Edit documents

Question

I can’t edit documents on word using my new iPad

Answer 1

Larger screen sizes require a Microsoft 365 account to enable editing. Here is their page showing which plans cover iPad editing: What you can do in the Microsoft 365 apps on mobile devices with a Microsoft 365 subscription

Answer 2

Did you install Office apps or the Microsoft 365 app on your iPad? See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/set-up-the-office-app-and-outlook-on-ios-devices-0402b37e-49c4-4419-a030-f34c2013041f.

See also https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-you-can-do-in-the-microsoft-365-apps-on-mobile-devices-with-a-microsoft-365-subscription-9ef8b63a-05fd-4f9c-bac5-29da046833ea.

Answer 3

You install the individual components from the App Store, associated with the o365 MS Account