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Have new iPad Pro - will MS Office work on it?

Just got new IPad Pro, thought Office would work on it, any advice please. Also does not have a SIM card, not sure if needed - ?

iPad Pro 12.9-inch Wi-Fi, Cellular, iOS 10.1.1

Posted on Nov 23, 2016 7:52 AM

23 replies

Courcoul

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Nov 23, 2016 10:23 AM in response to Community User

miikie2323 wrote:

bought myself an early Christmas present to keep my spirits up

🙂

Note that your shiny new toy has rights to use to Apple's desktop suite: Pages, Numbers, Keynote. Equivalent to Word, Excel, PowerPoint. These may not be on the device yet, but can be freely downloaded on the Apps Store. These are the full-featured programs, unencumbered by all this MS Office licensing BS. Haven't tried on the mobiles, but the MacOS versions on the Macs can open and save in MS Office formats as well.

Might want to investigate this alternative.

Nov 23, 2016 10:24 AM in response to Community User

Glad we could help.

@Courcoul:

Yup, sneaky, sneaky.

Nov 23, 2016 10:29 AM in response to Courcoul

built in extra money makers for the Big Guys!

Nov 23, 2016 10:31 AM in response to Courcoul

Wowwww! I will check this out, thank you!

Courcoul

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Nov 23, 2016 10:39 AM in response to Community User

In your ongoing exploration of the device, be sure to go into iBooks too (download if needed, is free as well). You'll find a vast universe of works to enjoy, free or paid.

Later, if you snag a Mac, you can even write The Great American Novel and self-publish it on the iBookStore, using iBooks Author (program that runs on MacOS). Distribution to the vast iBooks audience is free if free, or with a 20% commission if for sale.

Nov 23, 2016 11:32 AM in response to Courcoul

Well, that's a fun surprise, have that app on my old iPad, never checked it out, I have Kindle app with lots of downloaded books, so just opened iBooks, surprised to see several of my FB pages are there! no clue how!

and more learning curve for today, mail just brought my Amazon order of a case/keyboard - RED - so that's now charging, hoping install goes well. It's not the more expensive Apple case, but got great reviews on Amazon. Only main diff is not having the keyboard backlit, which would be nice, but I'm a touch typist, so should be just fine.

What is it with Apple, btw - everything they print on paper and screen has teeny tiny print - and so light as to almost be invisible at times ... maybe OK for healthy young eyes, but I have to keep my magnifying glass handy

As to my writing the great American novel, ha ha - I have a full book already written and why I need to be able to edit, my memoir, and several short stories and many poems - so thanks for that tip. Might not be too late after all to get published 🙂 ... quite shocking to be just over three quarters of a century old!

Now next to figure out how to get a real version of Word! Thanks so much for replying.

Courcoul

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Nov 23, 2016 12:16 PM in response to Community User

Ok, let's continue exploring. In iBooks' computer tech section (or just search for iPad) you will find the full, complete, chockfull iPad User Manual for iOS 10. All 500+ pages of it, not the piddly piece of paper that came with the device. In the Accessibility chapter (page 407) you'll find the myriad ways you can set the thing up to help, compensate and aid those eyes which have seen so much.

Yeah, Sir Jony Ive's obsession with thin, subtle and diffused have caused much anger, anguish and teeth-gnashing when he got 'round to the interface. But there are ways around his ideas. We can all hope it comes back and bites him in the arse when he inevitably gets feeble eyes as well!

Cheers!

Nov 23, 2016 1:21 PM in response to Courcoul

This book is a big treat, thanks. Opened it on old small iPad as am attempting to charge and connect the new keyboard, but seems in glitch mode as Bluetooth section has that little circling icon next to the word DEVICES, but never ending the spinning. Emailed to address on back of box, hope for a reply. So then opened the book on new iPad, wow! Big difference, so much easier to read, so now will see if the section to put devices on it has the keyboard set up info.

This is a major help, sure would be helpful if this tip came with the products, but now I know! Def a lot to keep me busy, thanks again 🙂

The other day I attempted to make a copy of the tiny Apple paper with the idiotic light print thinking my printer would make it darker - hah! Only thing that printed was the vertical lines, Geez!

Have new iPad Pro - will MS Office work on it?