What's New in WXP for Android [September Fork]

October 2016 featured updates *

Take a look at the table below to find out about some of the features that are being added this month. For more information about how to get the newest features, including the ones mentioned below, check this page.

^{* Only available to Insiders}

Maps

Excel

Use this new chart type to transform geographic data into professional maps with just a few steps.

Shape Recognition

PowerPoint

Automatically transform your drawings into shapes.

Open More Files

Excel

You asked for it! You can now open files that contain ActiveX controls and Interactive Report Sheets.

Featured updates

Below are a few of the great features and capabilities that are now available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Android. Also check out the links to additional content to help you take advantage of these improvements and additions. Note that some of the features listed below require an Office 365 subscription while others are only available either on tablets or on phones.

Save files automatically

^{In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint}

Once you create a new Word document, Excel workbook, or PowerPoint presentation, it is automatically saved to the cloud location of your choice.

Learn more about saving Office files automatically.

Smart Lookup

^{In Word and Excel}

Fact-check or explore terms in your documents with Bing-powered Smart Lookup. Simply highlight terms in your document and double-tap to bring in search results from the web right into your reading or authoring environment.

Learn more about getting insights into what you're working on.

Funnel Charts

^{In Excel}

Funnel charts can be used to help you display values as progressively decreasing proportions and help you show values across multiple stages of a process.

Learn more about creating a funnel chart.

Insert Picture from Camera

^{In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint}

Open your camera directly from Word, Excel or PowerPoint and take a picture. Voila! The picture is on your document, worksheet or presentation.

Learn more about inserting a picture from the camera.

Designer ^#

^{In PowerPoint}

Deliver customized and high-quality presentations and maximize the visual impact of its most important content. As you use it, Designer learns about your preferences and adapts its recommendations to be tailored to you.

Learn more about the PowerPoint Designer.

^{^ Requires an Office 365 subscription}

^{# Only available on tablets}

Morph Transition ^

^{In PowerPoint}

Create seamless transitions between slides and bring motion to your presentations to more effectively convey concepts and information.

Learn more about using the Morph transition.

^{^ Requires an Office 365 subscription}

Version History

^{In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint}

You can now look back and compare different versions of a document, workbook, or presentation as well as restore a previous version of the file.

Learn more about comparing the version history of a file.

New Functions

^{In Excel}

Avoid nested IF functions with the new IFS, MAXIFS, MINIFS, and SWITCH functions, and speed up formula entry with the CONCAT and TEXTJOIN functions.

Contextual Commands ##

^{In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint}

Ever struggle to locate and access the commands you need? Now you have quick access to commands that relate to what you're working on.

^{## Only available on phones}

More colors ^

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Pick from a rainbow of colors for fonts, shapes, and other types of formatting.

^{^ Requires an Office 365 subscription}

Working with Tables

^{In Word}

Take advantage of your devices's touch capabilities to insert and resize rows and columns in tables with ease.

Easy Column Formatting

^{In PowerPoint}

As you work on your slides, you may decide that information would be best presented in a column format. Now you can quickly split a block of text into easy-to-read columns.

Tell Me

^{In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint}

Simply type what you want to do in the app using your own words, and then Tell Me will guide through the process as well as offer additional resources.

Learn more about doing things quickly with Tell Me.

Send files as attachments in Outlook *

^{In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint}

Done editing a file and ready to send it with Outlook? Just use the "Send with Outlook" option to easily share Word, Excel, or PowerPoint shared files as attachments to the email conversation.

^{* Only available to Insiders}

Insert and Edit SmartArt ^#

^{In Excel, and PowerPoint}

SmartArt graphics enable you to visual represent information. You can now choose, insert, and customize SmartArt graphics to enhance your content and more effectively communicate your ideas.

^{^ Requires an Office 365 subscription}

^{# Only available on tablets}

IRM-Protected File Support ^

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

You can now read documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that are protected with information rights management (IRM).

^{^ Requires an Office 365 subscription}

Ink Annotations

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Use your finger or pen to write and draw, and use the tools on the new Draw tab to highlight content of particular interest.

Learn more about drawing and annotating with ink.

Export to ODF Support

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

You can now export documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to the OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods), OpenDocument Text (.odt), and OpenDocument Presentations (.odp) formats.

Learn more about supported file formats.

Quick Access to Files

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

You can now add your favorite files to the home screen to keep them handy.

Learn more about pinning frequently used files.

Format Background

PowerPoint

Add some visual interest to your slides by adding a background color of your choice.

Learn more about formatting the background of your slides.

Find

PowerPoint

Use the Find icon on the ribbon to search for any text in your presentation.

Learn more about find text in an Office file.

Save Files on SD Cards

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

If you're using Android 5.0 or newer versions, you can now save files on an SD card.

Open More Files

Excel

You asked for it! You can now open files that contain Excel 4 macro sheets, custom properties, custom toolbars, and shared workbooks to name a few.

Collaboration: Front and Center

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Quickly share your document, spreadsheet, or presentation, and see who's working on it.

Learn more about sharing and collaborating on files.

Shared With Me

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Find and open files others have recently shared with you.

Learn more about seeing files others have shared with you.

Fresh New Look

PowerPoint

Enjoy a better experience when reading presentations on your phone. Also drag and drop to reorder slides and double-tap to edit.

NOTE: These capabilities are also reflected in the tables below.

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