressed with the direction this is all taking!
Very useful but...
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Pipesy-01 –
2017-09-27
I know most users want to auto save their work as they're going along but I don't. I use it for my work quotes so generally use one as a template and just edit a few bits, then save as another project.
I wish their was an option to turn off auto save permanently. I know you can turn it off when you open the document, but I sometimes forget that and before I think about it, I've already changed loads.
I also wish there was a 'tab' key. I used to use that a lot on Word on my laptop. There's maybe another way I don't yet know about, but I tend to have to put a hundred odd 'spaces' in to get the desired effect.