Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-09 Thread Grant Hardy
om: "Grant Hardy" To: "MacVisionaries List" Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 10:13 PM Subject: Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans! Hello Chris and list, It’s obvious that Microsoft has put some thought into how VO accessibility should be implemented throug

Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-09 Thread BobH.
uot;MacVisionaries List" Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 10:13 PM Subject: Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans! Hello Chris and list, It’s obvious that Microsoft has put some thought into how VO accessibility should be implemented throughout this suite, so I hate to be

Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-08 Thread Grant Hardy
Hello Chris and list, It’s obvious that Microsoft has put some thought into how VO accessibility should be implemented throughout this suite, so I hate to be too picky. Nevertheless, here are my first impressions of the iPhone version of Microsoft Office. I do not currently have access to the i

Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-07 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
You do have to sign in with a Microsoft account in order to edit text. But you don't have to subscribe to use the basic features. On 07/11/2014 23:40, Yolanda wrote: Really? I was unable to get text into the edit field without it trying to make me subscribe. Am I doing something wrong? On 11

Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-07 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
If you want just basic creation, editing and saving of documents then you can use a free Microsoft account, no 365 subscription required. If you want more advanced features then yes, you will have to subscribe, which can be done inside the app. On 08/11/2014 01:16, Nicholas Parsons wrote: Is

Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-07 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
This article goes over what you get and what you don't with the free version: http://www.macworld.com/article/2844476/office-goes-free-on-phones-and-tablets-what-you-get-and-what-you-dont.html They seem to have realized a read-only office app wasn't all that useful. CB On 11/7/14, 8:16 PM, Ni

Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-07 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Is it free to create and edit documents as well as view them? Or do you need a Microsoft 365 subscription for that? If you need the subscription then that news is nothing new. They’ve been available and accessible for a while now, but without an accessible Mac counterpart it’s not an attractive

Re: Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-07 Thread Yolanda
Really? I was unable to get text into the edit field without it trying to make me subscribe. Am I doing something wrong? On 11/7/2014 3:49 PM, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: Hi all Yes, Microsoft Office is now available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad at a right price, absolutely free! You ca

Big news for all Microsoft Office and or iOS fans!

2014-11-07 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Hi all Yes, Microsoft Office is now available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad at a right price, absolutely free! You can download the individual apps Word, Excel and PowerPoint right now from your nearest App Store. Best of all, it is very, very accessible! I tried both Word and Excel and can