Microsoft Office users have a lot to celebrate about with the Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers for iPhone. Before this application was introduced, the main way to access Microsoft Office was through ones computer or laptop. While this was quite convenient, its expedience was limited as one had to be attached to their pc to be able to use Microsoft Office.

 

As a result, the number of times one could access MS Office were limited to the number of times they were close to their pc. The Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers is designed to eliminate this inconvenience by now making it possible to access Microsoft Office through ones iPhone.

 

What’s more intriguing is the fact that through the cloud feature that this app has, Microsoft Office users can have unlimited access to more or less all the Office documents on their PCs or Mac. Basically that means everywhere and anywhere you go with your iPhone, you will have stress free access of your Office documents; particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

 

Main Requirements Needed

First of all the Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers app for iPhone requires a qualifying Office 365 subscription. Users may also require Android 4.0 and up before using the application can be actually possible. The overall costs of installation go for around $100 for a maximum of 5 devices exlusive of your iPhone device.

 

The application only supports the main features of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Essentially the tools that will be at your disposal are textformating tools. Do not forget that you will have to save all the imperative documents you would like to access via your iPhone to SkyDrive. This is because the Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers for iPhone does not connect to Dropbox, SugarSync or any other mobile office suites.

 

Basic Features

1. Email Attachments: - users can view or edit Office documents which have been attached to emails.

2. Cloud: - this feature makes it possible to use your iPhone to have access to documents which have been stored on SharePoint, SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro.

3. Stunning Looking Documents: - due to the support for charts, shapes, animations and SmartArt Graphics; Excel, PowerPoint and Word documents will have a really impressive look on your iPhone.

4. Access to Recent Documents: - Since Office mobile is cloud connected, users will have access to the most recent documents they viewed on their PCs through their phones.

 

Pros

Despite the fact that the app does not give access to all Microsoft programs; it is undoubtedly helpful as users get to edit documents on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You will equally find the app extra useful and advantageous if you have saved all your files on SkyDrive.

 

Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers for iPhone has an incredible design and can still work even when the user is offline. The application is moreover fast operating with a remarkable speed.

 

Cons

The application does not integrate with quite a number of apps which limits users only to a few specific apps. Irrespective of the fact that apps from SkyDrive are free, users still require to pay for a $99 yearly Micrsoft Office 365 subscription.

 

Conclusion

Microsoft Mobile for Office 365 subribers is impressively fast and highly convenient if your files are saved on SkyDrive. However integrating it with many other apps is necessary to increase the satisfaction of users.