Using the Microsoft Office mobile apps for iOS and Android with Sync

Microsoft provides a full suite of mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You can open and edit your documents and files stored in Sync, directly from these apps (editing requires an Microsoft 365 premium subscription). In this article:

• Open and edit with Microsoft Office mobile on iOS (iPad and iPhone)
• Open and edit with Microsoft Office mobile on Android

Open and edit with Microsoft Office mobile on iOS

iPhone and iPad (iOS):

1. Open the Microsoft Word or Excel mobile app.
2. Tap the folder icon on the left side of your screen (iPad) or the bottom of the screen (iPhone).
3. Tap Files App.
4. Tap Browse (top left corner of the window).
5. Tap Sync from the Locations list.
6. If Sync is not listed as an option, tap the Ellipses Icon (…), tap Edit on iPhone (or Edit Sidebar on iPad), then tap Done to enable Sync.
7. Browse through your Sync account and tap the document.
8. The document will open within the Microsoft app. You will need to be signed into your Microsoft 365 (premium) account to edit the document and save it directly back to Sync.
9. Edit the file in the Microsoft app.
10. When you tap the back arrow in the Microsoft toolbar, your edits will be saved directly to Sync and be available on other connected devices, as well as the Sync.com Web Panel.

Open and edit with Microsoft Office mobile on Android

Android:

1. Open the Sync Mobile App.
2. Navigate to the file that you want to open/edit, then tap on the "..." to the right of the file to access that file's settings.
3. In the file settings tap, Open with ..., then select the appropriate Office 365 app to open the file.
4. In the Office 365 app, select the save icon in the top-right corner of your screen to save changes to that file.
5. Select Browse > Sync, then navigate to the location of the file in Sync and tap SAVE.
6. If you are not already signed in to the Office 365 app with an account that has a subscription, you will then be prompted to sign in to your Office 365 account (required to save the file back to Sync).