Excel 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?

• How do I switch apps?

• Why can't I open my file?

• Can I work offline?

Help and how to

• Save Office files automatically

• Compare the version history of a file

• Show or hide the ribbon

• Share a file

• Delete a file

• Change the font

• Change margins

• Fill data in a column or row

• Start a new line of text inside a cell

• Use AutoSum to sum numbers

• Add a comment

• Merge cells

• Flip a shape

• Freeze panes to lock rows or columns

• Create a chart

• Use the Solver add-in

• Use an external keyboard with Excel for iPad

• 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 Excel for iPad

• Video: How saving works in Excel for iPad

More resources

• When do I need an Office 365 subscription?

• Change auto-renew and Office 365 subscription options

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

• Compare Excel features on different platforms

• Accessibility in Excel (choose the iOS tab

• Excel for iPad touch guide

Still have questions?

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