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Edit Office documents

This section only applies if Sophos Secure Workspace is managed by Sophos Mobile.

Sophos Secure Workspace includes a Polaris Office library that lets you create or edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.

Create a Microsoft Office document

To create a Microsoft Office document:

  1. Navigate to the storage location where you want to create the file and then tap +.
  2. Select Word, Excel or PowerPoint to open the embedded Polaris Office.

View or edit Microsoft Office documents

To view or edit an existing Microsoft Office document:

  1. Navigate to the file and then tap it to open it in the embedded Polaris Office.
  2. Use the Polaris Office menu to switch between viewing and editing mode.

When you edit an encrypted Office document, it will automatically be encrypted again when you save it.

Restrictions

Your organization can configure sharing restrictions for storage providers. These have the following effects in the embedded Polaris Office:

  • If your organization has denied the sharing of files, you cannot use Export in Polaris Office.
  • If your organization has denied clipboard operations, you can still use the clipboard within Polaris Office, but cannot paste the clipboard content into another app.