Your installation may vary depending on the Android device you have and the Microsoft 365 app you choose to install (however they all require your UMBC email address to license). If you are unable to install Microsoft 365 apps on your Android device using the instructions below, you can try these alternate instructions.
Go to the Google Play Store and search for Microsoft 365.
From the search results, either select the specific Microsoft Office app you want (Microsoft Word, for example). These instructions illustrate how to install the Microsoft Office bundle that includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Press Install.
When the install completes, press Open.
Press ALLOW (if you press DENY, Microsoft prevents you from using the app).
Press Get Started.
- Press Next.
- Press DON'T SEND OPTIONAL
DATA.
- Press CLOSE.
- Press CONNECT YOUR ACCOUNT.
- Type in your UMBC email address and then press Next.
- Sign in to myUMBC.
13. The installation is complete and you can now create and edit documents on your Android device.
For me, the functionality I have been missing in the Android Word app has been available in the Word app on the web. Using Samsung Internet, I have been able to get the functionality I need. Yes, I have an Office 365 subscription.
I haven't messed with background colors, not something I do, but it does everything else you mentioned.
I've got the Tab S7 with the keyboard cover, and it's great when I leave the house and want to enjoy the weather at the park while I write.
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