38 questions with Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services tags

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Office 2016 on Surface pro 7

curious if anyone can tell me if I could run office 2016 on my surface pro 7? Its getting older and idont want to pay for a new 365 renewal. My only question would be if there's a way to share/ update a few files with my pc.

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2026-07-06T00:41:39.9466667+00:00
Chris Palmer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-06T02:39:54.9+00:00
S.Sengupta 30,991 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Both the SD2 and Surface Studio 2 were discontinued and not part of Copilot+. I have both and believe that discontinuing was short-sighted. Am I the only one puzzled by the business decisions?

They weren't promoted properly and people didn't know how to get them in Australia. Surely just because Panos Panay left, the good work should have been built upon and included in the Copilot+ strategy? Consumer and Prosumer multiscreen devices are the…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2025-05-22T01:30:00+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Problem with IMAP email on Surface Duo

I am having trouble seeing up an IMAP email account in Outlook on a Surface Duo.  Outlook support says there's nothing wrong with Outlook and that it's either my login info or server settings. The email service provider says I am entering login info and …

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2020-12-04T01:07:04+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Right click and drop down menus disappear too quickly in Excel and Word.

I am seeing a strange issue on a user's Surface Pro 4. When he is in Excel or Word (mainly Excel) any time he clicks a drop down menu (like the filter menu or any ribbon menu drop downs) or right clicks on a cell the menu pops up and disappears quickly …

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2016-09-30T13:46:10+00:00
Anonymous
10 answers

Microsoft Launcher on the Surface Duo

I have a Surface Duo. The version number of Microsoft Launcher on the Duo is the same as that on my Sony Xperia 1 ii but other than that they may might as well be two separate apps. The Duo version is severely limited and allows only minimal changes to…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2021-05-25T14:52:32+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

How to fill in a PDF form on a Surface Pro?

I have quite a few fillable PDF forms that you can enter information into on laptops/desktops but won't work on Surface Pros - is there a way to do this?

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2019-07-02T05:24:48+00:00
Anonymous
9 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Word 2016 (Office 365) : When open the document file, font in equation always show the sqaure box.

I have used Microsoft Office Word 2016 with Windows 8.1. When I type the equation, it works. Cambria Math in equation font shows correctly. However, when I open the docx files from Word 2013. The Cambria Math font always show the square box. Although I…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2016-05-15T15:32:42+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Outlook Email and Calendar Simultaneously - Would be the killer app!

One of the killer functions on Surface Duo is the ability to span the Outlook for Android app across both screens, so you can scroll through your email list on one screen while simultaneously viewing the most recent message on the second screen.  What…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2021-01-20T18:21:55+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers

Surface Duo 2 tap to pay using Google Wallet stopped working

Tap to pay using Google wallet when connected to an approved credit card is no longer working. The issue presented in the last few days prior to the security update. I've used it flawlessly for many months on this phone and now it refuses to work, it…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2023-08-10T10:09:13+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

whatsapp backup from iphone

how to transfer whatsapp backuo from iphine to surface duo

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2021-09-06T12:08:59+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

unable to use other text apps from android store

i have downloaded other text messaging apps from the google app store and they will not work, as in not receiving texts from people. Why? Is the default installed text application the only application I can use?

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2021-04-14T14:01:26+00:00
Anonymous
12 answers

Bing and Start apps completely broken on surface duo 2

The Bing app and its stable-mate 'start' are completely broken on surface duo 2. News is unreadable, with flickering while the app hunts for a display aspect. Comments are also broken and refuse to show more than two comments. There is zero gesture…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2023-07-15T04:39:19+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Email Question: Selecting the best email app for both Surface Pro 4 and iPad

Email App Question: I recently purchased a Surface Pro 4 to replace my Dell Studio 7 laptop. I also use an iPad to send/retrieve my email. I use MS Outlook on my laptop and receive duplicate email on my iPad. I have to maintain (view, delete, etc) email …

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2016-12-05T17:24:01+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Support for MS Apps (Word and Excel) on the Surface Duo

I just purchased a Surface Duo to replace my old Samsung tablet and cheap android phone so that I could use one device for work when I'm away from my desktop. Imagine my surprise when I realized that on this MICROSOFT device I am unable to install…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2021-05-13T19:48:21+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

installing office 365 on a surface pro.

Can office 365 be installed on a surface pro? Is it compatible?

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2019-08-17T21:16:13+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Teams chat disabled on Duo 2.

One of my primary reasons for getting the Duo 2 was for Teams integration. However, my Teams chat says that it has been disabled by the Admin. Except I'm the admin on my O365 tenant and I didn't. Plus the Teams chat still works on my other devices for…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2021-11-11T16:58:58+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Windows rt8.1 Fresh Paint

Ok so it’s now 2021 is there still no tutorial for windows Fresh Paint app? I know in 2015 this question was raised and Microsoft kept ignoring the question sending folks to a very uninformative website. I find it hard to understand why there is not even…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2021-08-01T08:49:54+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Microsoft Surface Slim Pen 2 disconnecting frequently in OneNote

I find that whenever I use my pen with the Surface Duo it has some specific apps where it will randomly disconnect during use. OneNote is the most irritating example, where it will randomly disconnect and become unusable for anywhere between 3-10…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2022-07-13T17:35:59+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

How can I stop the Sharepoint app from crashing immediately on my Surface Duo 2?

I have had others report the same issue. Select SharePoint, Screen flashes, then crash. Cleared cache and memory, Reloaded the app. Factory reset. I am on the latest release of everything, A little frustrating as I am leading our SharePoint rollout…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2022-05-23T10:00:02+00:00
Anonymous
9 answers

MS Word and Excel app functions not available in MS Office on Surface Duo

The ability to add to the home screen an MS Word or Excel file is not present in the MS Office app. There is no separate Word or Excel app to download. I have been using this feature on my Samsung Note devices for some years and it has been a very…

Surface | Surface Duo | M365 apps and services
asked 2020-09-24T19:02:35+00:00
Anonymous