iPad How is Microsoft Office on the base iPad? Is it any different from the desktop version (Windows)?

[MikeS.7456]

I'm thinking of getting a new iPad and the main programs that I want to run is MS Office - Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Is the iPadOS version of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint any different from the desktop version (Windows) and what do you get with the Office 365 subscription?

Thanks in advance for your time and help. Have a great day.

 

[sparksd]

There are limitations on functionality on the iPad version. This article is a little old but I believe that the tables showing functionality are still accurate -

https://9to5mac.com/2016/01/21/windows-mac-ipad-microsoft-office-comparison/

There are further limitations if you do not have the subscription.

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iosapps/free-office-ipad-iphone-3452845/

 

[victoriani]

As someone else has said, there are some limitations. For example, in Excel, text within a single cell can only be one font and colour. You can’t have two different colours within a single cell. That’s the main one I have come across using Office for iPad, but overall it is pretty good.