[Review] Microsoft Office Apps for Android Mobile Phones

Recently we told you about the release of free Microsoft Office apps for Google Android mobile phones. Microsoft has released free Office apps for Android phones which provide similar interface and functionality as you get in Office 2016 applications.

Download Free Microsoft Office Apps for Android Mobile Phones

These free Office apps can be installed via Google Play Store in almost all Android mobile phones. You get following 3 main apps in this Office suite:

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  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

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We installed these apps in a few Android mobile phones to test their features and user interface and now we are going to list all important and worth to mention things in this exclusive review article.

So without wasting time lets start the review of Office apps for Android mobile phones:

The Start Screen:

As soon as you launch an Office app in your Android phone, you get a Start Screen showing options to open an existing file, create a new file and sign into cloud services.

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The Start Screen interface is very clean and simple. Nothing more to talk about it.

Word, Excel and PowerPoint Apps Main Interface:

The main page of all 3 Office apps is also minimal. You get the main content window to start creating your desired document without any extra clutter.

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Following are the screenshots of all 3 apps main page:

Microsoft Word App for Android Mobile Phones:

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Microsoft Excel App for Android Mobile Phones:

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Microsoft PowerPoint App for Android Mobile Phones:

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There is no toolbar present in any Office app. You get the familiar Ribbon at the bottom in minimized state.

The Ribbon UI:

All Office apps contain the Ribbon toolbar at bottom for easier access. The ribbon is shown as minimized and you can access it by clicking on the small up arrow present at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

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You can switch between different ribbon tabs by clicking on the tab title and selecting other tabs.

File Menu and Settings:

You can access the main menu of an Office app by clicking on the Hamburger-style (3 lines) icon present at the top-left corner of the screen. It shows common menus such as New, Open, Save, Save as, Share, Print, Close and Feedback.

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To access Office app settings, you need to click on the settings (gear) icon present at the top-right corner of main menu. The settings page contains various options to customize such as:

  • User name
  • Turn “Microsoft online service” on/off
  • Privacy statement
  • Send feedback
  • Online help and support
  • Terms of use
  • Reset Office

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Reset Office” option might come very useful if the Office apps are not working properly in your mobile phone. You can use this option to erase all Office app data and restore Office apps to factory settings i.e. initial state. You can consider this option like uninstalling and then reinstalling Office apps in your mobile phone.

That’s all for now. Feel free to share your suggestions and feedback about this review in our comment. Have you installed Office apps in your Android mobile phone? If yes, please share your experience with these new apps…

Published in: Microsoft Office, Mobiles and Internet

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

Comments

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  1. Doesn’t work when you are offline or you don’t have internet at all.

    Very poor.

  2. Its good, but it should have the feature that allows you to customize margins and paragraph indents etc.

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