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The following feature list isn’t comprehensive, but it will give you an idea of how Word compares across a variety of platforms.

Bi-directional text features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Support for right-to-left languages (RTL)

Editing features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Displaying comments

Adding, deleting, and changing comments

Add/Delete/Mark as complete

Adding and viewing threaded comments

Tracking changes

Finding & replacing

Element features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Creating tables

Inserting pictures

Adding shapes

Adding text boxes

Adding hyperlinks

Making lists

Embedded objects, chart data, and SmartArt features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Viewing

Formatting (limited)

Adding & updating

(Tablets only)

File viewing features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Zoom level saved

View modes available

5

2

4

2

1

Split & multiple windows

Macro features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Recording macros

Running macros

Proofing features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Checking spelling

Checking grammar

Showing word count

Smart Lookup

Print features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Printing documents

PDF

Reference features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Viewing footnotes

Adding and updating footnotes and endnotes

Footnotes

Viewing citations

Adding and updating citations

Viewing captions

Adding and updating captions

Opening Table of Contents

Adding and updating Table of Contents

Saving features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Saving to OneDrive

Saving online

Posting to blog

Embed code provided

Document Inspector

Sharing features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Inviting people to view or edit a document

Sending a document as a PDF

Download as PDF

Sending a document as an attachment

Sending a link to a document saved on OneDrive

Real-time co-authoring

Comparing and restoring or merging revisions

Compare and restore

Sharing as a link or email

Link or embed

Style features

● Feature is supported
◌ Feature is not supported

Feature action

Word 2016 and later for Windows

Word for the web

Word 2019 and later for Mac

Word for Android

Word for iOS

Applying existing styles

Paste format

Paste format

Viewing

Adding

Customizing

See also

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