Microsoft unveils new Office feature, real-time co-editing now reality

US tech giant Microsoft has announced a new feature for MS Office that expands the range of documents people can co-edit in real-time for iOS and Android users. According to the company, the Office mobile apps now support co-authoring documents protected by Microsoft Purview Information Protection, reports Windows Central.

“Multiple people can edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents in real-time, even if the files are marked with sensitivity labels. The same capability was already available on Office for Windows, macOS, and the web,” the company said in a report.

Meanwhile, the new feature is now available for Office on all major platforms with the expansion to Android and iOS. The ability to collaborate in real-time across devices has become more critical with more people working remotely and from home.

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With the best iPads and best Android tablets becoming more popular as general computing devices, mobile support is now essential for many people as well. A recent report said that the tech giant had released a new beta version of its Office app for iPad with support for the Apple Pencil’s handwriting-to-text feature Scribble.

The feature allows you to insert and edit the text in a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel spreadsheet using the Apple Pencil, with handwriting automatically converted into typed text.