You asked, we delivered: new Web App features now available

On the Office Web Apps team, we are committed to improving our products based on your feedback. Since we launched the Web Apps just over a year ago, we’ve been listening to you, and today we’re releasing new features based on what we’ve heard.

To everybody who has shared their opinion with us, we want to say a big THANK YOU!

Here’s what we’re delivering to you today, based on your requests:

OneNote Web App Ink display. We’ve heard from our OneNote customers who like to use pen-input devices on Tablet PCs to draw and write notes, and we’ve heard from others who enjoy using the Draw tools in OneNote to add ink and highlighting with the mouse or trackpad when working on PC. You’ve told us that you’d like to be able to view your handwritten notes and drawings in the OneNote Web App. With today’s update, the OneNote Web App now displays ink.

OneNote Web App ink display

Merge and Autofit cells in Excel Web App. Many Excel Web App customers have requested enhanced cell formatting in the Excel Web App, including the ability to merge cells, and to automatically fit cell sizes based on the content the cells contain (AutoFit). With today’s update, you can now do both in the Excel Web App.

Merge and AutoFit cells

Print directly from Excel Web App in the browser. One of our top requests from Excel Web App customers is to print Excel spreadsheets directly from the Excel Web App. We think this enhancement will be a great time-saver when you need to print a spreadsheet by accessing your Excel documents stored on SkyDrive when you’re away from your main PC.

Print

Right-click menus in Excel Web App. We have also heard from Excel Web App customers that  you’d like to be able to be able to use some of the same right-click short-cuts that are in Excel for the desktop. Now, you can right-click on cells in the Excel Web App to Cut, Copy, Paste, and work with HyperLinks.

Context menu

Other improvements to make the Web Apps faster and more reliable. One of the most important things you’ve requested from us is to make the Web Apps faster and more reliable. Today’s update includes a lot of behind-the-scenes improvements that do just that.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing some more details about how our team listens and acts on your feedback, and we’ll share examples of how we’ve been improving product. Thanks again for all the suggestions, survey responses, and thoughtful comments in social media—please do keep them coming, because we’re listening!

--Jenni French
Sr Product Manager, Office Web Apps

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  • 應您的要求:新的 Web App 功能現在推出 英文原文已於 2011 年 9 月 29 日星期四發佈 在 Office Web Apps 團隊中,我們承諾根據您的意見反應改進我們的產品

  • Você pediu, nós atendemos: novos recursos do Web App disponíveis agora Artigo

  • 應您的要求:新的 Web App 功能現在推出 英文原文已於 2011 年 9 月 29 日星期四發佈 在 Office Web Apps 團隊中,我們承諾根據您的意見反應改進我們的產品

  • Voi avete chiesto, noi abbiamo risposto: nuove funzionalità Web App disponibili Articolo originale

  • Von Ihnen angeforderte neue Web App-Features sind nun verfügbar Veröffentlichung des Originalartikels

  • Исходная статья опубликована в четверг, 29 сентября 2011 г. Мы в группе разработчиков Office Web

  • Artigo original publicado em 29 de setembro de 2011, quinta-feira Nós, da equipe do Office

  • Article original publié le jeudi 29 septembre 2011 Dans l'équipe Office Web Apps

  • 최초 문서 게시일: 2011년 9월 29일 목요일 Office Web Apps 팀에서는 고객의 의견을 반영하여 제품을 개선하고자 노력하고 있습니다. 약 1년 전에 Web

  • 原文发布于 2011 年 9 月 29 日(星期四) Office Web Apps 团队致力于根据您的反馈改善我们的产品。自从一年前我们发布 Web 应用程序以来,我们一直在认真聆听您的意见

  • But can you merge cells in a table in the Web version of Word? If so, I can't figure it out. You also need to make it so you can set up a table with more columns than 10. I regularly need 20x20 tables.

  • Earlier this autumn, we shipped enhancements to Office Web Apps based on your feedback, delivering new features such as the ability to view ink in OneNote Web App, merge and autofit cells in Excel Web App, and print directly from the browser in Excel

  • I don't know a way to merge cells in Word Web App, but you can certainly get more than 10 columns. Start with the 10x10 limit you get with the Insert Table command. You'll get a Table Tools tab that says Layout. Use the commands for inserting columns until you have 20 columns. A trick for making a new row is to go to the last cell of the table and hit TAB. Works that way in desktop Word as well as Word Web App.

  • How can I get the OneNote app on my BlackBerry?

  • Still, I am waiting for one Excel web app feature very much. When several people are editing one Excel file, ability to see which Excel cell your colleague has currently selected. This is an absolute must, when you want to effectively speak over Skype when collaborating on an Excel file. Without this feature you end up saying: "Ok, so on B12 cell we're changing amount to...", instead of "Here I modify this cell to be..." That'd be a drastic collaboration improvement.

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