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Cannot download "Office 365" because it is not compatible with Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
I have Office on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, but I cannot upgrade it to Office 365. I can't download it from Google Play Store because it tells me that > Your device isn't compatible with this version. [ ][1] [ ][2] This is a high-end tablet, so I expected it to be compatible. Is Microsoft still going...
I have Office on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, but I cannot upgrade it to Office 365. I can't download it from Google Play Store because it tells me that
> Your device isn't compatible with this version.
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This is a high-end tablet, so I expected it to be compatible.
Is Microsoft still going to support this issue out, or do I, in fact, already have 365 without knowing it?


ahorn
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Feb 22, 2016, 11:08 PM
• Last activity: Jan 15, 2025, 07:03 PM
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How to setup the number of rows used for auto-complete in MS Office 365 Excel on Android?
When I type the string, the Excel uses the content of the cells above to autocomplete the text, suggesting one of the strings from above. It seems that the number of cells used to collect this text is very limited (I guess, about 50 lines). How to change this value and make it start from the very fi...
When I type the string, the Excel uses the content of the cells above to autocomplete the text, suggesting one of the strings from above.
It seems that the number of cells used to collect this text is very limited (I guess, about 50 lines).
How to change this value and make it start from the very first line (or at least make it the largest possible)?
Damir Tenishev
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Jul 23, 2024, 07:59 PM
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How to change the ink colour and size of the pen tool in the slideshow of Microsoft PowerPoint in Android version?
I have Microsoft office paid account. And it's for Android. So I am using it in my samsung tablet. I am using it for teaching purpose, so I must use the pen tool in slideshow. But the pen tool in slideshow gives me fixed colour. There is no choice in choosing the multiple colours. And there is also...
I have Microsoft office paid account.
And it's for Android.
So I am using it in my samsung tablet.
I am using it for teaching purpose, so I must use the pen tool in slideshow. But the pen tool in slideshow gives me fixed colour. There is no choice in choosing the multiple colours. And there is also the fixed weight of the pen.
**I want to use multiple colours and want to make my pen thicker by increasing its thickness. But there is no option in it.**
How can I do that?

Mihir
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Mar 8, 2024, 03:07 PM
• Last activity: Mar 8, 2024, 05:28 PM
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How can I save a word document (from Word Android app) to Google drive?
There are options for OneDrive and Dropbox, but I can't save to my Google drive account, why?!
There are options for OneDrive and Dropbox, but I can't save to my Google drive account, why?!
Mohammed Ahmed
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Mar 6, 2016, 03:09 PM
• Last activity: Feb 15, 2022, 05:20 PM
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Office Mobile not installed yet opening PDF files
I have a Samsung A50 phone, stock Android which came with the device (from Comcast), everything up to date and not rooted. I have not registered for the Samsung Galaxy store or whatever is called, and therefore never installed anything from it. I never installed Office Mobile on my phone, and lookin...
I have a Samsung A50 phone, stock Android which came with the device (from Comcast), everything up to date and not rooted. I have not registered for the Samsung Galaxy store or whatever is called, and therefore never installed anything from it.
I never installed Office Mobile on my phone, and looking at the list of installed apps in Google Play shows no Office Mobile.
Yet, starting today, attempting to open some (but not all!) PDF files (by tapping their name in the Document folder) opens them in Office Mobile rather than the "Google Drive PDF viewer" where they did open till the day before yesterday (I did not try yesterday).
There is not an option to force opening the files in "Google Drive PDF viewer". For a test, I installed the "Google PDF Viewer" (I wish they chose less similar and less confusing names). After that Android allows me to open the files with "Google PDF Viewer", but it fails with "Cannot display PDF (no file received)". After a reboot, the files were gone.
What may have happened? I can guess that the files corrupted and the "Google Drive PDF viewer" magically knew (and therefore was not proposing itself to open them), whereas the other two apps did.
Yet, why is there an app which I never installed and does not show up in the list of installed apps? Heck, if I search for it in Google Play, I even find it, and it shows me the option to install it!
Davide
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May 21, 2020, 01:35 AM
• Last activity: May 21, 2020, 03:44 AM
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OneDrive app says spreadsheet is corrupted
I have a spreadsheet in my OneDrive storage. Using the OneDrive app on a Samsung TabA tablet I can see the file, but if I try to open it it says the file is corrupted. However, if I open OneDrive in a browser on the tablet I can look at the spreadsheet normally, so there's nothing wrong with the fil...
I have a spreadsheet in my OneDrive storage. Using the OneDrive app on a Samsung TabA tablet I can see the file, but if I try to open it it says the file is corrupted.
However, if I open OneDrive in a browser on the tablet I can look at the spreadsheet normally, so there's nothing wrong with the file on OneDrive.
Does anyone know if the OneDrive app has issues with certain Office documents? This particular spreadsheet has 168 worksheets - could that be a problem for the app?
simonc8
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Mar 10, 2020, 10:08 AM
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Is it possible to set a customizable mode of "Do not disturb" for Outlook?
In [this article][1], it is described how to set Outlook to e.g. do not disturb during weekends. In addition to this, I would like to add the criteria to not disturb after work hours (i.e. 5 PM to 8 AM). From my understanding, this is not possible? Could we persuade Microsoft to add this feature som...
In this article , it is described how to set Outlook to e.g. do not disturb during weekends.
In addition to this, I would like to add the criteria to not disturb after work hours (i.e. 5 PM to 8 AM).
From my understanding, this is not possible? Could we persuade Microsoft to add this feature somehow?
**EDIT:** I found that several others also want this feture .
tomatoeshift
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Jan 10, 2020, 04:49 AM
• Last activity: Jan 10, 2020, 08:59 AM
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Can Android 4.1 Jelly Bean open MS-office and PDF files?
I want to buy a HCL tablet that have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. I want to know if it can open MS-office and PDF files.
I want to buy a HCL tablet that have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. I want to know if it can open MS-office and PDF files.
Mr.Dilip Kumar
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Dec 24, 2014, 02:27 PM
• Last activity: Oct 22, 2018, 06:06 AM
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Microsoft apps always eating up space with data, for apparently no reason
Microsoft apps (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) use up space apparently for no reason. At this point, I do not use them. I am using a Samsung J7 with Android 6, with 16Gb internal storage and no SD card. Since I often run out of space, I check which apps are using it. I always find Microsoft apps are takin...
Microsoft apps (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) use up space apparently for no reason.
At this point, I do not use them.
I am using a Samsung J7 with Android 6, with 16Gb internal storage and no SD card.
Since I often run out of space, I check which apps are using it. I always find Microsoft apps are taking up space **for data**, and this seems strange to me.
For instance, I go to *Settings* -> *Applications* -> *Application Manager* -> *Word* -> *Storage*,
and I see:
Total 256 MB
App 104 MB
Data 152 MB
*Why would Word use 152 MB **of Data**, if I did not read/use any?*
I hit
*What are those data?*
It is not that much space, but in my case it makes a difference. Excel and PowerPoint behave similarly. A stranger case seems to be OneNote, with Total 3.89 MB App 0 MB Data 3.89 MB **EDIT**: Now, two days after the initial post, Word takes up 16 kB. That is fine. I will check periodically to see when it increases Data size. **EDIT**: A couple of months after the initial OP, without using any of the apps, Excel had 251Mb of Data.
I hit
CLEAR DATA
not long ago, and I checked that the corresponding storage space was actually freed to 0 MB
.
Now it is taking again 152 MB
.
*What are those data?*
It is not that much space, but in my case it makes a difference. Excel and PowerPoint behave similarly. A stranger case seems to be OneNote, with Total 3.89 MB App 0 MB Data 3.89 MB **EDIT**: Now, two days after the initial post, Word takes up 16 kB. That is fine. I will check periodically to see when it increases Data size. **EDIT**: A couple of months after the initial OP, without using any of the apps, Excel had 251Mb of Data.
sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio
(887 rep)
Oct 2, 2017, 07:36 AM
• Last activity: Jul 22, 2018, 06:09 PM
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Choose which Exchange contact folder(s) to sync to phone
On Office 365, my folder structure is this: My Contacts [container, not a folder itself] - LinkedIn - Contacts - Contacts2 - Skype for Business Contacts -... I want only contacts from my "Contacts" folder to sync to my phone, and not from the other folders. Is there a way to achieve this? I don't mi...
On Office 365, my folder structure is this:
My Contacts [container, not a folder itself]
- LinkedIn
- Contacts
- Contacts2
- Skype for Business Contacts
-...
I want only contacts from my "Contacts" folder to sync to my phone, and not from the other folders.
Is there a way to achieve this?
I don't mind installing a sync app, but don't want to install the Outlook app.
I have seen a hacks using Categories to only show selected contacts in the Contacts app on the phone, but this has 2 problems:
1. I would have to add a Category to every new contact I make in my Contacts folder to get it to sync, which is very error-prone.
2. I think it still syncs all of the contacts from every folder, using phone space and sync bandwidth.
Any help is much appreciated.
Versions:
* Android 8.0.0 on Google/LG Nexus 5X
* Stock GMail (NOT the Outlook app)
blokeley
(111 rep)
Dec 1, 2017, 06:58 AM
• Last activity: Dec 5, 2017, 11:40 AM
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Microsoft Office Lens Multi-page Scanning
The Microsoft Office Lens app used to have multi-page support, but now I can't find the option. Did Microsoft remove it? If not, how do I access the multi-page scanning feature?
The Microsoft Office Lens app used to have multi-page support, but now I can't find the option. Did Microsoft remove it? If not, how do I access the multi-page scanning feature?
Trevor Sullivan
(844 rep)
Dec 1, 2016, 08:54 PM
• Last activity: May 9, 2017, 06:44 PM
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Reasonable OneNote alternative for Android
I just wanted to know if there's a OneNote app for Android, that would allow me to actually use it to its full potential (unlike that crap released by MS). I am thinking about getting a Transformer and it is very important to me since all my notes from classes and lectures are in OneNote. I found ma...
I just wanted to know if there's a OneNote app for Android, that would allow me to actually use it to its full potential (unlike that crap released by MS).
I am thinking about getting a Transformer and it is very important to me since all my notes from classes and lectures are in OneNote. I found many apps that would allow me to work with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. But everybody seems to be forgetting about OneNote...
Martin Melka
(299 rep)
Jul 26, 2012, 08:08 AM
• Last activity: Jul 28, 2016, 02:22 AM
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Stop MS Office ads on Samsung S5 (Neo)
Today, my Samsung S5 suggested that I might want to try MS Excel: [![Excel testen][1]][1] A few days ago, it did the same with MS Word. Back then, I just dismissed the message and thought that I'd be done with it, but now this is getting annoying. How do I turn off these ads? Where is the *"Yes, I k...
Today, my Samsung S5 suggested that I might want to try MS Excel:
A few days ago, it did the same with MS Word. Back then, I just dismissed the message and thought that I'd be done with it, but now this is getting annoying.
How do I turn off these ads? Where is the *"Yes, I know that MS Office is pre-installed and I'm quite happy about it and I'll surely use it when I need it, so stop bugging me"* button?

Heinzi
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Jun 2, 2016, 01:22 PM
• Last activity: Jun 2, 2016, 03:19 PM
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Pasting an image on Word app failed, copying its link instead
I am unable to copy an image from internet and paste it on Word documents. When I copy the image, the image's link is copied to clipboard and when I paste it on Word document the link is pasted. Can anyone tell me why am I unable to copy image to clipboard and how can I do so? I'm using Motorola Mot...
I am unable to copy an image from internet and paste it on Word documents. When I copy the image, the image's link is copied to clipboard and when I paste it on Word document the link is pasted.
Can anyone tell me why am I unable to copy image to clipboard and how can I do so?
I'm using Motorola Moto E on Android KitKat 4.4.4 if it matters.


pcforgeek
(241 rep)
Feb 16, 2015, 12:39 PM
• Last activity: Nov 30, 2015, 12:10 AM
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How do I make a chart in Microsoft Word?
None of the templates have chart as an option, but in the Play Store it stated you can do make charts. Where or how do I make a chart with a particular number of rows, etc?
None of the templates have chart as an option, but in the Play Store it stated you can do make charts. Where or how do I make a chart with a particular number of rows, etc?
verve
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Aug 28, 2015, 07:30 AM
• Last activity: Oct 7, 2015, 01:29 AM
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Getting "Can't add account from settings" error when adding Office account in Nokia X
I am trying to add my `MS Office` account in `Nokia X` by going to: > Settings --> Add account --> Office but it shows `Can't add account from settings` error. Can anyone has idea why does this error occur and what is its solution? Or is there any other way to add Office account?
I am trying to add my
MS Office
account in Nokia X
by going to:
> Settings --> Add account --> Office
but it shows Can't add account from settings
error.
Can anyone has idea why does this error occur and what is its solution? Or is there any other way to add Office account?
swdeveloper
(123 rep)
Jun 13, 2015, 08:23 AM
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Writing structured text documents
I recently bought an Android tablet with a keyboard, and would like to use it to take notes of conferences, lectures, meetings etc. On a Windows or Linux notebook, I would use the excellent [LyX][1] system for this. LyX basically allows you to write structured text without worrying about the layout,...
I recently bought an Android tablet with a keyboard, and would like to use it to take notes of conferences, lectures, meetings etc. On a Windows or Linux notebook, I would use the excellent LyX system for this. LyX basically allows you to write structured text without worrying about the layout, saying "this is a #3 heading" or "this should be emphasized" instead of "this should be bold and a larger size". LyX then allows you to export your text as PDF, DOC, ODF, LaTeX and so on.
I am looking for an App that allows a similar approach to writing for Android. What I already tested:
- Writer is almost what I'm searching, a minimalist text editor that understands Markdown and saves its document as plain text on the Android device (no network necessary). I'd like a few more formatting options and an export feature, though.
- Write:Tablet doesn't seem to have many structuring features
- Most "office" packages like Polaris Office do not offer format templates, but restrict the user to bold / italic / font size types of formatting
- Google Docs needs a constant net connection
So, I'm aware that this is a very small niche I am looking for here, and such an app would probably not make sense on phones, but is there another interesting tool for structured text creation?
jstarek
(202 rep)
Aug 10, 2012, 08:47 AM
• Last activity: Nov 16, 2014, 04:57 PM
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How can I create and edit Microsoft Office documents in Android
I'm looking for a way to create and/or edit Microsoft Office compatible documents (.doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx...) on my Android device. Are there any free solution that will allow me to do this?
I'm looking for a way to create and/or edit Microsoft Office compatible documents (.doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx...) on my Android device. Are there any free solution that will allow me to do this?
Amr Badawy
(147 rep)
Mar 28, 2011, 06:22 AM
• Last activity: Sep 14, 2012, 03:40 PM
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MS Office Client for Android
> **Possible Duplicate:** > [How can I create and edit Microsoft Office documents in Android](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7571/how-can-i-create-and-edit-microsoft-office-documents-in-android) I just bought a new Galaxy Tab P1000 and I want to open my office documents like Excel, Word...
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> [How can I create and edit Microsoft Office documents in Android](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7571/how-can-i-create-and-edit-microsoft-office-documents-in-android)
I just bought a new Galaxy Tab P1000 and I want to open my office documents like Excel, Word, and Powerpoint.
Is there already a client like Microsoft Office for Android?
czetsuya
May 13, 2011, 11:22 AM
• Last activity: Sep 14, 2012, 03:05 PM
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Text App that supports Keyboard shortcuts
I'm a writer and i've just gotten a keyboard for my asus transformer (3.2 Honeycomb). However the included polaris office doesn't do keyboard shortcuts like CRTL i (for italics). Anyone know of any text editing app that supports these? It would be great if it suported docx files but any text editor...
I'm a writer and i've just gotten a keyboard for my asus transformer (3.2 Honeycomb). However the included polaris office doesn't do keyboard shortcuts like CRTL i (for italics). Anyone know of any text editing app that supports these?
It would be great if it suported docx files but any text editor would do.
leech
(101 rep)
Oct 26, 2011, 12:07 AM
• Last activity: Sep 14, 2012, 03:05 PM
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