Printing from tablet devices is a rather amusing proposition. In the early days several tablets lacked this functionalities. Even right now printer support is sporadic, particularly on Android slates, though the situation has immensely improved.
Now, many were surprised to find out that Office for iPad did not come with printing support.
The versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint on Apple’s tablet that launched in late March were missing the crucial feature, and users that wanted the ability to print documents from these apps had to wait until Microsoft added it in.
And the company has done just that in this first update for Office for iPad that has just gone live. Documents made or edited in the apps can be sent to an AirPrint printer.
Printing is not the only new feature in this update, however.
SmartGuides are also added in the PowerPoint app that allows for better alignment when placing text, images and shapes in a slide. A very handy feature, and a welcome addition, along with the usual round of unnamed bug fixes and improvements.
Although Microsoft announced in early April that Office for iPad was downloaded 12 million times, the latest statistics are not available this time around.
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