Today Microsoft updated its Office suite for iOS, with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint all reaching version 2.12. Microsoft Office updates rarely receive detailed release notes, and after this was no exception, but user Teddy Svoronos in which the updates brought 'Open In' capabilities to the share sheet, which previously only enabled building a copy of a Microsoft Office document. The 'Copy to' option has been removed, substituted with the more convenient 'Open in.'

Having looked at Teddy's tweet, Utilized a little seen in the Files app determined that, while Excel and PowerPoint documents accessed in Files will load Peek previews and require tapping 'Open in' from the share sheet, the skills is good with .docx files. Those Word-associated documents open directly around the Word app merely a single tap from your Files interface - there's no need to open the share sheet first.

Maybe or maybe not this disparity in behaviors between file types only exists since i view Word documents a whole lot more regularly than Excel or PowerPoint files. Perhaps heavy Excel or PowerPoint users will discover a different behavior for the reason that Files app has enough data to know for certain which app you'll want to open certain file types in. It usually is . possible, though, that behavior I've seen is true for anyone, and Microsoft simply had a somewhat perplexing design decision.

Anyhow though, whether a Files document opens in correct app getting a single tap, is dependent upon use the share sheet and 'Open in' first, truly still an extensive improvement for Office users. Previously any documents kept Files really should be accessed when you go to either Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, tapping the 'More' button at the 'Open' menu, then how to find the file following. Now, iOS users go straight to the Files app, locate the precise document, and open it up directly just a tap or two.

Update: One of several developers repairing Office has confirmed my suspicions: the key reason why Word files open for me with a single tap while Excel and PowerPoint files please do not is that I have never opened those files enough for iOS to understand that I opt to bypass the share sheet.

Theoretically, a system where iOS knows the best after all every time may great, truly, I sure is wanting having the way to set default apps per document type.