Microsoft is working to support the mouse and trackpad in Office for iPad

Microsoft plans to update the Office applications for iPad computers to support the mouse and trackpad feature supported in the latest version of the iPad from Apple.

The American software company has always been quick to update the Office suite of applications on iOS with the latest features of Apple software, and now the company is working to update applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Apple announced last March the support of the mouse pointer in the iPad OS system, and developers are now racing to support this feature in their iPad apps.

The TechCrunch website mentioned TechCrunch Earlier this week, Microsoft is working to support the cursor for Office for iPad applications, and said: “The cursor is expected to be supported in Office for iPad during the upcoming fall.”

It is noteworthy that Microsoft was quick to support the (Split View) feature for iPads last year, and the company released a unified Office application for iOS earlier this year. The new Office application combines Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other portable Office features into one smaller application.

Microsoft is still planning to keep individual Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications available on iOS, and is likely to launch cursor support in the main Office application, as well as standalone applications.