Microsoft Office for iPad is about to support mouse and trackpad

Microsoft is developing an update for Office applications for iPad with support for new features of this device such as trackpad and mouse.

Shortly after Apple launched the iPad 2020 and introduced its new capabilities, the software giant quickly updated a series of applications for its iOS platform to be compatible with trackpads. and a new mouse on an iPad. According to The Verge , the famous Office suite with software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint . is almost ready.

When it introduced the new iPadOS in March, Apple surprised many people and developers are now racing to update their apps to be compatible with the new platform. Page TechCrunch earlier this week reported that Microsoft is developing the ability to support cursor for Office on the iPad and the official release is expected in the autumn of this year. But experts believe that the new OfficeOS support for iPadOS will be much earlier than the 'fall' milestones mentioned.

Microsoft did not share more details about its plans.

Last year, the company was quick to launch the Split View feature for the Outlook app on iOS, and then by early 2020, it would release a unified Office for iOS. This new Office application integrates Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other mobile features into a single and more compact program.

Microsoft still plans to keep Word, Excel and PowerPoint as 3 standalone programs on iOS (if users don't want to download Office). Most likely the support of the mouse cursor, trackpad will be available on both the main Office and individual applications to suit the needs of the user.