Apple Features iWork Applications for iPad

[digitalbiker]

I can't see the built in keyboard being very useful.

Let's say you are setting on the couch holding the ipad with one hand working on a pages doc. You turn the ipad sideways and the keyboard pops up.

OK now what? Only one had is free to type the other is holding the device. I guess hunt and peck with one or two fingers is the best choice here.

OK, now lets say this isn't working for you, so you place the ipad in your lap and try to hold it secure siting up. As you type with both hands the slick small device slides and squirms around making typing annoying.

No mater how you hold this device, typing without a real keyboard is going to be a pain and I doubt people will be carrying around the keyboard dock full time. This device is different than the iphone, where thumb typing with one or two hands is the best choice and works well enough because the device is small. The ipad however is much larger and thumb typing just isn't going to cut it anymore.

 

[stonemann]

Does this mean you can play apple TV formatted movies?

Not sure. But according to the iPad specs page:

"the iPad now supports AVI videos in MotionJPEG format, with data rates of up to 35Mbps, resolutions of up to 1280 by 720 pixels, and PCM stereo audio..."

 

[roland.g]

Though there's no mention of export Keynote as PowerPoint.

All iWork applications for the iPad support import of their respective traditional iWork file formats, as well as the corresponding Microsoft Office formats. Users have the option of exporting their finished documents in iWork, Office, or PDF formats.

Then again not all keynote features will work in powerpoint.

 

[Don Kosak]

Saving and Printing

Like some iPods, the iPad does allow local document storage, and when docked to your computer, you can drag and drop files to and from this iPad "folder". I assume the iWorks applications will be able to use this folder.

I also assume that e-mail can be used to receive, open, and send supported iWork files. (much like the iPhoto app does today with pictures.)

I have not investigated printing, so your guess is as good as mine. I'm guessing here that the printer would have to be shared on your WiFi network to be used.

I'll be buying Pages and Numbers once my 64gb iPad arrives.

Best,
- Don

 

[tgildred]

And what happens when you want to print any of these documents?

Total protonic reversal. Imagine all the molecules in your body suddenly stopping and then exploding at the speed of light.

 

[str1f3]

I've got to say that iWork does look beautiful on the iPad.

 

[TheCheapGeek]

I think it fairly obvious that there will be a shared file system that all apps can access. Include the mail app for email attachments. My hope is that nativly I can open files on my mac when I am in my wifi network as well as haveing apps like dropbox, iDisk, ect ect to save their files as well.

 

[Zorrow]

All iWork applications for the iPad support import of their respective traditional iWork file formats, as well as the corresponding Microsoft Office formats. Users have the option of exporting their finished documents in iWork, Office, or PDF formats.

Then again not all keynote features will work in powerpoint.

From Apple.com:

With Keynote on iPad, you can import Microsoft PowerPoint files and Keynote presentations. The presentations you create in Keynote on your iPad can be exported as Keynote files for Mac or PDF documents, so you can attach them to an email. You can also upload your presentation to iWork.com public beta. So anyone can see your slides, whether they use a Mac or a PC.

So on a pc, you can see the slides but in .PFD format?

 

[Jaro65]

This is nice. But it will be really interesting if MS will actually have a version of their Office for iPad. The iWork may be nice for very light content, but when I need to use an equation editor or a Solver, even my MS Office for Mac is useless and I have to use MS Office 2007 under Fusion. Let's see if that type of functionality will eventually come to iPad.

 

[Macology]

I have not investigated printing, so your guess is as good as mine. I'm guessing here that the printer would have to be shared on your WiFi network to be used.

I asked about this just last week via Apple Chat. I was advised that at this time, you can't print directly from the iPad. The rep suspected that would be a future feature. I didn't specifically follow up with "not even wirelessly??" but fwiw, that's the answer I received.

Since I expect I will use the keyboard for typing, if I get the unit, I'll definitely get the case as well.

 

[rhett7660]

Total protonic reversal. Imagine all the molecules in your body suddenly stopping and then exploding at the speed of light.

This has nothing to do with this thread but it made me laugh all the same! Made my day.

"Don't cross the beams"

 

[khanriazaoif]

Apple is working on a file sharing system

I believe I read somewhere about a month ago that Apple was going to create a file sharing system on the iPad where you would be able to take these reports and send them to a mac/pc and then print from there.

of course i have inside knowledge, this is something that I read but Im sure its something Apple would thing of like they doid the no optical drives in MB Airs but still you could use a mac/pc drive and transfer over the air whats on the disk (like if you buy nortan antivirus on a disk and need to install on the MB Air

****EDIT*** LOL the one thing I wanted to edit after I submitted I cant which is the title, I should have written I BELIEVE Apple is working on a file sharing system.

 

[digitalbiker]

I don't really understand why Apple hasn't built in a handwriting recognition feature. I know that Steve is not big on the stylus and writing but in a lot of cases note taking is much easier just by writing.

For instance, taking notes with lots of math symbols, is nearly impossible on a keyboard but is easy with a pen. Jotting down a quick phone memo or note is easier than popping up a text app and typing with a touch keyboard.

Don't you think, since this is a pad device that will be held with one hand and manipulated with the other. Doesn't it make sense to include handwriting entry instead of forcing everyone to hunt and peck on a reduced screen size because the keyboard takes up half the screen.

 

[jaw04005]

I don't really understand why Apple hasn't built in a handwriting recognition feature. I know that Steve is not big on the stylus and writing but in a lot of cases note taking is much easier just by writing.

I don't see a stylus ever becoming part of the default packaging, but I could see Apple adding Inkwell (which is based on the Newton) to the iPhone OS for the education and medical markets. It's already there in some form for the Chinese market.

 

[*LTD*]

Winner! Love the iWork integration.

 

[La Porta]

If they are really going to push these apps, it just cries for future printer support. At the very least, via wireless to a network/Airport-to-USB printer, no cables required. I can't see them not implementing it in the future at some point.

 

[FaustsHausUK]

Though there's no mention of export Keynote as PowerPoint.

Keynote's a weird exception, and I think I get why. With the VGA dongle, you can plug your iPad directly into a projector, and they feel that Keynote users only create presentations they intend to display in this fashion, rather than the bastardised uses for Powerpoint we've all come up with over the years.

 

[FallibleClover]

How/where will the documents be saved? Will I be able to open a document I have on iDisk? Will an application like Dropbox eventually give the ability to edit from the iPad as opposed to the current ability to read only from the iPhone?

The non-touch iPods can be used as USB storage devices, so my guess is that the iPad will also have that feature unlike the iPhone and iPod touch. This is something I would like to see in the next iPod touch update too, because it would make an excellent portable PDF reader (to carry lots of technical specifications documents, etc).

From the presentation Phil Schiller gave back in January it looks like iWork documents will be saved directly into their respect apps. There is a "My Document" tab that brings up saved document. Whether files exported in a different format will be saved here also Phil didn't say. Also, there was some talk on Engadget and AppleInsider that Apple are going to let the iPad mount as a drive on a desktop. This may be only speculation but it would make a lot of sense. I'm not to sure about the pdf situation if they could release a version of Preview and allow pdfs to be saved within the app like iWork documents, it would make things a whole lot easier.

 

[tatonka]

There's a dongle for that.

Man, is that going to be the iPad catch phrase .. there is a dongle for that ... great .. hope that catches on.

How about more disk space .. there is dongle for that.
how about usb .. there is a dongle for that
how about printing .. well you'll get the idea.

T

 

[roland.g]

This is nice. But it will be really interesting if MS will actually have a version of their Office for iPad. The iWork may be nice for very light content, but when I need to use an equation editor or a Solver, even my MS Office for Mac is useless and I have to use MS Office 2007 under Fusion. Let's see if that type of functionality will eventually come to iPad.

Why use fusion when you can use Crossover.

 

[tatonka]

I don't really understand why Apple hasn't built in a handwriting recognition feature. I know that Steve is not big on the stylus and writing but in a lot of cases note taking is much easier just by writing.

100% in on that. I mean there is styluses that do work on the capacitive screens .. so why not at least offer the option. I can't see myself taking notes on that thing with the on screen keyboard plus putting in graphics would be super easy ..

A little painting app .. anyone .. PDF annotation? .. that would be killer in the education market.

T.

 

[akm3]

Why so few templates vs. the desktop version?

Prediction:
a) 'In app purchases' to extend functionality
b) New versions of the apps every year that add stuff.

 

[PsyD4Me]

It is an option, but also a bit of a kludge that costs money. Apple must have thought of a more elegant solution surely, if this is supposed to replace a netbook. All I need is a file system where I can organise my .pdf's, and potentially a way to print them.

4.0?

 

[AWD iPhone]

considering everything at goes into and has to take place to use iWork, this makes me MUCH more excited for the ipad, but ONLY because of what it could do once jailbroken !

 

[Jason Lee]

How do I tab in Pages?