Microsoft Office finally available on Android (too much too late)

It's easily one of the first questions I get asked about Android devices from new users:
"So how do I get Word or Excel on here?"
Now, they're always looking for the 'official' app, and up until today I'd have nothing to tell them about the official apps.  I did write up an article of several other option tho'.

I still recommend the alternatives, but Microsoft now has the official app available.

But there's a few problems here...

First off, for us up here in Canada, it's not even possible.



If you want it - here's the apk:  http://share.cx.com/6dG8k2

Second, you need to have... how do they put it:

Requirements:
* A qualifying Office 365 subscription is required to use this app. Qualifying plans include: Office 365 Home Premium, Office 365 Small Business Premium, Office 365 Midsize Business, Office 365 Enterprise E3 and E4 (Enterprise and Government), Office 365 Education A3 and A4, Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 University, and Office 365 trial subscriptions

So, you have to pay for it... and not pay for it in the Google Play Store, but pay for it via their subscription, which will run you $10/month or $100/year.

Why?  Why, oh why Microsoft?

Well, if you can install it (because you're in the appropriate country) and you do subscribe to it, you can go ahead and download it and get access to all your Office 365 products.



KEY FEATURES:
Access documents from virtually anywhere:
* Cloud – With your phone, you can access Office
documents that are stored on SkyDrive, SkyDrive Pro, or SharePoint.**
* Recent Documents – Office Mobile is cloud-connected. The documents you’ve recently viewed on your computer are readily available on your phone in the recent documents panel.
* Email Attachments – You can view and edit Office documents attached to email messages.
Office documents look stunning:
* Great-Looking Documents - Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents look great on your phone, thanks to support for charts, animations, SmartArt Graphics, and shapes.
* Optimized for phone - Word, Excel and PowerPoint have been optimized for the small screen of your phone.
* Resume Reading - When opening a Word document from SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro on your phone, it automatically resumes at the place where you left off reading, even if you last viewed the document on your PC or tablet.
* Presentation Views - The Slide Navigator view in PowerPoint lets you browse slides faster, while speaker notes help you practice your presentation.
Make quick edits and share:
* Edit - You can make quick edits to Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
* Documents Remain Intact - Formatting and content remain intact when you edit Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents on your phone.
* Edit While Offline - Your device doesn’t have to be continuously connected to the network to work on an Office document that is stored online. You can view and edit recently used documents even while you’re offline. Your changes will be saved online when your device reconnects to the network or to Wi-Fi.
* Create – You can create new Word and Excel documents on your phone.
* Comments - You can review comments that have been made in Word and Excel documents on your phone and add your own comments.
* Share - When you’re done with your edits or comments, simply send the document in email or save it to SkyDrive or SharePoint.


Get it on Google Play


Source:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officehub

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