How to Set up Microsoft Office for Android
The Office app is available from the Google Play Store. After you download it, there are only a few steps before you can start using it.
Microsoft Office for Android App Settings
The Office app has an array of settings you can customize. At the top of the settings screen is Connected Services, but it’s just informational, you can’t change anything. Beneath that are four sections: File preferences, Automatic downloads, Notifications, and More. To access Office app settings, tap the profile picture next to the Home button, then tap Settings. These are the settings you can modify:
File preferences: Includes opening files in the mobile view and setting a default storage location for new files.Automatic downloads: Includes downloading the most recent and recommended files by default, and allowing automatic downloads when using mobile data.Notifications: Set these options to get an alert when someone shares a file with you and when someone edits a shared file.More: Includes Help and support, Privacy and permissions, Send feedback and Reset Office.Help and support: Contain links to the app’s support page.Privacy and permissions: Outlines the data you agree to share, including diagnostic data and connected experiences that analyze or download content to make personalized recommendations and suggestions.Send feedback: Here, you have three options: I like something, I don’t like something, and I have an idea. For each option, you can attach a screenshot.Reset Office: Erases local data and user profiles; it also signs you out, and you’ll lose any unsaved data.
What You Can Do With Microsoft Office for Android
There’s a lot you can do with the Office app. You can add notes, images, and documents (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). You can also use Office Lens, a scanner app that digitizes scribbles from whiteboards, blackboards, and printed documents.
How to Use Office App Actions
Finally, tap Actions, to access additional functionality. From this screen you can do all sorts of tasks on the go. You can both transfer files and share them with nearby phones that have the Microsoft Office app installed. Other actions you can do are:
Convert an image to text or a table Sign a PDF Scan a picture or document to PDF Scan a QR code
Transferring Files
First, you can transfer files between your phone and computer by temporarily pairing the two devices. Anytime you want to transfer files you need to repeat this process.
Sharing Files
You can also share files between nearby phones. Both phones need to have the app installed; to share takes only a few taps.
