I can no longer open MS Word file email attachments in the MS Word IPad App

Yes, this is highly annoying and needs fixing. I found two ways around this issue:

1. Clunky: email your attachment to other email (gmail or other), save attachment to Dropbox. Open Dropbox on iPad, open file and choose excel (or other application) to continue your work. I assume this approach will break company IT rules.

2. Easy: with office 365, use Flow. In Flow you can create workflows. One easy workflow is to save all outlook attachments to OneDrive. Simply go to OneDrive, find your attachment and then open in excel (or other application on iPad).

What version of ios are you using? What email client? From what app and platform is the file sent?

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What app are you using to send the email? ... Are you sending them with OS X mail?

Ok, Microsoft is suspecting a file association problem.

Try sending from a web browser. Get a google id and send from a web browser.

Try getting dropbox.com. Upload to dropbox. Install dropbox on ipad. Distribute to ipad word via dropbox.

Let's see if some other office app notices the files.

Citrix ShareFile QuickEdit

"Is the simplest document-editing tool available for iOS devices. Open, view, create and edit Microsoft® Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® files — right from your iPod®, iPhone® or iPad®!" Was Office² HD.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id364361728?mt=8

Maybe you need a forced reboot.

Re-boot ipad.

Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears, then drag the slider. Then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559

force power down if the above give you trouble.

Hold down both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button. Ten seconds or more. Hold until the Apple logo appears.

more details on re-booting:

http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Reboot-Your-iPad-Power-Off.htm

This these tips by MichelPM to improve performance:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7387532?answerId=29504169022#29504169022

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7387532?answerId=29504311022#29504311022

Restore to factory settings by loading the latest version of ios that your machine will support:

1) Do a full backup of your device if needed. Twice is best -- cloud and computer.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977

2) Three ways of restoring your ipad. [ as easy as abc ]

2.a) "You can use iTunes to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to factory settings and the latest version of iOS."

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

2.b) Be a little more insistent: "You can put your iOS device into recovery mode, then restore it using iTunes.:

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201263

3.c) At last resort you could consider DFU (Device Firmware Update). This could void your warranty.

http://www.imore.com/tip-put-iphone-ipad-dfu-mode

nsdjoey explains how to force a reload of ios

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7067914

Same issue with all Microsoft apps...and our company policy prohibits / disables cloud so now no way of accessing and editing documents on iPad pro!

seems like this update is forcing use of Apple apps (keynote etc) over Microsoft...which won't sit well with business users of their products.

ffingers crossed there is an update and soon, or I'm left with a very expensive calendar and email reader!

Same issue with all Microsoft apps...and our company policy prohibits / disables cloud so now no way of accessing and editing documents on iPad pro!

The problem hasn't been narrowed down enough to pinpoint the culprit.

How is this? Their are other email clients. Try Microsoft outlook. There are other ways of transferring documents than email.

There are lots of ways of moving files.

"Box lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices" Rated the most secure cloud storage by SkyHigh Networks.

You can buy a license to run box one of your servers.

https://www.box.com/

Using iTunes to transfer files:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4094?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

"iMazing is the all purpose iOS management software: expand your control over your mobile data beyond what is normally possible, without jailbreaking your device. With iMazing, you can easily browse and manage your backups, extract and print your text messages, or drag and drop songs to your iPhone. To put it simply, iMazing allows you to go way beyond what iTunes offers"

https://imazing.com/

Files Connect -- "Cloud Storage services like Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk, Google Docs/Picasa, Facebook photos, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV ... AFS (Apple File Shares) SMB (Windows shares) protocols"

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/files-connect/id404324302?mt=8

Windows File server

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filebrowser-access-files-on/id364738545?mt=8

Simple Transfer - Wireless Photo & Video Backup, Sync & Share by Rambax, LLC

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-transfer-wireless-photo/id420821506?mt=8

"The kiteworks mobile file sharing solution provides secure creation, viewing, and sharing of enterprise content on smartphones and tablets while providing IT and security teams the administrative controls to manage user privileges and access rights necessary to ensure enterprise security and compliance." " Includes choice of private cloud on-premise."

http://www.accellion.com/solutions/mobile-enablement/mobile-file-sharing

"Dukto is a simple application that allows you to share files between devices connected to the same (wireless) LAN network."

http://www.tidal.it/?page_id=309&lang=en

http://www.msec.it/blog/?page_id=11

"Transfer files the easy way, just drag & drop the file and we will handle the rest. Like Apple AirDrop, but works and on all major platforms and computers that don't support AirDrop. Apps are available for iOS, OS X, Windows, and Android."

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instashare-air-drop-transfer/id576220851?mt=8

You could look into Apple's airdrop.
"To share content with AirDrop, both people need one of these devices using iOS 7 or later, or a Mac with OS X Yosemite"
Use AirDrop to wirelessly share content - Apple Support

iPad to your computer via USB

-- "iExplorer's disk mounting features allow you to use your iPhone, iPod or iPad like a USB flash drive."

http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/

-- "GoodReaderUSB is a practical and useful application whose main purpose is to help users transfer files and folders from their mobile device to PC effortlessly. It helps them to move and backup important data from their Apple device via a USB cable."

http://www.softpedia.com/get/IPOD-TOOLS/Multimedia-IPOD-tools/GoodReaderUSB.shtm l

-- How to transfer files from your iPad to your PC with iPad to Computer Transfer

http://www.iphone-mac.com/how-to-transfer-and-sync-contents-from-ipad-to-pc.html

TThank you for your detailed reply. Unfortunately, as this is an iPad for business use, and put it security policy is extremely restrictive none will be permissible for me to use To transfer files Between iPad and computer. The intention of the iPad is to replace my laptop while mobile, and enable me to work on office based deliverables when traveling. sonin the absence of a laptop to Cable into, and banned from using file transfer mechanisms (other than email), I am seeking a solution that will enable me to copy documents from My email into the Microsoft application suite, in the same way it did prior to updating to iOS 9.3.1

anyone else got a fix as my corporate it team are stumped

Don't know the cause of this. You or your IT folks need to find a work-around. IT should be talking to apple about this. The above steps will let you get a better picture of the problem.

There was an earlier problem in ios 8 with Microsoft Exchange and Apple mail. You get the picture. Don't know the resolution.

Do they let you add apps? If no, you need to get on IT's case & your manager case.

1) Well, you could try zipping the file or files. This would prevent any corruption of the file. See the app store for an unzip. Unzip should allow you to transfer to the application of your choice. I haven't found a decent free unzip.

2) What about trying a different email app on your ipad? See Microsoft outlook.

3) If the file should be found on an internal web server, you can use icab to download.

Corps are funnie. They are allowing email the great source of Social Engineering attacks. Could allow some other app for file transfer. example secure FTP.

Yeah, I know a person who claimed to have gotten fired after IT won't fix his computer. He got blamed for not using the computer properly. Being a Windows machine, probably got a virus or got hacked. Being in a sensitive job hacking was a possibility.

R

Perhaps a re-boot would help.

If you are having problems with apps stalling or crashing,

-- double click on home button

-- swipe up on all the apps to force quit them

Re-boot ipad.

Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears, then drag the slider. Then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559

force power down if the above give you trouble.

Hold down both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button. Ten seconds or more. Hold until the Apple logo appears.

more details on re-booting:

http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Reboot-Your-iPad-Power-Off.htm

This these tips by MichelPM to improve performance:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7387532?answerId=29504169022#29504169022

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7387532?answerId=29504311022#29504311022

Restore to factory settings by loading the latest version of ios that your machine will support:

1) Do a full backup of your device if needed. Twice is best -- cloud and computer.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977

2) Three ways of restoring your ipad. [ as easy as abc ]

2.a) "You can use iTunes to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to factory settings and the latest version of iOS."

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

2.b) Be a little more insistent: "You can put your iOS device into recovery mode, then restore it using iTunes.:

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201263

3.c) At last resort you could consider DFU (Device Firmware Update). This could void your warranty.

http://www.imore.com/tip-put-iphone-ipad-dfu-mode

nsdjoey explains how to force a reload of ios

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7067914

I Have found that if you are using Safari as your browser you will be able to open with word. Touch the top left of your screen and you will see an "open with" tab appear, this is where you can choose from the apps you have on your device.

Same issue. Seems to be due to an OS upgrade although I'm not exactly sure when it started.

If you tap and hold down the word icon in the email, it will give you some options like "copy to word" and "copy to ipad". It used to be a seamless process though.