6 new Microsoft Office features on iOS you should know about

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Given the current problems, Apple users might have found an unlikely source of respite in the form of Microsoft.

The Redmond-based company has been targeted by Apple users for its lukewarm approach to supporting macOS and iOS versions of its apps in the past, but it looks like that may be changing.

6 new Microsoft Office features on iOS

In the latest version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive on iOS, Microsoft has introduced six significant new features.

1. Real-time collaboration: Your colleagues, friends, and family can work on documents at the same time in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
2. Drag and drop: OneDrive now supports drag and drop for files and folders. You can also drag and drop content between Office applications in a split-screen view.
3. Support for file application: You can access, upload, edit, and save content to OneDrive using the native iOS Files app.
4. Universal link support: Microsoft Office applications will no longer prompt you to re-authenticate when you open a shared file.
5. Extended file previews: OneDrive lets you view over 130 different file types in preview mode. Supported extensions include Photoshop, Illustrator, RAW, 3D objects, and DICOM images.
6. More accessibility tools: Apple's VoiceOver rotor is now fully compatible with the entire Microsoft Office suite.

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