Outlook for iOS can now open and edit attachments with Office apps

Aug21

by Sindy Cator on August 21, 2015 at 6:27 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, ios, Office, Outlook

Microsoft has updated its Outlook and Office apps for iPhone and iPad to allow users to open and edit attachments in Word, Excel and PowerPoint more easily. Outlook users can now open Office documents that they receive as attachments in their respective apps. If you don’t have them installed, Outlook will prompt you to download them from the App Store. You can now open documents directly in Office apps using Outlook What’s especially nifty is that after you’ve edited the the document, tapping ‘Back’ will return you to Outlook with your file attached in a reply, ready to go. Edit a…