Microsoft Office for iOS adds 3D Touch, Apple Pencil features

Microsoft has released a few small but helpful updates to its Office apps for iOS, including 3D Touch features and Apple Pencil compatibility.

Word, PowerPoint and Excel apps on the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus now have 3D Touch shortcuts. By holding down the app icons on your home screen, you’ll see a dropdown menu. It's then possible to quickly create a new document, presentation or spreadsheet as soon as you launch the app. The menu will also show recently opened files, so you can revisit them quickly.

Using iOS 9’s Spotlight search feature, Office users can pull down or swipe to the left of your home screen and search for files saved in Office. That way you won’t have to open Word first and search for your document in there. Read more...