Applies To
Excel for iPad Word for iPad PowerPoint for iPad Excel for iPhone Word for iPhone PowerPoint for iPhone

To force an app to close, do the following:

  1. On your iPad or iPhone, press the Home button twice. This shows all the apps that are currently open.

  2. Swipe left or right to find the app you want.

  3. Swipe the preview screen up to close it.

    This example shows PowerPoint being closed.

Closing the PowerPoint for iPad app

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