Word for Android phones is a free download from Google Play. Once you have it installed, follow along with this animated guide to learn some quick tips.
Where are the ribbon tabs? How do I edit?
![Finger taps Show Ribbon button, taps Home, then the Home, Insert, Layout, Review, View tabs appear](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/8daefdbc-8a7f-453c-81b3-249b80ce0856/ebb5a846b63ef6690679c9a440b8617b1e90ae43.gif)
Trying to edit a file or trying to find a button? First sign in and open a file. Then tap the Show Ribbon button
Closing the keyboard
![Finger taps Android back button to close keyboard](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/ca5bf851-34f2-41e0-83c5-71f9ea01dd43/1ccf718fec2a7d8593c86739968a0aaa66d18fdc.gif)
Is the keyboard covering your work? Tap your phone’s Back button. Please note that your Back button may look a little different than the one shown here.
Can't type? Hide the ribbon.
![Finger taps Hide Ribbon button on right](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/31ce0cc1-8c9a-431d-9eec-612a16bad1d1/4610a8274a3876774c270a92033fde5e80e312c6.gif)
If you want to type, first hide the ribbon. Tip: You can also hide the ribbon using your phone's Back button.
Placing the cursor
![Finger taps document, finger taps and drags cursor to exact place](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/7e075aa0-a583-40c6-bdc0-b0b11a641580/0fcc17185c691851c1681cd24139bc5a260e7389.gif)
Tap anywhere in the text even if it’s not what you want. Then tap and hold on the blue handle
Select a word or paragraph
![Finger double taps word, taps Show Ribbon button, Bold. Finger tripe-taps paragraph, taps Show Ribbon, size 12](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/55fb8b5d-b541-445e-be5f-eb6a4aa0b622/523af482eb8d8a57f214d3037a196b0751421f63.gif)
Double tap a word to select it. For a paragraph or a line in a list, tap three times to select it.
Easier reading and editing
![Finger taps Reflow button, document display changes to reading mode, finger taps Print Layout button, document display changes back](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/a12a3f17-7785-40c0-ab62-62b908f413bd/c36f7f02621d300ad76028867aa582bce3c11a28.gif)
Tap the Mobile view button to see a view of the document that’s optimized for your phone. When you’re done, you can see how it will print by tapping the Print Layout button
There's more
We have three other animated guides for your Android phone: