Editing Microsoft Office (section)

====Early Office Mobile releases====
Originally called Office Mobile which was shipped initially as "Pocket Office", was released by Microsoft with the [[Windows CE]] 1.0 operating system in 1996. This release was specifically for the [[Handheld PC]] hardware platform, as [[Windows Mobile Smartphone]] and [[Pocket PC]] hardware specifications had not yet been released. It consisted of Pocket Word and Pocket Excel; PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook were added later. With steady updates throughout subsequent releases of Windows Mobile, Office Mobile was rebranded as its current name after the release of the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. This release of Office Mobile also included PowerPoint Mobile for the first time.<ref>Utter, David. [http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2005/05/12/windows-mobile-now-with-powerpoint ''Windows Mobile Now With PowerPoint!''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208161806/http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2005/05/12/windows-mobile-now-with-powerpoint |date=December 8, 2007 }}. WebProNews.com. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> Accompanying the release of [[Microsoft OneNote|Microsoft OneNote 2007]], a new optional addition to the Office Mobile line of programs was released as OneNote Mobile.<ref name="Out and About">Pratley, Chris. [http://blogs.msdn.com/chris_pratley/archive/2005/11/21/494990.aspx ''Out and About with OneNote Mobile''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825101148/http://blogs.msdn.com/chris_pratley/archive/2005/11/21/494990.aspx |date=August 25, 2007 }}. MSDN Blogs. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> With the release of Windows Mobile 6 Standard, Office Mobile became available for the Smartphone hardware platform, but unlike Office Mobile for the Professional and Classic versions of Windows Mobile, creation of new documents is not an added feature.<ref>Langridge, Jason. [http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-what-s-new-and-what-s-cool.aspx ''Windows Mobile 6 – What's New and What's Cool?''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218021810/http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-what-s-new-and-what-s-cool.aspx |date=February 18, 2007 }}. MSDN Blogs. Retrieved September 14, 2007.</ref> A popular workaround is to create a new blank document in a desktop version of Office, synchronize it to the device, and then edit and save on the Windows Mobile device.

In June 2007, Microsoft announced a new version of the office suite, Office Mobile 2007. It became available as "Office Mobile 6.1" on September 26, 2007, as a free upgrade download to current Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 users. However, "Office Mobile 6.1 Upgrade" is not compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 powered devices running builds earlier than 14847. It is a pre-installed feature in subsequent releases of Windows Mobile 6 devices.<ref name="Office Mobile 2007">Chan, John. [http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/handhelds/ontheradar/0,39050970,62019010,00.htm ''Japanese WM6 and Office Mobile 2007''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610174022/http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/handhelds/ontheradar/0%2C39050970%2C62019010%2C00.htm |date=June 10, 2007 }}. Crave – CNET Asia. Retrieved September 13, 2007.</ref> Office Mobile 6.1 is compatible with the [[Office Open XML]] specification like its desktop counterpart.<ref name="Office Mobile 2007" />

On August 12, 2009, it was announced that Office Mobile would also be released for the [[Symbian]] platform as a joint agreement between Microsoft and [[Nokia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montalbano |first=Elizabeth |date=August 12, 2009 |title=Microsoft, Nokia Team to Put Office Apps on Mobile Phones |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/170080/microsoft_nokia_team_to_put_office_apps_on_mobile_phones.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816053407/http://www.pcworld.com/article/170080/microsoft_nokia_team_to_put_office_apps_on_mobile_phones.html |archive-date=August 16, 2009 |access-date=August 12, 2009 |website=[[PC World]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2012 |title=Get Microsoft Office for Symbian |url=http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/04/10/get-microsoft-office-for-symbian/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725112248/http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/04/10/get-microsoft-office-for-symbian/ |archive-date=July 25, 2014 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |website=Conversations |publisher=[[Nokia]]}}</ref> It was the first time Microsoft would develop Office mobile applications for another smartphone platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Office coming to Nokia mobiles |url=https://phys.org/news/2009-08-microsoft-office-nokia-mobiles.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804013409/https://phys.org/news/2009-08-microsoft-office-nokia-mobiles.html |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref> The first application to appear on Nokia [[Eseries]] smartphones was Microsoft Office Communicator. In February 2012, Microsoft released OneNote, Lync 2010, Document Connection and PowerPoint Broadcast for Symbian.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Litchfield |first1=Steve |last2=Gilson |first2=David |date=February 24, 2012 |title=Microsoft Apps released for Nokia Belle |url=http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/14313_Microsoft_Apps_released_for_No.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214010209/http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/14313_Microsoft_Apps_released_for_No.php |archive-date=December 14, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |website=All About Symbian}}</ref> In April, Word Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile and Excel Mobile joined the Office Suite.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2012 |title=Microsoft Office Suite Coming To Symbian Smartphones |url=http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/April2012/microsoft-office-suite-coming-to-symbian-smartphones.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427232659/http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/April2012/microsoft-office-suite-coming-to-symbian-smartphones.html |archive-date=April 27, 2014 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |website=3g.co.uk}}</ref>

On October 21, 2010, Microsoft debuted Office Mobile 2010 with the release of [[Windows Phone 7]]. In Windows Phone, users can access and edit documents directly off of their [[File system|SkyDrive]] or [[Office 365]] accounts in a dedicated Office hub. The Office Hub, which is preinstalled into the operating system, contains Word, PowerPoint and Excel. The operating system also includes OneNote, although not as a part of the Office Hub. Lync is not included, but can be downloaded as standalone app from the [[Windows Phone Store]] free of charge.

In October 2012, Microsoft released a new version of Microsoft Office Mobile for [[Windows Phone 8]] and [[Windows Phone 7.8]].