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20 Useful Apps from the MS Garage
FEATURES
App Audience
Device
Compatibility
What It Does Cool Options & Features Requires Access
Keyboard for Excel
• Bean counters
• Number crunchers
Optimized
keyboard for
Excel with 10-key
layout and Excel
operators
• Tab key!!!
• Optimized for phone use
• Android • Mobile app
Play Store: hps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microso.keyboardforexcel
Snip
• Note-takers
• Trainers
Annotate
capture, audio
or ink
• Capture a screenshot,
photo or white board
• Annotate with voice
or ink
• Paste or snip, send as a
URL, or save as an MP4
video
• Desktop
Download and sample Snips: hps://mix.office.com/snip
Torque
• Road warriors Shake device to
activate voice
search and do
other tasks; uses
Bing engine
• Make calls, send texts,
launch apps, take notes,
set alarms
• Check traffic, weather,
flight status, scores
• Extracts due dates and
assignment titles to add
events to calendar
• Android • Mobile app
Play Store: hps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microso.bing.torque
Student Planner
• Trainers
• Students
Smart organizer
for students or
teachers
• Extracts data from PDF
or Word documents
• Creates OneNote pages
within the app
• Exams and assignments
sync to Outlook
• Windows 8.1/10 • Desktop app
Windows Store: hps://www.microso.com/en-us/store/apps/student-planner/9wzdncrz2n
Social Share
• Social
• Marketers
• Travelers
PowerPoint add-
in to connect to
social media
• Shares snapshots
of slides or entire
presentation as a photo
album or video
• PowerPoint
2013/2016
• PowerPoint
2010?
• Desktop app
Information and download page: hps://officesocialshare.azurewebsites.net
