Word for iPad Help

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Basics

• Install Office apps

• Sync the files on your computer with your mobile device

• Where is Save As?

• How do I close an app?

• Can I work offline?

• How do I switch apps?

• Why can't I simultaneously work with others on a shared document?

• Why can't I open my file?

• Can I use Word to print envelopes from a mobile device?

Help and How to

• Save files automatically

• Compare the version history of a file

• Show or hide the ribbon

• Share a file

• Delete a file

• How the iPad substitutes fonts

• Change the font

• Change margins

• Change the spacing in a document

• Change from landscape to portrait orientation

• Check your spelling

• Turn Autocorrect on or off

• Use a thesaurus

• Insert symbols and special characters

• Add a table

• Modify a table

• Resize table columns

• Flip a shape

• Track changes and view, add, or edit comments

• Block others from editing a section in your shared document

• Unlock a file that has been locked for editing

• Add a signature line

• Use keyboard shortcuts with an external keyboard

• Type in a bi-directional or right-to-left (RTL) language

Videos

• Video: Log in to Office for iPad

• Video: Open Dropbox files in Office for iPad

• Video: Open files from the cloud in Word for iPad

• Video: How saving works in Word for iPad

More resources

• How do I change auto-renew and subscription options?

• Changes for Office 365 Home or Personal subscribers who use Office for iPad

• Compare Word features on different platforms

• Learn how to navigate in Word using accessible features

• Word for iPad touch guide

Still have questions?

Please visit the Microsoft Community forum where users post about Word for iPad, or get live help from Answer Desk.